No cure to allergic rhinitis but it can be controlled

[kayatoaster]

dark eye rings can also be due to your daughter’s allergies when she constantly rubs or scratches the eyes. besides ensuring clean air you may also want to get rid of any damp environments in the house or any furniture that can trap dusts easily.


bisides nutrition and diet another thing to take note will be ensuring the kids have enough rest. excessive tiredness can cause paleness of the skin which will worsen the dark rings!

[kitty2]

I wonder anyone has headache frequently due to rhinitis?My friend's son is having this big problem.He has headache weekly and get worse if he goes under the sun!!!!She has sent him to TCM but doesn't seem to help. :stupid:


Anyone can help?My friend is going mad due to his condition as he can't focus well.

Thanks

[happymom_aa]

kitty2:

I wonder anyone has headache frequently due to rhinitis?My friend's son is having this big problem.He has headache weekly and get worse if he goes under the sun!!!!She has sent him to TCM but doesn't seem to help. :stupid:


Anyone can help?My friend is going mad due to his condition as he can't focus well.

Thanks

Am seeing ENT @ MT E for the same condition too.

My boy, whom had similar problem (DS will experience dizziness due to blocked airways/nasal passage) is seeing his PD.

[kitty2]

happymom_aa:

kitty2:

I wonder anyone has headache frequently due to rhinitis?My friend's son is having this big problem.He has headache weekly and get worse if he goes under the sun!!!!She has sent him to TCM but doesn't seem to help. :stupid:


Anyone can help?My friend is going mad due to his condition as he can't focus well.

Thanks

Am seeing ENT @ MT E for the same condition too.

My boy, whom had similar problem (DS will experience dizziness due to blocked airways/nasal passage) is seeing his PD.

So far the ENT/PD help?What is the treatment?

Thanks for sharing.

[beanbear]

All my 3 kids suffered rhinitis but my 3rd son was the most severe. He is 6 now but when he was 2 and started going to childcare, he developed a very severe case and was put on Singulair for 3 months & doctor advised me to seriously consider no-aircon environment for home & school and control the diet. I was desperate because he would be at school for 1mth followed by being sick for 1 mth. I literally paid school fees for nothing.


I decided to take the doctor’s advice. No soft toys, wash bedding every week with hot water, switch childcare to non-aircon environment, no aircon at home. Stop enrichment classes for 1 year while his immunity is built up. Diet is critical - no dairy products ie no cow’s milk, cheese etc, no allergenic-causing fruits eg strawberries, all kinds of berries, strictly no oranges and no chocolates, no sweets (these products are made from highly allergenic artificial colourings & sugars).

Fortunately, after 6 months, I started to see some improvement in my son’s health. He stopped Singulair after 3 months. 1 year later, he’s a happy boy going to school & able to even take air-con environments like shopping malls for longer periods of time. 2 years later, he can even start sleeping in air-con room and now he can even drink cows milk, eat chocoates, etc.

My personal experience tells me that if you take desperate measures the natural way rather than rely on medical products for prolonged periods of time, you may help to build the immunity of your child better. Of course every child is different. If your child has repeated illness with short intervals in between, his immunity is severely compromised in the period just after recovery and it’s very important not to tax the body.

My no 3 was the worst of my 3 kids and that’s why I decided to take very extreme measures to control the non-aircon environment and diet. Today my kids take herbal remedies for their cough & cold and the moment they have the slightest sign of a flu, they are on Sambucol (elderberry without echinacea) or Sambucus (elderberry with echinacea) and strictly off fruits & dairy products. My kids have not seen the doctor for more than one year and their sniffles only last for 2-3 days at most, and never a full-blown flu. Also they will take probiotics (but not Yakult or vitagen which has more sugar than benefits) which will help build the immunity in the digestive system which can also be filled with unhealthy bacteria that compromise their immunity & prevent them from absorbing the nutrients of the food they take.

[Mrsbongz]

Not sure if I have shared this on the forum before, but my 2 boys have allergy rhinitis since infanthood.. by following the below measures, they have now outgrown most of their allergies (3 - 4yrs)... We saw an ENT doc, as well as TCM (recommended by a parent on KSP) and the following works for us..


- ENT suggested a strict diet. We did diet elimination, then re-introduced suspected food to see which are the food causing the allergies. According to him, this is the most effective method to find food allergies. Even skin prick tests are not accurate, in his experience.

- we also did the same with their body wash, shampoo, detergent, hand soap and laundry detergent...

- we tried letting them swim, ds2 was initially sensitive to the chlorine, but we shower him immediately and limit his time at the pool. They have gotten much better after this.

