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Suggest Treatment For Skin Rash On Rash Post Pregnancy

Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2015

Question: Hi , My Wife is suffering from Skin rashes red every 4th Day on neck , She take Citrizin during the allergy day, We took Phadia TOP test which has came negative, As per local Doctor if this test comes negative then this could not be a Allergy. This allergy started post pregnancy. As she is currently on feed she cannot take Citrizin on every 4th day,

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
She could still have allergy without this test coming positive

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

Phadiatop (Allergy Screen) is a test to detect IgE-mediated disease or allergy as the cause of a patient's symptoms. Although IgE is the primary marker of allergic reactions, let me ascertain that IgE negative allergies are also possible. The symptoms can be mediated even without IgE involvement. Your doctor might be unaware that T-cell-mediated medicated allergic reactions need not necessarily be IgE positive.

Please go through the following links:
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/TipsandArticlesonDeviceSafety/ucm109367.htm
http://www.worldallergy.org/professional/allergic_diseases_center/foodallergy/

About the recurrence of the allergies, it seems that she is recurrently exposed to something that she is hypersensitive to. Unless this thing is identified and removed, it is hard to overcome it by taking cetirizine alone. It would need a careful observation and logical connection to be able to identify it.

Hope that helps.

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Regards
Dr. Kunal Saha

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Follow up: Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (50 minutes later)

Hello Dr thanks for the reply.

I understand it could be an allergy but i m unable to find out the allergen. I am eating the same things everyday living in same enviroment then why there is recurrance after certain intervaL. Also is there an accurate way to find out the allergen. Currently i m on homeopathic treatment. is it possible to develop allergies post pregnancy and do they go away once i stop feeding? What else can we do to find out the cause of hives at certain interval. also post pregnancy i have developed allergy to nut which has lead to lip swelling a couple of times.

What should be the next course of action as per you

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (13 hours later)

Brief Answer:
The problems are no related to your breast feeding

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.

Sorry for not being able to write back earlier. Let me address the issues one by one:
* Pregnancy brings a lot of changes in the body. It may take time for the body to return back to normal. In the meantime the body might often react to things that are otherwise not harmful but still the body gets apprehensive and gives the allergic reaction.
* The allergic reactions are unrelated to the breast feeding. Please continue to breast feed your baby. The allergic reactions might be due to the changes in your body that have already occurred due to the pregnancy. It is not predictable if they will go away once your lactational period completes.
* I am unable to comment upon the effectivity of the homeopathic medicines in this regard.
* It might be extremely difficult to pinpoint the cause especially since it might be a part of our day-to-day life.
* Just avoid the possible allergens that you identify.

Hope that helps.

Regards
Dr. Kunal Saha

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