Question 1

is there a way to cure allergies ?

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Control but no cure: Identification and avoidance are still the gold standard of allergy control but not always possible. 
There are multiple options regarding treatment to control symptoms and improve your quality of life.
I recommend a consultation with an allergist.

Question 2

how do i know if i have a allergy?

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An office visit : An office visit to an allergist would help. Diagnosing allergy is based on symptoms and confirmed by allergy test.

Question 3

what can i do for a medicine allergy?

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Stop taking it: If it is an extreme necessity, and there are no alternatives, and you don&#x27;t know whether this an allergic reaction or an adverse drug reaction (side effect), see an allergist/immunologist for evaluation and possible desensitization to the said drug for treatment of a particular disease episode, good luck

Question 4

do people with a garlic allergy exist?

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Yes, they do.: Patients allergic to garlic often present skin rash (dermatitis), nasal symptoms (rhinitis), asthma, and hives (urticaria) after ingestion of garlic, contact with garlic, or exposure to garlic dust. Garlic-related anaphylaxis is rare. Most patients with spice allergy are adults rather than children.

Question 5

how are a cold and allergies different?

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Cold or allergies: Cold and allergy symptoms can be similar. Allergies tend to be chronic or recurrent and generally involve sneezing, itchy eyes, clear runny nose and/or nasal congestion. Cold symptoms usually involve less sneezing and itching and more congestion often with thicker or discolored mucous.

Question 6

is there a test to check all allergies?

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No: The diagnosis of food allergy is based upon history. Skin testing and / or blood testing is used to confirm the clinical history.

Question 7

what's a fast working good allergy pill?

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Allergy pill: Most need 30 minutes to work: allegra, zyrtec and claritin (loratadine).

Question 8

what distinguishes a cold from allergies?

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Good question: Some time it is hard to tell.   In general, when you have a cold, someone else in the family or office often has one.  A cold is often associated with a low-grade fever but allergy is not. You may also notice fatigue as well as  joint or muscle ache with a cold but not with allergy.  Hay fever may respond to antihistamine but a cold does not.

Question 9

what distinguishes allergies from a cold?

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Time: A cold caused by a virus will last 5-7 days.  Allergies can last days, weeks, months or even year round.  With allergies there frequently is itching (nose, eyes, ears, mouth), repetitive sneezing and no fever.  Allergies should respond to taking an antihistamine but an antihistamine will do little for a cold.

Question 10

could allergies take a week to react ?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: Usually allergic reactions are immediate . Some allergies are "delayed" somtimes for 24-48 hours 
for example Poison Oak, Ivy etc (Called "delayed hypersensitivity") Some medications are like the latter (eg Sulfa drugs).
Hope this helps

Dr Z

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