Can you be allergic to anesthesia?

Question

I had my wisdom teeth out a few months ago, and I ended up vomiting immediately after walking out of the oral surgeons office. Now I wonder if this means I am allergic to the anesthesic medicine, and if I am will this happen any time I have surgery. Or was that reaction based on the type of surgery I had.

Answer 1

yes you can be! read the article i provided!
Question:
What happens if you are allergic to the anesthesia drugs you receive?

Answer:
Allergy denotes a response by the body's immune system to a `foreign` substance. Usually the substance (or `allergen`) is something not ordinarily harmful to the body, such as penicillin.
Severe allergic reactions during anesthesia are fortunately rare, occurring only once in every 5,000 to 25,000 anesthetics. Unfortunately, these reactions can sometimes be fatal, with a 3.4% mortality.

The most severe form of allergic reaction is known as `anaphylaxis`. During an anaphylactic reaction the patient may experience difficulty breathing, as air passages close up. Swelling of the face and mouth can occur, and a reddish skin rash is also sometimes seen. The heart and blood vessels are severely affected, and this is the hallmark of the condition: the heart rate increases and blood pressure can drop to dangerously low levels.

Anaphylaxis during general (asleep) anesthesia presents in a similar way but there are three unique features. First, the patient who is asleep cannot tell us about light-headedness or breathlessness which might be early warning symptoms. Second, during a typical general anesthetic, many drugs are given, and it is hardly ever clear which of these drugs have caused the reaction. Third, during anesthesia there are many other potential causes for the blood pressure to be dropping or the air passages to be closing off. A diagnosis of anaphylaxis is therefore not always easy to establish.

Although severe allergic reactions may be a little more difficult to detect under anesthesia, a patient having an anaphylactic reaction under anesthesia is actually in a very good place to get promptly treated. All the necessary equipment and medication to successfully treat the reaction is at hand in the operating room. Anesthesiologists are experts in the treatment of such reactions. Treatment may include insertion of a breathing tube, administration of intravenous fluids, and a variety of drugs, the most important of which is epinephrine (adrenaline). Early and appropriate treatment is almost always successful.

It is worth noting that drugs are not the only cause of allergic reactions, and a recently recognized cause of anaphylaxis is allergy to natural rubber (or `latex`). Reactions to latex are a special problem during anesthesia as surgical gloves are usually made of this material.

Two final notes about allergy. First, many allergic reactions are not life-threatening, resulting only in a transient skin rash or such symptoms as nausea and vomiting. Secondly, many drug reactions are not true allergies, representing only an increased sensitivity to common side-effects of the medication.

Answer 2

Yes, although that's not necessarily an allergic reaction.

It's not unusual to have a GI response, particularly vomiting, to a number of types of anesthesia. However, you need to know the type of anesthesia that was used, and advise all of your doctors, including the oral surgeon and your dentist, of your reaction. That's because this could be a major problem, with potentially life threatening consequences, if it's used again and you inhale any portion of your vomitus.

Answer 3

I'm thinking that you are not allergic to anesthesia. There are lots of people who have thrown up after having surgery including myself. That's why they try and make people not eat for 8 hrs before they have surgery. (They don't want them drowning or choking on there throw up.) My best friend is allergic to one kind of anesthesia and she broke out and actually woke up in the middle of surgery because she itched/hurt so bad. Hope this helps!

Answer 4

I vomit every time I wake up from general anesthesia. It's a common reaction to some of the chemicals they use on your body. You should mention this the next time you need to be put under for any sort of surgery.

Allergic reactions don't typically cause vomiting.

Answer 5

It's possible to allergic to some of the chemicals commonly used in anesthesia. A friend of mine is allergic to ether for example.

Answer 6

It could, yes. If you are to have surgery again, you have to tell the anesthesiologist that you had a bad reaction before. It would be very helpful if you could get documentation from the oral surgeon so they know what they gave you that caused the bad reaction.

There are many forms of general anesthesia, so don't worry. They'll find the right one for you next time.

Answer 7

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nausea and vomiting are extremely common side effects of general anesthesia so no just cuz your body reacted that way does not mean you are allergic to it. it just means that how you react to it. i'm 24 and i've had 9 surgeries including wisdom teeth extraction and a tonsillectomy amoung others and i too get very ill due to the anesthesia but its very common like i said. before my last 2 surgeries i made it clear that i get very sick and the anti nausea medication does not work AFTER the fact that i'm already throwing up so they give me the medication prior to me fully waking up so its already built up in my system and it does help a bit.

Answer 8

There are many different medications used for anesthesia. Yes, you can be allergic to one or more of them. Check with the oral surgeon to see which medications were used and be sure he noted your reaction on your chart. Then you need to make note of this and tell other doctors in the future.

Answer 9

That's the common reaction to any anesthesia,its a unpleasant side effect not a true "allergy". That's why you can't or shouldn't eat or drink anything 12 before any surgery. Take care. SW RNP

Answer 10

You can be allergic to almost anything..But it don't sound like you were allergic to anything..I think it was a reaction from the surgery. Being allergic you probably would have been itchy and swollen or sneezing or watery eyes.