Allergic diseases represent a significant medical and social problem. Allergic conditions are widespread, and their incidence is steadily increasing. Allergy-related disorders reduce quality of life and may also pose a risk to health. To prevent complications, enable appropriate treatment, and eliminate persistent symptoms, it is necessary to diagnose the condition and identify which allergens are responsible for it.
Methods for diagnosing allergic reactions
To identify allergens associated with different types of allergic reactions, the Medical Center “Alternativa” uses various diagnostic and testing methods
- Laboratory diagnostics
- Testing and identification of the cause of altered immune reactivity using the Medical Expert Complex
- Food intolerance testing (Foodline)
Allergen screening using the Medical Expert Complex
- Food intolerance testing: identification of hypoallergenic food products
- Food allergens: gluten-containing cereals, shellfish and crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soy, dairy products, nuts, etc.
- Household allergens: dust, dust mites, mold, cockroach allergens, detergents, pet dander, saliva, dandruff, etc.
- Contact allergens: components of laundry detergents, cosmetics and perfumes, latex, insecticides, herbicides, nickel, chromium and platinum compounds from jewelry, paints and varnishes, topical medications, etc.
- Pollen allergens: cereal grasses, wormwood, ragweed, timothy grass pollen, birch pollen, beech family tree pollen, sweet vernal grass, meadow grasses, rye, common ragweed, common wormwood, narrowleaf plantain, goosefoot, etc.
- Chemical allergens: dyes and nitrites, phosphates and preservatives, acetone and alkalis, fragrances and emulsifiers, antibiotics and enzymes, sulfates and formaldehydes, phenols and lanolin, chlorine and ammonia, nitrates, etc.
- Drug allergens
A common but often underestimated cause of allergic reactions is helminthic infestations. Parasitic organisms release metabolic toxins that place an additional burden on detoxification organs such as the liver, gallbladder, and intestines. When these primary elimination systems are overwhelmed, the skin and mucous membranes become auxiliary excretory pathways.
This leads to allergy-like symptoms: itching and skin redness, skin rashes, peeling, watery eyes, eye irritation, throat irritation. Common symptoms also include sneezing, nasal congestion, rhinitis, joint pain, intestinal spasms, difficulty breathing, and bronchial asthma attacks.
At the first signs of helminthic infestation, it is recommended to perform a full-body analysis using the Medical Expert Complex, as parasites can disrupt the function of multiple organs, impair their physiological activity, and weaken the immune system. In most cases, patients do not associate their health problems with parasitic infections, although this is a common underlying factor.
It should be noted that the human immune system is a dynamic network in which antibody production and multiple regulatory processes continuously occur, ensuring antifungal, antiparasitic, antiviral, and antibacterial defense. Under conditions of stress, fatigue, or immune exhaustion, immune function may become dysregulated, and previously harmless substances may trigger pathological immune responses.
Features of allergen analysis using the Medical Expert Complex
The Medical Expert Complex includes various criteria and markers for assessing immune system function. In the context of allergic disorders, it enables identification of the source and underlying factors contributing to altered immune reactivity. Compensatory correction of the body’s condition using the Medical Expert Complex may help reduce the intensity of allergic reactions to different types of allergens (food, household, contact, pollen, chemical, and drug allergens).
Most common allergens
Citrus fruits, plant pollen (e.g., grasses/trees), dog and cat dander, house dust, bee venom, eggs, fish, nuts, cow’s milk
Factors influencing the development of allergies
- Exposure to food and airborne allergens
- Climatic factors
- Lifestyle
- Stress
- Environmental pollution
- Chemical food additives
- Chronic infection foci
- Constipation and intestinal dysbiosis
Advantages of allergen testing using the Medical Expert Complex at the Medical Center “Alternativa”
- Safety
- Speed (data acquisition takes approximately 30 seconds)
- Comfortable conditions for adults and children
- Possibility to reduce allergic reactivity to different types of allergens
- Individual selection of dietary products
The advantage of the system is that it allows not only following automated analytical algorithms of the Medical Expert Complex, but also creating individualized analytical protocols and using the system as a reference tool for a patient’s specific condition.
Therefore, screening informational analysis using the Medical Expert Complex is recommended for every patient.
The human body is a unified system regulated by multiple functional systems, including the nervous, cardiovascular, digestive, immune, and endocrine systems. Organs do not function independently but interact to maintain overall physiological homeostasis. Health and lifespan depend on the proper functioning of each system. The rate of age-related changes varies individually. Physiological aging reflects gradual functional decline with preserved activity, while pathological aging is associated with disease-related processes that accelerate degeneration. Premature aging is directly linked to internal imbalance.
The Medical Expert Complex allows assessment of the functional state of each system.
- Assessment of organs and tissues within functional systems
- Assessment of the nervous system
- Assessment of hormonal balance
- Assessment of immune status
- Assessment of adaptive reserves of functional systems and organs
