What Is Anaphylaxis? 3 Things You Should Know

Three things to know about anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening reaction that happens when you're exposed to something you're allergic to, like a peanut if you have a peanut allergy or a bee sting or even allergy shots.

So one, anaphylaxis can happen anywhere between the immediate exposure or 30 minutes. That's why you have to be watched for 30 minutes after an allergy shot.

Two, what are the symptoms of anaphylaxis? Well, it can be your throat starts closing so you have trouble breathing. You can get hives and rashes of your skin. Your blood pressure can get low and you can get dizziness.

And three, how do you treat anaphylaxis? You wanna use an EpiPen. If you think you're having anaphylaxis, you wanna pull the pin, put the orange side down, and inject it into your thigh. You also wanna make sure you call 911 because anaphylaxis can actually come back even after the epinephrine wears off.

If you think you've had anaphylaxis or you've had to go to the hospital for anaphylaxis, you should see an allergist or an ENT to start figuring out the best way to treat this in the future.

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Disclaimer:
The contents of this video is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as nor should it be considered a substitute for professional medical advice.
If you have or suspect you have a medical problem promptly contact your licensed health care provider.

[minkieamoroso]

Wow, it's great to know that it can come back after 30minutes. Guess I took my life into my own hands by not calling 911 to check on me. Very allergic to bee stings.

[luwluwstarshyne]

I've just ate peanuts and i feel something in my throat but i can breathe easily . Im scared that anaphylaxis can happen after some hours.

[asiakym]

This dude looks like he's so nice and personable. I wish my doctor was like that, I always get the impression he thinks I'm crazy cakes after I made a joke once that perhaps a tiny flea crawled into my ear and was feasting on my brain when I had an ear infection. He looked at me frowning hard like he couldn't compute how anyone could be so schtoooopid and was like "The likelihood of that is.... That's not possible..." 😂😂😂 He was probably like, "There's not a feast between those ears. A snack at best..."

[helokidhappy]

Sir my sister is vetinary surgeon she said the anaphylaxis mainly occur due to asthma patients is this real please replyy coz am very tensed about food allergy but I didn't experience any food allergy?