Title: Foods to Avoid for a Sulfa Allergy - Health Hearty
Headings: Foods to Avoid for a Sulfa Allergy
Foods to Avoid for a Sulfa Allergy
Symptoms
Foods to Avoid
Medicines to Stay Away from During a Sulfa Allergy
Treatment
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Content: These foods that contain sulfites and sulfates are sources of sulfur, and need to be completely eliminated from one’s diet during this period to help the body heal. Pizza dough
Potatoes (dehydrated)
Onions (pickled)
Canned foods
Sauces/gravies (packed preservative based foods)
Dandelion
Garlic
Alcohol
Kale
Eggs
Jams
Garlic
Turnips
Jelly
Celery
Radish
Medicines to Stay Away from During a Sulfa Allergy
There are certain medicines that need to be completely removed and devoid from one’s everyday intake, since these can worsen the side effects that an affected person is already undergoing. Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole
Dapsone
Sulfamethoxazole
Celebrex
Glynase
Lasix
Azulfidine
Erythromycin/sulfisoxazole
Microzide
Diuretics
Imitrex
Diabeta
Amaryl
Micronase
Treatment
For treatment there are certain methods that one can go by to help with the ongoing symptoms and reactions. The first thing that would be obvious to anyone, would be to cease the use of these antibiotics, where most of the affected people experience a feeling of getting better once they are off the drugs. Injections like epinephrine are used as a treatment option when things become severe. Desensitization, which is a method of slowly using the sulfa drug on the affected person despite the side effects on the body (those who require these drugs in spite of its side effects), is where the build up of this drug over the course of a few hours or days, makes the system get used to its presence. The affected people are then monitored on a daily basis and kept under close observation by an allergist. For those going through serious syndromes like toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome, allergists again come into play to help better their condition. It is important to always have one monitored repeatedly during the ingestion of these drugs to help the body cope with its strong effects. Disclaimer: