Wednesday's results...
Which two are true and which one is not? Guest blogger (and fantastic husband, super father, amazing doctor) Luke Hermann answers our allergy questions today...
1. Most allergic reactions are triggered by food, medications or insect stings. TRUE
2. Symptoms of an allergic reaction can include a rash, difficulty breathing, dizziness and abdominal cramps/diarrhea. TRUE
Allergic reactions can manifest with symptoms in almost any organ system including the skin, pulmonary, cardiovascular, nervous AND yes, the gastrointestinal system.
3. Severe (life threatening) allergic reactions only occur in people who have had a previous allergic reaction to the same substance. FALSE
Although a true allergic reaction requires a previous exposure to an allergen, the first time a person develops symptoms (i.e. an allergic reaction), those symptoms can be very severe and life threatening. This is important because we tend to think of allergic reactions as getting more severe with each exposure and therefore may incorrectly assume that "serious" reactions will not happen without the warning of a "milder" early allergic reaction.
know more. worry less.
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