SAVE YOUR LIFE! Understanding Anaphylaxis


ANAPHYLAXIS can be very deadly. This is a very severe allergic reaction which can sometimes be fatal.If you had been hit by this condition, simple antihistamine will not work for you. If you have been affected by Anaphylaxis, you will have to be treated with an adrenaline shot. You may have heard about someone who just ate eggs or nuts that instantly developed rashes, swollen eyes and lips or worse, have a hard time breathing.



This condition is not just an ordinary allergic reaction. This is ANAPHYLAXIS, a serious allergic condition. Initial symptoms that you have been affected is the onset of rashes and colds. But within only 30 minutes, other more serious signs will appear; vomiting, itching, dizziness, confusion, palpitation, diarrhea, feeling of heaviness in the chest and loss of consciousness. Anaphylaxis causes clogging of the air passage in the lungs and if this won't be treated at once, it can lead to suffocation and worst, death.

This condition happens when you have an antibody on foods or certain medicines. Your body will overreact once you take any of these foods or meds that you are allergic to.

FOODS THAT CAUSE ANAPHYLAXIS;

Nuts
Fish
Milk
Soy
Eggs

MEDICINES THAT CAUSE ANAPHYLAXIS;

Aspirin
Ibuprofen
Penicillin

***Each individual has a different reaction to the foods, things, and medicines around him/her. It is important that you are aware of this in order to avoid a fatal condition.

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