The most common triggers for anaphylaxis include food (especially peanut, tree nuts such as almonds, pecans, cashews, walnuts – fish, shellfish, cow’s milk and egg), insect stings, medications (most commonly penicillin) and latex.
 Symptoms include one or more of:
• Hives, itching and redness of the skin, lips, eyelids, or other parts of the body, and/or itching of the throat, tongue, and mouth
• Wheezing and/or difficulty breathing
• Swelling of the tongue, throat and nose
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or cramping pain in the abdomen
• Dizziness and fainting or loss of consciousness, which can lead to shock and heart failure Usually, it is possible to establish a cause of anaphylaxis by using one or more of the following diagnostic modalities; allergy history, examination, skin testing and specific IgE blood testing. However, a cause is not always established; this is called Idiopathic Anaphylaxis. Anaphylactic variants include food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA), exercise-induced anaphylaxis (EIA), and hormonal anaphylaxis.
Dr Du Toit has published in this area and will endeavour to establish the cause/s for your severe allergic reaction..
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