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Food allergy



The food allergy is an abnormal response to a certain food.Usually the immune system improves the health of the body,defending it against attack of hurmful bacterias and viruses.When the immune system identify certain food as hurmful,cause a reaction resulted as food allergy.
Food allergies are more common in children than in adults(the immune system and the digestive system are not fully developed).Some babies are so sensitive that if the mother consume some products,by breastfeeding the baby produce an allergic reaction.
Most of children are allergic to milk,wheat,eggs,soya between age 3 to 5 years old.The peanuts,walnuts,almonds and fish produce allergic reaction in teenagers and adults.If the person is too sensitive to a certain food,can develop an allergic reaction just by the simple presence of the food around them.
Is known that the availability of food in different parts of the world generate allergic reactions,like the allergy to the exotic or particular fruits in exotic regions,rice meals in Japan,some type of fish in Scandinavia,peanuts in USA(this allergy usually last for life and can extend the allergy at other cereals like beans and peas).
The risk to develop a food allergy exist more for those with family history.The symptoms appears rapid in minutes or in an hour.Immediatly symptoms appers,you have to contact medical emergency to get administrate an epinephrine injection before addressing to the specialist doctor.
Call immediatly the emergency if you present any of this symptoms:
-swelling throat or tongue(rapidly occured)
-hard breathing
-irritating cough
-pale face and lips
-dizziness and faint sensation
-feeling confused
-cold sweat
-weakness
-nausea
-vomiting

Diabetes symptoms


Diabetes represents hight glucose (sugar) level in the blood and can be caused by two factors: the body don't produce enought insulin or the body cells don't respond properly to the insulin produced.
The insulin is a hormon produced in pancreas that enable body cells to absorb glucose,wich is transformed in energy.If the body cells not absorb the glucose,the glucose accumulates in the blood(hyperglycemia).
Exist two types of diabetes:
Type 1-the body don't produce properly insulin and the person need to inject it.This type depends of the genetic side.
Type 2-the cells don't use insulin properly.This type is known as determinated by the lifestyle.
One other particular form is gestional diabetes when the pregnent women even haven't had diabetes before,during the pregnancy the glucose reach hight level.
Predisposition to diabetes is gived by family history,the lifestyle(sedentarism,obesety,unhealthy diet,smoking,alcohol).
The hight level of glucose is a worry sign,but a repeted blood test can confirm your health status.The symptoms of diabetes can be often confused,can have even the aspect of a normal condition,so the blood test is imperative.
Most commun diabetes symptoms are:
-excesive thirst
-dry mouth
-frequent urination
-constant hunger
-unexplained weight loss
-fatique.
The symptoms can develop rapidly in weeks or months,and the diabetes type 2 develop slowly and symptoms can even be absent.
In case of juvenil diabetes the symptoms are similar:increased urination,constantly hunger no matter of the quantaty of food eated,weight loss.

Otitis media


Otitis media afects the middle ear.Most often the complication appears after an acute infection of respiratory tract.The infection is situated in Eustachio's trunk wich provides communication between the middle ear and nasopharynx.
In case of babies the Eustachio's tract is shorter,more orizontal,more range and the microbs present in the nasopharynx may reach the middle ear,infecting it.
Craying or blowing the nose incorect,the secretions push the trunk hearing and this increase infection.
In infants the symptoms are not specific,the baby can't say that his ear hurts and can't hear well.They cry and scream apparent without reason,sleep less,they have fever and irritability.Is required the ENT examination to be consulted the middle ear with the otoscop,the doctor is able to see directly the eardrum,that can be red and sometimes curved from the fluid pressure.
The treatment should be followed by medical advice.Generally it feels relief of symptoms within the first 48h after the start of administration of antibiotics.