What Causes Feeling Of Swelling In Throat Post Treatment For Allergy?
This seems to have been a severe allergic episode.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query.
1. It seems that you had a severe allergic episode a week ago.
2. The severity of the allergic episode was countered by the medication that you received in the ER.
3. A lot of substances are released during a severe allergic episode which act for several days. Only some of these can be countered by anti-histamines, anti-leukotrienes and steroids.
4. I would recommend that you try to remember what were the possible triggers for this last week (such as chemicals, cosmetics, food, especially seafood) and that you remain on medication for a few days. Bring this to the attention of your doctors who can decide the further investigation and treatment. It is possible to test for allergy (skin and blood tests) and attempt desensitisation if the allergens cannot be avoided.
5. An anxiety attack can cause breathlessness but not all the allergic symptoms such as hives, itching and swelling.
I hope that I have answered your query. If you have any more questions I will be available to answer them.
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Yes, take the steroids. Exercise/Temp/Vibration/Stress Induced possible.
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1. Yes you should take the prescribed steroids.
2. Such unusual forms of allergic reactions, such as Exercise Induced Urticaria, (sometimes after intake of some particular foods), Temperature induced Urticaria, Vibration Induced Angioedema are known conditions that will require extensive testing to differentiate. Stress will worsen these conditions.
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Recreating conditions under medsupervision (in various combinations) helps.
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1. Your physicians need to recreate the conditions with full emergency back-up.
2. By trial of various combinations of the conditions that you mention, it will be possible to narrow down the cause.
I hope that I have answered your query. If you have any more questions I will be available to answer them.
Regards.