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What kind of antihistamine help my facial swelling due to food allergy?
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Help us by...: ...defining what you mean by facial swelling (hives, asymmetric, lips, peri-ocular, etc.), what are the accompaniments (like difficulty swallowing, hard to breath?) and why you think this is a histamine-mediated food allergy?
Answered 11/20/2016
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