Asthma without allergens

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google@angelajo.com - 26 Jul 2005 16:23 GMT

I find my severe reactions in the past few years are no longer due to
allergens which show in my skin tests (grass, mold). Now they are due
to construction. Painting, sawing, drilling, HVAC maintenance - They
didn't bother me young. I have an instant gag reflex if I walk into an
extreme situation. If it's milder I don't gag but I still develop the
reaction in a few minutes time. Paint didn't show up in my allergy
tests? How can I lessen this reaction if it isn't histamine? Or is
it?

AJ

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L505 - 16 Aug 2005 04:06 GMT

> I find my severe reactions in the past few years are no longer due to
> allergens which show in my skin tests (grass, mold). Now they are due
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> AJ

Some of the allergy tests may be slightly or majorly off. For example, a
sibling of mine had severe reactions to some foods. When taking the
allergy tests, all hte foods didn't show up. Some of the allergy tests
worked, some didn't.

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AJ - 16 Aug 2005 20:22 GMT

You know that foods don't usually show up in the skin test. they don't
even bother at my doc except for peanuts, shellfish etc. The ones that
cause anaphylaxis most often. I had to do an elimination diet for the
food stuff. I showed a mild positive for the peanuts and the allergist
dismissed it as nothing to worry about until I get a "real" reaction
because the skin test is inaccurate.

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L505 - 10 Sep 2005 07:16 GMT

> You know that foods don't usually show up in the skin test. they don't
> even bother at my doc except for peanuts, shellfish etc. The ones that
> cause anaphylaxis most often. I had to do an elimination diet for the
> food stuff. I showed a mild positive for the peanuts and the allergist
> dismissed it as nothing to worry about until I get a "real" reaction
> because the skin test is inaccurate.

Oh so you have had this result also. Interesting, so it is fairly common for the tests to be
off.

My sibling got allergies when near newly painted walls (skin reactions) also. The answer was
to avoid places with those conditions, but I'm sure you are looking for a better more
promising answer than that.

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jackmallory@webtv.net - 12 Sep 2005 16:17 GMT

Never suffered any alergies in my youth or mature years. Only in the
past few years, along with emphysema.

I had exercise and stress induced asthma exclusively all my life from
adolescence on.

Now that I'm (really) sixty-nine I have to stay away from new
construction sites.

Just shopping a little over an hour and a half in Ikea (which is sort
of a Swedish K-Mart) lay me low a few months ago. My companion had to
help me onto a flat-bed hand truck and wheel me out of there, into the
fresh air where I recovered quickly enough.

Was it the the dust from the new merchandice?

I'd be scared to commit to a new apartment or house.---Jack

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