How to get rid of allergies like coughs? Even when medicines help you for certain period of time?

Answer 1

I'm not sure this is where your coming from, but... for like 7 years I would get this really annoying itch in my throat that would in return make me cough alot trying to "itch" it. Every year my Doctor would give me Robitussin and said I had bronchitis. Well the medicine wouldn't help and I'd have the cough for 2 months before it would finally go away. Finally I was old enough to have say in it and I went to a new Dr. and he said "That's not bronchitis, that's a sinus infection!" So he gave me a 3 day antibiotic and POOF it was gone. Now Every year when I get that itch I go get some antibiotics and a few days later I'm all better! BTW...the itch is caused by post nasal drip!

Answer 2

The only way to get rid of allergies is to avoid the allergen. That is often impossible so you just have to do your best to control the symptoms. I suffer from allergies year round, but worse in the fall. I find that drinking herbal tea helps soothe my throat when I'm coughing a lot. I have also heard that adding locally grown honey to your tea will help with your allergies because it will help your body build up an immunity to the pollens in your area. You should also talk to your doctor. Some people are helped by taking shots for their allergies.

Answer 3

I'm going to try and make this simple and easy. First of all you don't get rid of allergies, you calm them down or silence them for a period. Then you do something like, don't eat broccoli or eat beans to start up the allergy again. You do the best you can to avoid certain foods, clothing etc.
Medicines are for the outbreaks but, you try not to use them too much, you could become dependent on them or immune.

Sometimes it's just to much and you have an outbreak, you medicate and do the best you can, until it's controlled again, it recycles itself.

Answer 4

First of all you have to know your allergens or the stuff that you are allergic to so as to be able to avoid it. Usually, this is done by an allergy test given by your allergiologist.

An allergen is any substance (antigen), most often eaten or inhaled, that is recognized by the immune system and causes an allergic reaction.

No comprehensive list of allergens is currently possible. Sensitivities vary from one person to another and it is possible to be allergic to an extraordinary range of substances.

Dust, pollen and pet dander are all common allergens, but it is possible to be allergic to anything from chlorine to perfume. Food allergies are not as common as food sensitivity, but some foods such as peanuts (really a legume), nuts, seafood and shellfish are the cause of serious allergies in many people. A few people have even been recorded to be allergic to certain chemicals found in almost all water. Poison ivy (and other plants, like poison sumac or poison oak) is a plant that will cause an allergic reaction for anyone, given enough repeated contact -- like any allergy, the human body must learn to fight the allergen, some bodies learn slower and will appear to be "immune" to poison ivy.

An allergic reaction can be caused by any form of direct contact with the allergen - eating or drinking a food you are sensitive to (ingestion), breathing in pollen, perfume or pet dander (inhalation), or brushing your body against an allergy-causing plant (direct contact, generally resulting in hives). Other common causes of serious allergy are wasp, fire ant and bee stings, penicillin, and latex. An extremely serious form of an allergic reaction, which can kill in mere minutes, is called anaphylaxis.

TREATMENTS:

There are limited mainstream medical treatments for allergies. Probably the most important factor in rehabilitation is the removal of sources of allergens from the home environment, and avoiding environments in which contact with allergens is likely.

Immunotherapy
Hyposensitization is a form of immunotherapy where the patient is gradually vaccinated against progressively larger doses of the allergen in question. This can either reduce the severity or eliminate hypersensitivity altogether. It relies on the progressive skewing of IgG ("the blocking antibody") production, as opposed to the excessive IgE production seen in hypersensitivity type I cases. Delivery can occur via allergy injection, or sublingual immunotherapy, allergy drops taken under the tongue. Though not commonly offered in the U.S., sublingual immunotherapy is gaining attention internationally and is very common in Europe.

A second form of immunotherapy involves the intravenous injection of monoclonal anti-IgE antibodies. These bind to free and B-cell IgE signalling such sources for destruction. They do not bind to IgE already bound to the Fc receptor on basophils and mast cells as this would stimulate the allergic inflammatory response. The first agent in this class is omalizumab.

An experimental treatment form, enzyme potentiated desensitization, has been tried with some success but is not in widespread use. EPD uses dilutions of allergen and an enzyme, beta-glucuronidase, to which T-regulatory lymphocytes respond by favouring desensitization, or down-regulation, rather than sensitization. EPD is also under development for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Chemotherapy
Several antagonistic drugs are used to block the action of allergic mediators, preventing activation of cells and degranulation processes. They include antihistamines, cortisone, epinephrine (adrenalin), theophylline and Cromolyn sodium. These drugs help alleviate the symptoms of allergy but play little role in chronic alleviation of the disorder. They can play an imperative role in the acute recovery of someone suffering from anaphylaxis, which is why those allergic to bee stings, peanuts, nuts, and shellfish often carry an adrenalin needle with them at all times.

Alternative therapies
In alternative medicine, a number of treatment modalities are considered effective by its practitioners in the treatment of allergies, particularly naturopathic, herbal medicine, homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine and kinesiology. These modalities are frequently offered as treatment for those seeking additional help when mainstream medicine has failed to provide adequate relief from allergy symptoms. However, mainstream physicians maintain that these claims lack well-established evidence and warn that it is supported only by anecdotes.

For more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergy#Treatment

Answer 5

Try a good supplement...