what is the difference between intolerance and allergy ?

August 27th, 2004 by admin

allergy
answer_man asked:


Is there any point in which intolerance to a certain food (say milk or eggs for example) turns into an allergy or are they totally unrelated ?

Is intolerance showing up only as digestion problems and not other allergy symptoms ?

Can you mistakenly interrpret intolerance as allegry in blood tests or vica versa ?

Pet Allergies and Relationship?

August 26th, 2004 by admin

pet allergies
lisbonlux1977 asked:


My boyfriend is severely allergic to my dogs. Both nights he attempted to sleep at my place (after washing sheets, vacuuming the carpet, kicking dogs out of the room, he left in the middle of the night because he couldn’t breath. He said he was going to a Dr. since he has never been tested for allergies and I am not sure it is my dogs he is allergic to (he plays with his cousin’s cats- 4 of them- and feels absolutely nothing). I wanted to know if that could be a deal breaker for someone. He knows I love my dogs dearly and we have plans to have a family together, but every time he can’t breath when he is at my place, I just can’t help but wonder.
Loosing the dogs is not an option. I have had one of my dogs for 8 years and the other one for 5. They are my family.
Anybody there who has pet allergies and worked it out?

My son has asthma and allergies and we have decided to get him a turtle for a pet. My question is?

August 22nd, 2004 by admin

pet allergies
CJE asked:


… can you get turtles that are about the size of a 50 cent piece and will it stay that small. We really want to get the smallest one possible, please give me some ideas of the type that we need to get. Thank you so much.

Can I have asthma with normal oxygen levels and normal chest xray?

August 11th, 2004 by admin

asthma
chicagojo asked:


I wake in the morning with chest tightness/pressure and feeling short of breath. These symptoms last for a couple of hours after i wake up. I have complained of these symptoms to my doctor so she ordered a chest xray, stress test and took my blood oxygen levels. All came back normal. But I would like a Pulmonary Function Test because I still feel I have some respiratory issues. If I had asthma or COPD would it show on a chest xray?

What is the procedure for being allergy tested?

August 6th, 2004 by admin

allergy
I ♥ Tom DeLonge asked:


I will be going to a peanut allergy test soon and I want to know what is expected. Thanks! :)

Could after a month of congestion be viral cold or pet allergies 6 month old baby?

August 3rd, 2004 by admin

pet allergy
twinsmommieplus1 asked:


My 6 month baby boy has had nasal congestion for over a month. Been to the doc on three separte times. They say that it just signus dripage and not a thing that they can do. He eats fine, happy , no sneezing , no fever. They said that it might be allergies and nothing they can do until he is a year old. I just can see letting be like this for another 6 months. We do have a dog and 3 cats. This is the first time since he been home with the congestion .Has anyone else experiance this with their child???

Thanks so much
Dawn