Joe Fitzgibbon

Could it be an Allergy? A Comprehensive Guide to Allergic Symptoms (eBook, ePUB)

Finding a Way to a Healthy and Symptom-Free Future

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Could it be an allergy?' is one of the questions people most commonly ask their doctors. With an increasing variety of symptoms being attributed to allergies, the question is becoming more and more frequent and important. What can sufferers and carers do if they suspect an allergy?

Dr Joe FitzGibbon's Could it be an Allergy? is a comprehensive guide to allergic symptoms. He discusses their complexities and confirms that it is possible to get to the root cause of many of them, and so find a way to a healthy and often symptom-free future.

Could it be an Allergy? is written for the layperson by a leading specialist in the field. Carefully laid out, each section includes case histories, questions and answers on the particular allergy, and advice on what to look out for and how to address it. A directory of support and help groups throughout Ireland and Britain is also included.

IntroductionSection 1. What is an Allergy?
1. The Range of Allergic Symptoms
2. The Range of Allergic Reactions
Section 2. Common Allergic Problems
3. I. Allergy and the Skin: Eczema
   II. Allergy and the Skin: Contact Allergic Dermatitis
   III. Allergy and the Skin: Hives and Swellings
4. Allergy in the Nose and Sinuses
5. Allergy and the Chest: Asthma
6. Allergy and the Eyes: Allergic Conjunctivitis and Related Disorders
7. Allergy and the Mouth
8. Allergy on the Job
Section 3. Fatal and Near-Fatal Allergy
9. Anaphylaxis
Section 4. Food Intolerance
10. Allergy or Intolerance: What's the Difference?
11. Allergy and the Gut
12. I. Allergy and the Brain: Hyperactivity
    II. Allergy and the Brian: Migraine and Other Headaches
    III. Allergy and the Brain: Fatigue
13. Allergy and Rheumatism
Section 5. Associated Topics
14. The Truth about Candida
15. Chemical Sensitivity
16. Allergy and the Psyche
Section 6. Allergy Tests and Treatments
17. Making Sense of Allergy Tests
18. The Effective Treatment of Allergy
Appendix 1: A Word About House Dust MitesAppendix 2: Useful AddressesAppendix 3: Bibliography

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gill Books
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780717165667
• Artikelnr.: 41496680

Autorenporträt

Dr Joe FitzGibbon is an allergist practising in Galway and Dublin. He regularly writes articles and books on the subject of allergies, nutritional medicine, chemical sensitivity and states of chronic debilitating fatigue, and gives lectures and seminars to interested groups. He is the author of the bestselling books Feeling Tired All the Time, Could it be an Allergy? and Weight Loss for Health Gain.