When the disease can be linked to exposure to specific allergens, such house dust mites, desensitization injections can be effective in some individuals when carried out over an extended time; however, most cases are not resolved by desensitization and require a combination
of allergen avoidance and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Not exact matches
However, studies in which food
allergens have been eliminated from the diet have consistently failed to show that elimination from the diet prevented the development
of IgE - mediated food allergy.11 In 2008, recommendations for the
avoidance of allergens were withdrawn.
However, they can cause sedation, or paradoxically in some result in hyperactivity, and Shreffler recommends starting with simple interventions first: «Some very simple
allergen avoidance practices can be helpful... wearing sunglasses, wearing a hat, washing your face and hands frequently [since the face is a major attractor
of allergens], and changing clothes when you come in from outdoors.»
Strict
avoidance of food
allergens is the only way to prevent a reaction.
Avoidance of known or suspected
allergens is key to minimizing symptoms and preventing allergic reactions.
Avoidance of the offending
allergens is needed.
The most effective treatment for allergic bronchitis is
avoidance of the
allergen.
Dog skin allergies or hypersensitivity treated with anti-inflammatory steroids or identification and
avoidance of the environmental
allergen (if possible)
Avoidance of direct
allergen contact - for example, limit exposure to grass (especially when grass is wet) if allergic to grass.
The most direct (but least practical) is determination and
avoidance of the incriminating
allergen.
Green, R. Custovic, A., Smith, A., Chaoman, M. D., Woodcock, A., (1996), «479
Avoidance of dog
allergen f1 with the dog in situ: Washing the dog and use
of a HEPA air filter», The Journal
of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 97 (1): 302.
Once the
allergen is clearly identified,
avoidance of the ingredient is required.
Allergic disorders can be controlled with oral broad - spectrum antibiotics and corticosteroids or other immunosuppressant medications along with
avoidance of the
allergen.