2023-07-08 18:35:54
Allergies cannot be cured except those of a food nature, but they must be identified during childhood.
Hypersensitivity to pollens, fungi, mites, insect bites, and animal dander are controlled with drug treatment; in difficult cases, immunotherapy.
Allergic rhinitis and asthma are the most common allergies because they constitute 80% of these types of diseases.
Allergies represent a public health problem due to their high incidence and although there is a wide variety, some stand out from the rest for being the most common. With this in mind, to reduce this risk, the Institute for Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE) recommends some specific actions.
about the world allergy day which is commemorated every July 8, Carlos Ramírez Velázquez, an allergy specialist at the “Fernando Quiroz Gutiérrez” General Hospital, pointed out that data from the Ministry of Health (SSa) indicates that the Mexican population has a 40 percent prevalence of these diseases. . This is a high figure when compared on a global scale where the World Allergy Organization (WAO) estimates that 20 percent of the planet’s inhabitants are affected by this condition.
He specified that Allergy is the exaggerated reaction of the immune system to contact with various environmental substances that the body identifies as a threat. The most common allergens are pollens, mites, animal dander, fungi, insect-borne substances, and some edibles.
Most common allergies in Mexico
Among the most common conditions of this type are allergic rhinitis and asthma; conjunctivitis, food allergy, atopic dermatitis and allergy to insect bites.
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All these variables can become highly limiting in daily school, work and family performance. The good news is that they can be controlled with drug treatment.
Tips to avoid developing allergies
He stressed that babies raised with breast milk decrease the probability of being allergic, particularly to some food. This is because the mother’s milk contains substances that coat the baby’s intestine and protect it.
Food allergies are the only variant that can be cured. Once the cause is identified, its consumption is avoided for one to two years, with which the reaction to its intake after this period is inactivated for the rest of life.
Natural childbirth also reduces the probability of developing an allergy, since when the baby passes through the vaginal canal, it has contact with the microbiota, good bacteria that will help protect itself from various pathologies, such as those mentioned.
“Once the disease has been identified, we have specific allergic immunotherapy, intended for patients who do not have a good response to conventional pharmacological treatment, which is applied for a period of three to five years with the aim of creating tolerance to the allergen and forcefully reducing the allergic response.
Another of the great benefits of immunotherapy is that the number of medications for its subsequent control is reduced by more than half and significantly improves the functional physical performance and quality of life of the patients.
He recommended that the population be alert to signs suggestive of allergic respiratory diseases such as prolonged recurrence of runny nose and nasal congestion; itchy nose: watery, itchy and red eyes; very annoying dry cough and shortness of breath that make physical activity difficult; as well as wheezing in the chest when breathing.
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