How to identify the cause of allergic reaction? - Dr. Sachith Abraham

Since there may be several causes for an allergic reaction, it may be very difficult to identity precisely what is the exact nature for why an allergic reaction is happening. The first thing to do is cure an allergic reaction or other medications to subside the allergy. Once the allergic reaction subsides, then we can identify the cause of the allergy. The tests that can be done to identify the cause of the allergy, one is there is a blood test called the specific Ig E test. These tests can be done to identify various causes of allergy like food, pollen, greass or animal dander etc. There are specific skin tests also to identify the cause of the allergic reaction like skin prick testing. They are called as intradermal testing. A series of 50to 100 antigens can be identified which may be causing your allergic reaction. In some cases there are advanced testing like specific IgE tests like say for peanuts, food, pollen, for dust mite can be done for special laboratories to identify the cause of an allergic react