Relief From Allergies

Do You Suffer From Aloe Allergies

June 5th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

Aloe belongs to the Liliaceae family of plants. Garlic and onions belong to this same family. If you have a known allergy to anyone one of these plants, then it’s likely you are allergic to the others as well. If you have aloe allergies then you may have gotten an uncomfortable rash on your skin in the area where you made contact with the aloe.

Of course, the first thing you need to do if you have not already is share the condition with your doctor. Allergies can be quite serious and even life-threatening depending on the severity of your reaction. Make an appointment with you doctor if you haven’t already.

Those with aloe allergies might have a reaction to any type of treatment with products from these plants. These reactions might include diarrhea and cramping. There have been cases where a person developed hepatitis because they took a substance that triggered their aloe allergies. Fortunately, the hepatitis can be eliminated by cessation of treatment with the substance containing aloe. This reaction occurred even though the person did not take an abnormal dose of aloe. People with aloe allergies could have bowel problems because of a dose of anything containing aloe.

How To Stop Aloe Allergies

Something I always recommend as a preemptive approach to avoiding all kinds of illnesses, including aloe allergies, is to start taking a probiotic. The vast majority of our immune system is in our gastro intestinal tract. Our immunity is often severely comprised by the terrible diets we live on. For example, sugar destroys our immunity by feeding the bad bacteria in our GI and disrupting the proper 85% good bacteria and 15% bad bacteria balance. When this balance is disrupted our bodies can’t fight of disease properly, including aloe allergies. A good diet and probiotics can keep a proper balance.

People can avoid aloe allergies once they have identified the problem. There are specialists that can identify allergies. People who have problems should consult a specialist who will administer a series of tests to identify allergies. These allergy tests are safe, simple and very helpful to those who might have an allergic reaction. Once people have the results of these tests, they can avoid the problem allergens. These people with aloe allergies should advise all of their doctors of this problem to make sure that they are never given any treatment with aloe. The ingredients of any medication should be identified by the manufacturer so this should not be a problem.

If you have aloe allergies then you need to find an alternative for treating ailments that aloe is known to treat well. There’s more than one way to skin a cat. There are many other salves and healing agents that can be used in the place of aloe. If you’ve been using aloe to treat a skin condition and the problem has not yet gone away, it could be that you have aloe allergies. Try using something different on your skin and see if the problem clears up.