HOW TO AVOID MULTIPLE SENSITIVITY: MANAGING YOUR LOAD
Whatever the cause of multiple sensitivity, the advice that doctors give on the need to avoid allergens and other substances is based upon the value of avoidance measures in preventing and controlling multiple sensitivity. Avoidance can help prevent you developing new sensitivities, and can control and help you live with multiple sensitivity if you know you are already prone to it.
Managing Your Load
The term that is commonly used is ‘managing your load’. Most people with multiple allergies or sensitivity find that they get worse at times when their load of allergens or other substances is high. For instance, people allergic to pollens sometimes find that their other allergies (such as to foods, house dust mites or pets) become noticeable or worse during the pollen season, whereas they cause no trouble or can be controlled at other times of the year. People who have food allergy or intolerance usually find they start reacting badly to multiple foods or chemicals, or other allergens, if they are eating a lot of the foods that upset them, but that the severity of the reactions declines, or they disappear altogether, if they keep to a strict diet. People sensitive to chemicals find they start reacting to many things if they have high levels of exposure – say, after a long car journey, or after decorating -but that their system calms down again if they keep their general exposure low.
You can use the avoidance process to manage your sensitivity if you know you react to many things. It can sometimes be hard to sort things out and to adapt your life, but avoidance actually works. It can prevent, especially with babies and children, and it can alleviate and cure. For some severely ill people, it is their only route to improvement in symptoms. It can mean a substantial reduction in the drugs that they take, and a return to something close to a tolerable life.
Even if you are not severely ill, you are likely to benefit from avoidance if you have any tendency to multiple sensitivity. The best route is to reduce your overall load of allergens and things that cause you to react.
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