Anaphylaxis an allergic reaction to allergens. That can cause severe symptoms to the point of death.
affecting less than 1% of the population. However, the incidence of the disease has increased worldwide, including in Thailand, especially in the past few years. However, there are still not many patients or parents who consult a doctor as much as they should because they are not aware of the severity of this disease and lack proper care, prevention, and treatment.
The cause of the disease is found to be mostly caused by food allergies in children.
While in adults it is found to be caused by drug allergies. Other causes include insect stings, peanut allergies, wheat flour allergies, and increasingly latex allergies. The variety of foods that cause severe allergic reactions has increased, to the point that sometimes people do not think that they are the cause of the allergic reaction.
Symptoms found include acute hives, facial swelling, eye swelling, tightness in the throat, chest tightness, shortness of breath, red face, stomach pain, vomiting, or fainting shortly after being exposed to the allergen. Symptoms may occur all at once or only some of them may occur. The allergen may be ingested, inhaled, injected, or after insect bites. It has also been found that if patients do not receive proper treatment, they can experience severe allergic reactions again within 1-2 days.
Treatment
This severe allergic reaction is to avoid the allergen. Which should be confirmed by an allergist’s examination. Patients should also carry strong antihistamines with them at all times. They can be used as soon as symptoms appear before seeing สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน a doctor, which can sometimes take a long time, causing the patient to go into shock along the way. The information and history of severe allergies will help emergency physicians select the right medication to treat them in a timely manner, which can prevent further severe disease.
For simple prevention, patients themselves
must be aware of the dangers of this condition, know how to behave, and receive the correct treatment. Some people know what they are allergic to. But think that it is okay or will heal on its own. They are exposed to the same substance again. Which can be life-threatening.