Environmental causes of allergies

Environmental allergies are very common and may encompass other forms of allergic reactions since they concern the environment in which we all exist.

Types of allergies include:

Symptoms of allergies vary according to the form and cause. For detailed symptoms of each form of allergy, click on the topic to view its contents:

• Inhalant or respiratory allergies
• Drug or medication allergies
• Skin or contact allergies

Symptoms of environmental allergies

These are other symptoms you may experience when you are allergic to certain foods, medication and other substances:

• Energy loss
• Heart palpitations
• Irritability
• Pain of unknown origin
• Confusion
• Dizziness
• Itchiness
• Sweating
• Absentmindedness
• Headaches
• Muscle pains
• Joint aches
• Sleep difficulties

Causes of environmental allergies

When your immune system mistakes certain substances as being harmful to the body even if they're not, it reacts hyper-sensitively. Your immune system serves as the body's defense against infections and it releases antibodies to fight all foreign substances that invade the body. Unfortunately, it often mistakes most of the substances as dangerous even if they're not.

A few environmental substances that your body may find harmful include:

• Foods (e.g. wheat, soy, shellfish, eggs, milk, nuts, seafood etc.)
• Chemicals (especially in cosmetics and cleaning material)
• Jewelry
• Dander
• Metals (coin money)
• Inhalants
• Cigarette smoke
• Radon

Additional topics on allergies:

1. Allergens
2. Allergies
3. Can allergies be caused by fever in early ages?
4. Symptoms of drug or medication allergies
5. Could I have Asthma?
6. Asthma in women
7. Inhalants or Respiratory allergies
8. Is there a time of the day or season when are allergy symptoms gets worse?