Allergies are rarely related to anxiety
Allergies are one of the most common reasons why people are sent to the emergency room every year. In America, it is ranked as the fifth most common chronic disease amounting to $3.4 billions of dollars spent on medical costs. Generally, this allergic reaction could be from routine allergens like pollen, bee sting, dust, medication, food and other chemicals. Although some allergies are not that dangerous compared to others, there are those cases that can turn into a life-threatening disease, for example, asthma.
Today, new studies show that a person’s allergic reaction and symptoms can be significantly aggravated when a person’s stress level is up. Also, if stress and anxiety continues over, the second day of a person’s allergy attack is documented to be much worse. Furthermore, recent studies have shown that hypersensitivity to certain anxiety foods can cause psychological anxiety symptoms in some people.
These studies though remain a controversial issue. The most carefully done research suggests that this is quite uncommon. The mechanism that links anxiety and allergic reactions remain quite unknown but experts consider the possibility that having an anxiety disorder may trigger biological changes that lead to physical illnesses like the development or worsening of allergies. When people suffer from constant stress and anxiety disorders, the normal operation of the body is altered causing side effects which can manifest as allergy, intolerance and sensitivity to several substances. Because the body is nervously heightened during anxiety attacks, this causes it to be sensitive to anything or everything put into it. Nonetheless, a movement known as Clinical Ecology holds that many illnesses, including those with anxiety, are frequently caused by hypersensitivity or “allergic” reactions to a wide variety of environmental substances.
The mainstream of medicine regards these claims as extravagant and unsubstantiated and feels that very few people have anxiety symptoms that could be attributed to allergies. More extensive and well-designed research studies are needed to help resolve this controversy. Since no study has yet shown us proofs to either confirm or deny the issue, we are giving you some tips that will help ease your allergies the natural way. There is an herb called European herb butterbur that is gaining popularity as an alternative medicine in the treatment of allergies. Research shows that just one tablet of this herb is more effective than taking 4 tablets of antihistamine. It doesn’t even come with the common side effect of antihistamines, which is drowsiness. Other herbs considered are the freeze-dried nettles and goldenseal. Vitamin C, grape seed extract and flavonoid are also known to reduce allergy symptoms.
