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Allergies occur when your immune system is triggered by envirionmental factors it should ignore--for example, pollen in the air, or dander on a cat or dog--and creates cells to fight against them. An allergic reaction typically causes itching, congestion, or drainage, and can be very serious.

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How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Types of

Environmental allergies
Condition
Allergic reaction

Symptoms

Sneezing
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Congested nose
Flushing
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Allergies
Cetirizine
3.8
35 reviews
Fexofenadine
3.7
46 reviews
Loratadine
3.7
61 reviews
Desloratadine
3.6
34 reviews
Levocetirizine
3.6
34 reviews
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Allergies

Surgery

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Other treatments

Oxygen supplementation
Allergy action plan
Intravenous fluids

Tests

Abalone ige
Cultivated oat ige
Sardine/pilchard ige
Snail/escargot ige
Food allergy profile
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