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Hayfever treatment notes
Some chemicals, drugs, supplements and heat can interfere with the response to EPD. Therefore please adhere to the recommendations below. If another doctor recommends you take any of the medications listed in the 3 weeks following treatment, ensure that they know about the EPD, and either you or your doctor are welcome to ring for advic on 01626 854743. It may be important that you do take a certain medication, but you must then accept the possibility of it affecting your EPD.
1/ Avoid allergen exposure for 24 before and 36 hours after treatment:
Avoid contact with pets, and limit exposure to dust and pollens. Also minimise exposure to perfumes, aerosols, sprays and painting. Do not use any skin lotions, creams or ointments for this period, and in addition, do not use on the injected arm for a week. Take moderate dust mite precautions (eg hoover thoroughly a few days before treatment, and ensure pillow and duvet isn’t more than one year old, unless treated has anti-dust mite covers).
2/ Heat/Exercise
Avoid heavy exercise, extreme heat, very hot baths, saunas and sunbathing for 3 days after treatment and significant stress and alcohol.
3/ Diet
If you may have a tree pollen allergy (hay fever in the spring), due to potential cross reactions, avoid eating nuts, apples, oranges and raw carrot and celery for 3 days following treatment. If is also a good idea to avoid tea, cheese and alcohol for 3 days if you may be allergic to mould spores (symptoms in late summer).
4/ Avoid taking the following medications if possible for 4 days before and 3 weeks after treatment:
- Sulphonamide and trimethoprim antibiotics (other antibiotics OK)
- Large doses of inhaled asthma drugs
- Most pain killers, including: paracetamol, aspirin, ibuprofen and other NSAIDS. (If pain relief needed occassional codeine won’t interfere with the EPD).
- Cold cures/decongestants
- Ranitidine or cimetidine (for indigestion)
- Anti-malarials
- Modern antihistamines (the older piriton is fine though).
- Any vaccine or immunisation
- Vitamin C above 500mg daily
5/ Vitamins and minerals
Some nutrients enhance the response to EPD, so continue your usual regime, including multivitamin/mineral, vitamin c (up to 500mg daily only ), zinc.
However, avoid cod liver oil or evening primrose oil.
If in addition to hay fever you have asthma, eczema or a food allergy, please make sure that we know, as you will need additional instructions. You also need to let us know if you take any female hormone treatment (e.g the pill, HRT) , if you are trying to conceive, or if you are pregnant. If you have a cold/flu in the week before treatment, you will need to postpone your EPD dose.