Allergies - acute and chronic
Allergies are widespread, with around 20% of all Germans suffering from an allergy. In Switzerland, 3 million people are affected.
Allergies Acute & Chronic: Interrupting inflammatory reactions
The immune system recognizes an “intruder” as a dangerous substance and triggers various defence mechanisms to neutralize this “troublemaker”. In the case of flu or an acute cold, this defensive fight fulfills one of the important functions of the immune system in our body.
However, in the case of an allergy, the immune system reacts to substances that are not actually dangerous for the body, so-called allergens or substances that overstimulate the immune system. Many people experience an inflammatory reaction to external stimuli on a daily basis. These stimuli range from allergens in the air to food intolerances and the inflammatory reaction varies across a broad spectrum.
What causes an allergy?
Most allergens are of plant or animal origin, such as pollen or animal hair. However, dust, creams, components of medicines and food can also be allergenic substances. An allergic reaction only becomes problematic when the body judges harmless substances as dangerous (over-irritation reaction) and directs its defenses in the wrong direction.
An overstimulated response of the immune system can be, for example, sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes or skin. When allergens, such as pollen, come into contact with the skin or mucous membranes, very small protein compounds, known as peptides, are formed.
The peptides break through the skin barrier and attach themselves to IgE antibodies (defense cells in the blood). These IgE antibodies come into contact with some mast cells on the skin, in the intestine or in the airways. Mast cells store the allergic messenger histamine and are crucial for the allergic reaction. Histamine is a substance that signals an alarm and therefore plays an important role in inflammatory and allergic processes. When an allergen binds to the attached IgE antibodies, the mast cell immediately releases the stored histamine and other inflammatory messengers. This causes an allergic reaction. The inflammatory substances released then cause the skin to swell, secretions (fluid) to be produced, itching to set in, wheals to appear or the airways to constrict.
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Autologous blood therapy for allergies
Allergies are a major disruption to daily life. Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity reactions) are inappropriate reactions of the immune system to a normally harmless substance.
When we use autologous blood for allergies, we are training the immune system. The aim is to get the immune system to abandon the original false OVERREACTION and to perform a completely normal defense. Autologous blood treatment can therefore be used both in the acute phase and for chronic forms of allergy.