Anyone every had an allergic reaction to medication/antibiotic?
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Growing Tomatoes and Allergic Reaction Concerns
Comments (13)Thanks for all the replies! @digdirt: Yep, the seafood meal is composted first, but I appreciate the suggestion to ask her doctor--I'll do that. Just curious, why do you say potting soil is not recommended for containers? My potting soil bag states that is what it's supposed to be used for. @dirtguy50: I started growing tomatoes and other veggies for just my household and thankfully, no one here has the seafood allergy problem. Ocean Forest has always given me the best results, which is why I use it. After I saw that I was going to have lots of extra tomatoes, I started thinking about who I could gift them to and my mom came to mind. I definitely wouldn't risk giving anything harmful to my mom, which is why I came on the forum to ask this question and am also checking with a couple of health professionals. Thanks. @ajsmama: I really like the idea of growing a separate pot of tomatoes in a different mix just for my mom; thanks for the suggestion! Strangely enough, my mom is the only one that has severe food allergies. I'm grateful I didn't inherit them. @Carolyn: Thanks for your helpful answer! So given that the tomatoes are popping now and have been potted in/fertilized with seafood I won't take any chances. I'll just grow some more tomatoes next year in a separate pot and mix. This has been extremely helpful. Thanks all!...See MoreAllergic Reaction
Comments (8)Yes the reaction hightens after every exposure and becomes more violent that´s why it´s important to take the dog to the vet quickly. Hystamine blockers don´t work well on dogs and are very short lived ( only good for 6-8 hours ), but cortisone does wonders, if you are having the problem and can´t locate the cause you can ask your vet to give your dog a shot of a long term deposit cortisone compound, those last up to 15 days, 15 days free of worries. Yes I´ve heard the horror stories about cortisone, in my experience, those horror stories are extremely rare, they can happen but it´s like penicilin, there are people and animals allergic to penicilin but that doesn´t mean that penicilin isn´t a good antibiotic for the remaining 99% of the population that are not allergic to penicilin. Same thing happens with cortisone, some animals may develop cortisone related health issues, that´s why it is important that the therapy is performed and under supervision by your vet. For what you are saying I think that what´s causing the problem is in that particular tree, you may not have fire ants ( Ohio is too cold for them ) but you have carpenter ants and those also sting, and they survive in cold climates protected by the bark and wood. Check that tree for carpenter ants. You have no idea how many cases I see every year, hot climates have hot bugs, the list is long and distinguished where I live: fire ants, bumble bees, those nasty 1 1/2 inch red wasps that carry more fire power than an Apache helicopter with an attitude, those black & yellow spotted wasps ( also very nasty ), black widow spiders, scorpions, wooly buggers ( butterfly caterpillars with "hair" ) and to round up the mix, rattlesnakes and poisonous toad. You gotta love the South !...See MoreSheets, Pillowcases - Allergic Reaction - Help!
Comments (30)johnmari: I've bookmarked the link to the resin-free sheets in case DD does not improve. Hopefully it may help the OP as well. I am finding this thread so fascinating with all of the different ideas, solutions and options--much more helpful than a visit to the dermatologist and getting an Rx for meds! In my history of dealing with various allergies (mine were mostly rhinitis whereas DD is eczema) one thing stands out that my allergist said to me years ago. That is that we spend 1/3 of our time/day in our bed and bedroom and if we can just get one thing under control, it's the bed. That should be the easiest to control--since there are so many other aspects of our lives when we go out of the home, eat foods out, etc. that are almost impossible. He also gave an analogy to think of allergies as having a glass of water. When you fill it up, it overflows. One solution to that is to get a bigger glass and another is to fill with less water. The "bigger glass" is everything we can do to enhance/improve our immune system and tolerance for allergens in our environment. For me this was a combination of years of immuniotherapy or allergy shots and more recently accupuncture and as of today I no longer require meds or shots to control my symptoms. For DD I have not got a complete handle on this though we've been doing Vit-B, probiotics, Omega3's, accupunture and more recently homeopathy. The second part "fill with less water" is to reduce the allergens we are exposed to. The home is where we have the most control and of this, controlling the bed and bedroom can have a huge impact so that we have more reserves to deal with the outside world....See MoreOT - allergic reaction, has anyone heard of this?
Comments (14)Karlene - OMG! Your question gave me chills (no pun intended!) because our youngest DD experienced the exact same thing a few yrs ago. She had some symptoms prior, but then she took a new job half way across the country in LasVegas. We first thought it was just stress & nerves, but low & behold, it really was the cold. Anytime she was in air-conditioning (which in Vegas, is everywhere! lol) she had hives all over. Poor thing was miserable. Needless to say, she changed jobs, locations but still has trouble when she spends a lot of time in A/C. We never ID'd it - but thanks to your research, I think we just did! You nailed it girl, & I thank you SO MUCH!! I'm going back to the info site to see what the treatment/cure is (hopefully there is one, it's hard to stay completely away from A/C!) Hope your DD finds some relief! -- SOON!...See More- 7 years ago
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