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Dr. Bela Gandhi has over 20 years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of general pediatric problems in children. Dr. Bela Gandhi is an expert in treating all types of allergies and eczema in children and adolescents. She has done her Msc Allergy from The Southampton University (UK) and also worked as a visiting professional at the Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. She provides comprehensive medical care through email, telephone or video call to treat a wide range of allergy conditions. Dr. Bela Gandhi expertise include skin prick test, allergy blood test, food challenges and many other treatments.
Almost 4 out of 10 people across the globe have some kind of food allergy. Food allergy is actually our body developing antibodies against certain food proteins also known as allergens, and symptoms can vary severely from life threatening anaphylaxis to swelling and rashes to itchy throat.
Food items like Shellfish, Kiwi, Fish and Plums are reported to cause allergies some of the most common ones like Milk, Egg and Wheat are also on the list.
A majority of drug reactions are expected and predictable. Adverse drug reactions account for approximately 6% of hospitalizations. Typical symptoms include swelling, difficulty in breathing, rashes were as worst cases cause severe drop of blood pressure, unconsciousness.
Allergies to furry friends.
Pet allergies are even more common than people having pets. These are usually caused due to proteins found in animal skin cells, saliva or urine. Most common allergies include hay fever, runny nose.
Not everyone experiences pet allergies whereas some people are only allergic to certain animals.
Prevention and Treatment :
There is no 100% percent remedy on allergies in short they can’t be completely cured but symptoms can be controlled with proper diagnosis and using a combination of avoidance measures and immunotherapy
So we can say having thorough knowledge and understanding is the best way to prevent and avoid allergies.
