FOOD ALLERGIES AND HOMEOPATHY
October 16, 2007
Homeopathy For Food Allergy
Ever heard of someone developing a life-threatening allergic reaction from a tiny part of a peanut? Ever heard of someone having an asthma attack just after taking a spoon of cooked mushrooms? Or severe attack of migraine triggered by black pepper. These may sound strange, but are true!
These are intriguing for the medical world too as some important questions remain unanswered. Why some of us suddenly develop a strong allergy to a food substance that we have been eating so often? And why do they start so suddenly in life?
Many people think the terms ?food allergy? and ?food intolerance? mean the same thing, but they do not. Food intolerance is an adverse food-induced reaction that does not involve the immune system. Lactose intolerance is one example of food intolerance. A person with lactose intolerance lacks an enzyme that is needed to digest milk sugar. When the person eats milk products, symptoms such as gas, bloating and abdominal pain may occur.
Although an individual may be allergic to any food, such as fruits, vegetables and meats, these are not as common as the following eight foods which account for 90 per cent of all food-allergic reactions: Milk, egg, peanut, tree nut (walnut, cashew, etc.), fish, shellfish, soya and wheat.
The symptoms that the allergic individual produces are individual in nature. They can range from a mild asthmatic attack to a severe life threatening allergic response (anaphylaxis). The complex process of digestion also affects the timing and the location of a reaction. If people are allergic to a particular food, for example, they may first experience itching in the mouth as they start to eat the food. After the food is digested in the stomach, abdominal symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea or pain may start. When the food allergens enter and travel through the bloodstream, they can cause a drop in blood pressure. As the allergens reach the skin, they can induce hives or eczema, or when they reach the lungs, they may cause asthma. All of this takes place within a few minutes to an hour.
Homoeopathic treatment of food allergies can be very beneficial as it treats food allergies by optimising the overcharged immune system. Though the treatment may require a more serious approach, most of the allergies can be treated with homeopathy. Homeopathy views food allergies as an expression of a disturbance in the patient?s healing system. Food allergies are not a disease to be cured in themselves, but a reflection of an underlying imbalance.
Food sensitivity or intolerance can be treated by homeopathic medicines that are specific to that particular problem. For example, homeopathic medicine Silicea for milk intolerance in infants, when even the mother?s milk disagrees, or Zingiber for diarrhoea that sets in after eating melons or Antim crudum for headache that comes after eating fruits.
Dr. Vikas Sharma is a Chandigarh based homeopathic doctor .He has been practicing homeopathy for the last 13 years
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Hello,
My 5 year old son has severe nut allergies. The reactions include vomitting/hives/shortness of breath etc.
Please let me know if there is any homeo treatment for nut allergies.
thanks,
Raji
hello,
My 8 year old son is intollerant to milk since birth. If taken occassionally his symptoms start after more than 24 hrs of consumption. choclates,cova,paneer etc also cause intollerance
1. asthamatic symtoms breathing problems
2. High fever
3. Motions
well tollerable to butter milk & curd.
Please let me know if there is any homeo treatment for this
thanks,
raju.
One more thing is should tell is i suffered an allergy to idli for more than 15 years finally got rid with one dose of sepia
Hi
My daughter has been diagnosed with severe nut allergies and has been prescribed an epipen to use if needed.
Are there any treatments in Homeopathy that can help to rectify this problem. I live in Canada and any help or advice would be beneficial.
Thanks
Hello Dr.
My son 2 years old now. Very active child. He had an allergic with seafood and eag since he was a baby. I already give him Graphite daily, Nat. Sulp. and Sulphur once a week.
Untill now he still can’t eat seafood and eags. Sometimes he got very constipation. Could Dr. suggest someting to make his life free from allergic.
My daugther 6 yrs and son 3 years both have very high allergy to cashew and walnuts. They vomit, and get hives. Also my son has allergy to chlorine water.
Any suggestion?
History:
My daughter had mild eczema which started after first shower. My son had severe eczema which started after first shower. We brought our son to India and got him treated in tamilnadu under Dr. ravikumar who has treated him with homeopathy/ayurvedic/accupuncture. His eczema is gone but if he comes in contact with chlorine water or some outside food (eg cheetos) then it comes back. Other outiside food (eg. lays potato chips) is OK.
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In the mean time, I am very upset because I am in my final stages of joining the military and was told because of my allergy and need for an epi pen, my chances of being accepted are low. This is very frustrating because i’ve been working so hard to be accepted and I will do whatever it takes to change it.
my question is: are there treatments that will stop the allergy from getting worse so I do not require an epi pen? do I still have a chance of getting accepted into the military?
any suggestions would help, thank you.
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Is there any remedy in Homeopathy.
Please inform.
Thanks,
Nitin
I have an 18 year old daughter, who is an avid swimmer and water polo player.
She has an allergy to chlorine, but can’t give up the sports. She had also had a reaction to cashews in the past, but can avoid those. Her symptoms are the congestion in the nose, which large amounts of discharge. She eventually gets tired frequently from it. She also develops athlete’s feet and gets large cracks on her feet. We have tried some homeopathy and constitutional treatments but so far no success. Have we missed a remedy we should look at?
ο γιος μου εχει δυσανεξια στη λακτοζη και θελω να μου πειτε αν μπορω να λυσω το προβλημα με ομοιοπαθηητικη[με την κλασικη ιατρικη δεν βρηκα λυση] ευχαριστω περιμενω απαντηση
ο γιος εχει αλλεργια στα γαλακτοκομικα και θα ηθελα να μαθω αν μπορω να λυσω το προβλημα με ομοιοπαθητικη[με την κλασικη ιατρικη δεν μπορεσα να το λυσω]