Recently, I saw a patient whose child was on the antihistamine, carbinoxamine. Alarm bells went off! Carbinoxamine is known to have adverse side effects, and even to cause deaths in children under two years of age. You won’t find this information on the Carbinoxamine.com home page, but it is mentioned in page 2. They also [...]
When Liz Robinson faced surgery requiring anaesthetics, she came to me, worried about possible adverse reactions. Liz is one millions of people who are at risk of having a severe reaction to medications, in her case, to penicillin and anaesthetics. But she only discovered this when she went into a three day coma after a [...]
I talk to many parents who know that allergies can affect their child’s behaviour, moods and ability to learn. However, many people, including doctors and teachers are still not aware that allergies can have significant psychological effects, especially on children. As far back as 1998, research at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in [...]
Yes, Sleepy Me. I do suggest that you be tested for allergies. You can be allergic to the pill or something in it, and it is most probably having adverse effects on your hormones. Many women react badly to the pill, yet continue taking it because they think their symptoms are fairly normal. So you [...]
Here’s an interesting bit of news for those of you with bowel problems. A new study from Rush University Medical Centre, Chicago, found patients with allergic eczema were almost 4 time more likely to also have irritable bowel sydrome (IBS). And IBS was 2.67 times higher in hayfever. IBS or spastic colon is the most common of the bowel [...]
Your gut lining, mucous and skin system are your primary defences against toxins, allergens and infectious agents. These natural barriers prevent harmful or irritating substances from directly entering your system, where they can spread infection and disease, and importantly, trigger an allergic reaction by your overstressed immune system. One of your body’s major barriers against [...]
If your child always seems to have a blocked nose, he or she probably has an allergy or allergic condition called allergic rhinitis – and allergy relief is available. Not being able to breathe freely is bad enough, but there are other reasons to take chronic stuffy nose seriously – such as allergy. Allergic Rhinitis [...]
Eczema may be the first sign that your child has an allergy. It is often the first indicator of allergy in small children, and as the child grows, it can develop into other allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis or asthma. If not properly treated, almost half the infants with eczema will later develop asthma. [...]
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Candida the invisible enermy in allergy is a yeast infection that plays an important role in autoimmune and chronic immune disorders, and also in allergies. Yeasts are single-celled organisms, and different forms of yeast normally exist in our bodies on the outside of mucous membranes. Of the different forms of Candida, the yeast most commonly [...]
