Bacterial Allergy

Infections can play an important role in allergic disorders. People with asthma often have increased symptoms following infections of the respiratory tract, whereas people with allergic rhinitis and asthma appear to have an increased incidence of respiratory infections. In the past, many allergists felt that the increased symptoms associated with infections were caused by allergy to bacterial products, so patients were treated with bacterial vaccines. The effectiveness of this type of treatment remains controversial. Most of the studies showing the beneficial effects of bacterial extracts have been based on clinical observations rather than sound experimental data. Recent studies clearly show that viral, rather than bacterial, agents are the microorganisms responsible for respiratory infections that precipitate asthma symptoms, though probably not by an allergic mechanism.

Sources:
Allergy Be Gone	American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology	Auckland Allergy Clinic
Eallergy.net	American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology	bbc.co.uk Health

Books on Allergies

The Allergy and Asthma Cure: A Complete Eight-Step Nutritional Program

Editorial Review
"I have seen firsthand how The Allergy and Asthma Cure has changed people’s lives for the better. I have started using his treatment protocols for my own patients with a remarkable success rate, and best of all with no side effects. Many of my patients are getting off their allergy and asthma medications completely. I strongly recommend this book to anyone with allergies or asthma."
–Dana G. Cohen, M.D., board-certified, Internal Medicine

Reader's Review - It really works
I had been getting more and more allergic every year. Last year I developed asthma, and kept up with an intense schedule by using inhalers, a lot! Even though I gave up dairy and wheat, they continued to get worse, finally to the point where I had hives and welts from touching my books (a little microscopic mold, I suppose). That was the last straw and I bought this book and followed it for 3.5 months now. I went from using inhalers 3 times a day to 0. I can hug my cats again, where I would cough when they walked into the room with me before. I had some patches of eczema on the elbows that is gone, and I finally have some get up and go again.