- We then saw the TCM. TCM noted the kids' dark eye rings, and feedback that if the child is sleeping enuff, then the cause is from poor blood circulation and absorption. She said that if we can build up these 2 factors, and keep him healthy, it will give the body a better fighting chance against allergens. She suggested pig stomach soup, korean ginseng, si shen tang or dang gui on a regular basis.

now, my boys can take almost all kinds of food. And for those that they are still sensitive to, I let them take once in a blue moon as a treat, and add a dose of antihistamine at night. So far so good. Have not relapsed for the past year. ENT doc was jokin that he is too kind to teach us, now he has less business

[kitty2]

Mrsbongz:

Not sure if I have shared this on the forum before, but my 2 boys have allergy rhinitis since infanthood.. by following the below measures, they have now outgrown most of their allergies (3 - 4yrs)... We saw an ENT doc, as well as TCM (recommended by a parent on KSP) and the following works for us..


- ENT suggested a strict diet. We did diet elimination, then re-introduced suspected food to see which are the food causing the allergies. According to him, this is the most effective method to find food allergies. Even skin prick tests are not accurate, in his experience.

- we also did the same with their body wash, shampoo, detergent, hand soap and laundry detergent...

- we tried letting them swim, ds2 was initially sensitive to the chlorine, but we shower him immediately and limit his time at the pool. They have gotten much better after this.

- We then saw the TCM. TCM noted the kids' dark eye rings, and feedback that if the child is sleeping enuff, then the cause is from poor blood circulation and absorption. She said that if we can build up these 2 factors, and keep him healthy, it will give the body a better fighting chance against allergens. She suggested pig stomach soup, korean ginseng, si shen tang or dang gui on a regular basis.

now, my boys can take almost all kinds of food. And for those that they are still sensitive to, I let them take once in a blue moon as a treat, and add a dose of antihistamine at night. So far so good. Have not relapsed for the past year. ENT doc was jokin that he is too kind to teach us, now he has less business

Thanks for sharing.May i know which ENT and TCM you went to?My son's allergic to dust.How to find out which food he's allergic to?

Thanks

[Mrsbongz]

kitty2:

Thanks for sharing.May i know which ENT and TCM you went to?My son's allergic to dust.How to find out which food he's allergic to?

Thanks

We went to see Dr Goh Yau Hong at Mt E, he is very good with children... our entire family saw him... http://www.entoms.com/eng/profile_abtDoctor.html Food elimination is tough, but very effective. I have friends who find it too troublesome to do, then take alot of trial and error... till now still can't manage the allergy well...

He will give u a list of the common high risk foods to eliminate first.. if the child doesn;t get better, need to eliminate further. then u slowly re-introduce 1 food every 2 weeks. During this time, u have to closely monitor their response to the food. My ds2 has his allergy reaction only after 2-3 days. He will also teach you how to treat long term with the medication, then how to slow wean off. I used a spreadsheet to track their diet, and cooked their every meal for a few mths. But all throw away liao...

I went to the TCM at Blk 152 Bukit Batok West Ave 6 St.11 #01-266. My son doesn't usually react well to TCM, but I reduced the dosage and split it up, so far so good. But u have to know that such allergies require long term management, cannot expect immediate results or 'cure'. Some pple will never outgrow the allergies, it all depends on the individual. But if you learn to manage, at least can have a better quality of life. Falling sick all the time is very disruptive for kids.

Not all doctors believe in food allergies, even my PD was skeptical. But this ENT doc's child also suffers fr allergies, so he understands it well.

[lilytan]

kitty2:

Mrsbongz:

Not sure if I have shared this on the forum before, but my 2 boys have allergy rhinitis since infanthood.. by following the below measures, they have now outgrown most of their allergies (3 - 4yrs)... We saw an ENT doc, as well as TCM (recommended by a parent on KSP) and the following works for us..


- ENT suggested a strict diet. We did diet elimination, then re-introduced suspected food to see which are the food causing the allergies. According to him, this is the most effective method to find food allergies. Even skin prick tests are not accurate, in his experience.

- we also did the same with their body wash, shampoo, detergent, hand soap and laundry detergent...

- we tried letting them swim, ds2 was initially sensitive to the chlorine, but we shower him immediately and limit his time at the pool. They have gotten much better after this.

- We then saw the TCM. TCM noted the kids' dark eye rings, and feedback that if the child is sleeping enuff, then the cause is from poor blood circulation and absorption. She said that if we can build up these 2 factors, and keep him healthy, it will give the body a better fighting chance against allergens. She suggested pig stomach soup, korean ginseng, si shen tang or dang gui on a regular basis.

now, my boys can take almost all kinds of food. And for those that they are still sensitive to, I let them take once in a blue moon as a treat, and add a dose of antihistamine at night. So far so good. Have not relapsed for the past year. ENT doc was jokin that he is too kind to teach us, now he has less business

Thanks for sharing.May i know which ENT and TCM you went to?My son's allergic to dust.How to find out which food he's allergic to?

Thanks

Hi,
I would like to share my kids experience with you. I have 3 kids who have allergic rhinitis. I ever brought them to many PD but no improvement and worse is so many medicine to take. Therefore i decided to go TCM for help.

Herbal Basic TCM is the Clinic i bring my kids to. They are quite specialized in treating nose problems such as allergy, rhinitis, sinusitis. The physician treat my kids with xiao er tuina and herbal nose spa. After few months of treatment, my kids' conditions improve substantially and fall sick less often. Also they look more healthy compare to last time (used to be always feel tired, sleepy & headache) and are less sensitive to allergens unlike before. The biggest advantage is Chinese herbs has no side effect and my kids don't have to take so many medicine now.

I recommended this treatment to a friend of mine whose son has very serious sinusitis which causes serve headache and vomiting. She has consulted ENT and Neurologist and the specialist advised her to let her son go for operation. She follows my recommendation instead and 3 months after taking up treatment from Herbal-Basic TCM, her son's nose condition has improved greatly and since then has no symptom of headache or vomiting like before.

This treatment is really unique and effective and I strongly recommend it to those who suffer from Nose Allergies, Rhinitis or Sinusitis!

One thing I must highlight, I have never come across any TCM clinic in Singapore that offers such kind of treatment for nose, which is natural and applied externally!

You can find them on Facebook under \"Herbal-Basic TCM Clinic\".

[kitty2]

lilytan:

kitty2:

[quote=\"Mrsbongz\"]Not sure if I have shared this on the forum before, but my 2 boys have allergy rhinitis since infanthood.. by following the below measures, they have now outgrown most of their allergies (3 - 4yrs)... We saw an ENT doc, as well as TCM (recommended by a parent on KSP) and the following works for us..


- ENT suggested a strict diet. We did diet elimination, then re-introduced suspected food to see which are the food causing the allergies. According to him, this is the most effective method to find food allergies. Even skin prick tests are not accurate, in his experience.

- we also did the same with their body wash, shampoo, detergent, hand soap and laundry detergent...

- we tried letting them swim, ds2 was initially sensitive to the chlorine, but we shower him immediately and limit his time at the pool. They have gotten much better after this.

- We then saw the TCM. TCM noted the kids' dark eye rings, and feedback that if the child is sleeping enuff, then the cause is from poor blood circulation and absorption. She said that if we can build up these 2 factors, and keep him healthy, it will give the body a better fighting chance against allergens. She suggested pig stomach soup, korean ginseng, si shen tang or dang gui on a regular basis.

now, my boys can take almost all kinds of food. And for those that they are still sensitive to, I let them take once in a blue moon as a treat, and add a dose of antihistamine at night. So far so good. Have not relapsed for the past year. ENT doc was jokin that he is too kind to teach us, now he has less business

Thanks for sharing.May i know which ENT and TCM you went to?My son's allergic to dust.How to find out which food he's allergic to?

Thanks

Hi,
I would like to share my kids experience with you. I have 3 kids who have allergic rhinitis. I ever brought them to many PD but no improvement and worse is so many medicine to take. Therefore i decided to go TCM for help.

Herbal Basic TCM is the Clinic i bring my kids to. They are quite specialized in treating nose problems such as allergy, rhinitis, sinusitis. The physician treat my kids with xiao er tuina and herbal nose spa. After few months of treatment, my kids' conditions improve substantially and fall sick less often. Also they look more healthy compare to last time (used to be always feel tired, sleepy & headache) and are less sensitive to allergens unlike before. The biggest advantage is Chinese herbs has no side effect and my kids don't have to take so many medicine now.

I recommended this treatment to a friend of mine whose son has very serious sinusitis which causes serve headache and vomiting. She has consulted ENT and Neurologist and the specialist advised her to let her son go for operation. She follows my recommendation instead and 3 months after taking up treatment from Herbal-Basic TCM, her son's nose condition has improved greatly and since then has no symptom of headache or vomiting like before.

This treatment is really unique and effective and I strongly recommend it to those who suffer from Nose Allergies, Rhinitis or Sinusitis!

One thing I must highlight, I have never come across any TCM clinic in Singapore that offers such kind of treatment for nose, which is natural and applied externally!

You can find them on Facebook under \"Herbal-Basic TCM Clinic\".[/quote]Thanks for sharing :rahrah: There's only one doctor?May i know the address?

Thanks