You should consider yourself a strong candidate if you have one or more of the signs mentioned above. Most people have a combination of two or more signs and some have as many as a dozen. Read carefully the list of symptoms below and tick any that apply to you. If you have one or more symptoms and have not been able to get rid of them with standard treatments, you may well have an allergy. If you have any of the symptoms listed below but as yet have none of the conditions that cause degenerating appearance listed above, then seek treatment for your allergies anyway. Although you may have been lucky enough to have escaped skin, hair, nail and fluid problems until now, this will not last.
The official statistics put the incidence of allergy among Australians at 45 per cent of the population. My experience based on twenty-two years of taking care of sick people puts it closer to 60 per cent. This is because many people are suffering from allergies without knowing it. The lists below illustrate just how varied the manifestations of allergy can be.
1. Headaches
Various kinds, including migraine.
2. Eye conditions
Conjunctivitis, eye pain, periods of blurred vision, sensitivity to light, tearing, temporary refractive changes.
3. Ear conditions
Hearing loss, infections, inflammation, Menier’s syndrome, noises in the ear, repeated ear trouble.
4. Cardiovascular
Angina, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, low blood pressure, rapid pulse.
5. Gastrointestinal
Constipation, diarrhea, gall bladder pains, gas, gastric ulcer, gastro-intestinal bleeding, heartburn, hemorrhoids, indigestion, mucous colitis, nausea, nervous stomach, pains or cramps, spastic colon, vomiting.
6. Respiratory
Asthma, chronic rhinitis, coughing, frequent colds, hayfever, mouth breathing, nosebleeds, post-nasal discharge, sinusitis, stuffy nose, wheezing.
7. Urological
Bed wetting, frequent night urination, frequent urination, painful or difficult urination.
8. Musculoskeletal
Arthritis, joint pains, muscle cramps, muscle pains and aches, muscle spasms, muscle weakness.
9. Mental and behavioral
Anxiety, delusions, depression (including psychotic), dizzy spells, drowsiness, epilepsy, floating sensation, general fatigue, hallucination, hyperactivity, insomnia, irritability, learning disorders, minimal brain dysfunction, nervousness, periods of confusion, phobias, poor concentration, poor memory, poor muscle co-ordination, restlessness, schizophrenia, falling asleep at inappropriate times, sleeping too little or too much, chronic fatigue syndrome, unsteadiness.
10. Miscellaneous
Abnormal body odour, diabetes, excessive sweating, hypo-glycaemia, general weakness, night sweating, over-weight, under-weight, virus infections, bad breath.
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