Does anyone know about A) cure for allergies ie hayfever with a desentitising treament or B) allergy to squid

Question

Anyone know about a treament heard about with several drugs or alliergens to perminatly cure alliergies with are of the allergen.

Here is was risky before now safe.


Also about allergies to squid. Ie what could cause an effect like horrendous stomach aches nothing will cure... is that likly to lead to anaphalatis? Last time ended up in casualty with hrrendous stomach aches.

Where in the UK can you get it done?

Answer 1

There is a form of desensitization therapy used to treat allergies. Typically, you see an immunologist, who will do a skin test. This test determines your most severe allergies. The immunologist will then send away to a special laboratory to have an injection prepared. These shots contain tiny amounts of the allergens to which you are most sensitive. They are given usually weekly or bi-weekly. There is no guarantee that these will cure allergies . . . they're not actually there to cure -- but to treat . . . so that your next encounter is less severe.

Allergies are a response by the body to something that it recognizes as foreign and harmful. Eosinophils and basophils are the blood cells responsible for allergies -- but, there are other chemicals in play -- you don't cure allergies . . . you ougrow them, or use medications to become less sensitive.

Anti-histamines block the histamine receptor. When the body recognizes an allergen -- it releases histamine -- this chemical binds with histamine receptors to try to expel the foreign substance -- runny nose, coughing, sneezing, wattery eyes . . . anti-histamines work by either preventing the release of the histamine, or by binding with the histamine receptors -- so that the histamine can't.

An allergy to squid could be an allergy to iodine -- most sea-fish are high in levels of iodine, and it is a moderately common allergen. Or, you could just be allergic to squid . . . or sensitive to it.

Any true allergic reaction has the potential to result in anaphalyxis. One can develop or diffuse an potentially life-threatening allergy without any notice . . . so, if there's a possiblility you're allergic to squid -- I'd avoid it, just to be safe.

Answer 2

i have very bad hatfever, should say hayfever, but it looks good! i get the whole trip, sneezing, wheezing, eyes running, nose bunged up solid, aching sinuses... oh dont i just love the summer... actually autumn is far worse as im more allergic to pollens and seeds... and i discovered kennalog.

its by prescription only, and you can only have one a year, although for many years i blagged two! within an hour or two, no more sneezes, or anything else... the effects last upto six months.

and all i know about squid is; dont fight a giant one. if you dont like squid, dont watch deepstar six...

Answer 3

I had the desensitation shots like Brian talked about. It has now been 5 years since I have had any shots and I am still reaping the benefits. I had allergy shots for 9 years, 2 years after starting I could tell an improvement. After being on shots for 5 years, my ragweed allergy was almost nonexistant.

Answer 4

For Hayfever desensitisation:
http://home.clara.net/radcliffe/hayfever_rx.htm#desensitisation

For food allergy in general:
http://home.clara.net/radcliffe/hayfever_rx.htm#desensitisation

Answer 5

Live in a plastic bubble that is squid proof ?