angioedema/anaphylactic shock/food allergies?

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wondering about tx strategies for angioedema/anaphylatic shock/food

allergies. in this case, patient is a 26yf with atopic history since birth:

asthma, eczema, perennial allergies (nasal/sinus congest/ph), incl. food.

peanuts cause her to go into anaphylactic shock. dairy products cause

severe ST cramping. she had a severe asthma attack at age 7 causing her to

be hosp. and put in an air tent for 5 days. last exacerbation 2y ago sent

her to hosp ems. reports no asthma sx since 2001.

 

dry eczema in finger webs. raynaud's since 14, hands. worse for exp to C,

A/C.

 

atopic sx worse with stress.

 

emo: sadness (just broke up relationship), irrit, frus, stress

 

loose stools, 3x/day. spider veins on legs.

 

tcm patterns: liver qi stag: emo, dysmen (not monthly, varies mild to strong

pain, uses copper wire IUD, aware of toxicity issues), kid yg/qi xu: low

libido, dk circles under eyes (since childhood).

T: purple ctr, red tip, sides, yel, dirty C P: weak, deep, slow (works out

regularly, cardio, weights, yoga) L: sl edge/tight

 

 

derm research discusses angioedema of throat/mucous lining on ST causing sx

of anaphylactic shock/ST pain. wondering what folks who have tx this dz

successfully have been doing, both acu and herbs (i do raw/gran rx, patient

is beginning with raw herbs).

 

with appreciation for your suggestions,

 

kb

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

It looks like the lungs need to be addressed. They are taiyin, as are the

Spleen, which also needs addressing. The dark circles under the eyes can also be

blood stasis, and the low libido can be due to LQS. In what you list, i don't

see the K Yang xu. Where are the cold signs? Hope it helps

 

Douglas Knapp

Doctoral Fellow, L.Ac.

Full Moon Acupuncture

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New York, NY 10028

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 1:06:08 PM

angioedema/anaphylactic shock/food allergies?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wondering about tx strategies for angioedema/anaphyla tic shock/food

 

allergies. in this case, patient is a 26yf with atopic history since birth:

 

asthma, eczema, perennial allergies (nasal/sinus congest/ph), incl. food.

 

peanuts cause her to go into anaphylactic shock. dairy products cause

 

severe ST cramping. she had a severe asthma attack at age 7 causing her to

 

be hosp. and put in an air tent for 5 days. last exacerbation 2y ago sent

 

her to hosp ems. reports no asthma sx since 2001.

 

 

 

dry eczema in finger webs. raynaud's since 14, hands. worse for exp to C,

 

A/C.

 

 

 

atopic sx worse with stress.

 

 

 

emo: sadness (just broke up relationship) , irrit, frus, stress

 

 

 

loose stools, 3x/day. spider veins on legs.

 

 

 

tcm patterns: liver qi stag: emo, dysmen (not monthly, varies mild to strong

 

pain, uses copper wire IUD, aware of toxicity issues), kid yg/qi xu: low

 

libido, dk circles under eyes (since childhood).

 

T: purple ctr, red tip, sides, yel, dirty C P: weak, deep, slow (works out

 

regularly, cardio, weights, yoga) L: sl edge/tight

 

 

 

derm research discusses angioedema of throat/mucous lining on ST causing sx

 

of anaphylactic shock/ST pain. wondering what folks who have tx this dz

 

successfully have been doing, both acu and herbs (i do raw/gran rx, patient

 

is beginning with raw herbs).

 

 

 

with appreciation for your suggestions,

 

 

 

kb

 

 

 

--

 

Kath Bartlett, LAc, MS, BA UCLA

 

Oriental Medicine

 

Experienced, Dedicated, Effective

 

 

 

Flying Dragon Liniment:

 

Effective pain relief for muscles & joints

 

Formulated by Kath Bartlett, Traditional Chinese Herbalist

 

Available at Asheville Center for , or web order at:

 

https://www. kamwo.com/ shop/product. php?productid= 17442 & cat= 0 & page=1

 

 

 

Asheville Center For

 

70 Woodfin Place, Suite West Wing Two

 

Asheville, NC 28801 828.258.2777

 

kbartlett@Acupunctu reAsheville. com

 

www.AcupunctureAshe ville.com

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi,Kath

I second Douglas that there are also lung and spleen deficiency, plus

your diagnosis, kidney xu.

 

I had experiences treating Raynaud's syndrome before and wrote an

ariticle in the acupuncture journal about it. Besides acu, I used

herbs. Since your patient suffers from lung, spleen, and kidney

deficiency, herbs is necessary and may take at least 3 to 6 months to

talk about recovery.

 

Regards,

SUNG,Yuk-ming PhD (Chengdu)

[Guest guest]

i'ld like to see your article on raynaud's, is it available somewhere that i

may find it, or could you send a copy.

 

btw: douglas wanted to know about cold signs: cold body temp (reports

always feeling cold) and cold feet. i missed that on the initial history,

but picked it up on the 2nd tx.

 

kath

 

On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 11:11 AM, sxm2649 <sxm2649 wrote:

 

> Hi,Kath

> I second Douglas that there are also lung and spleen deficiency, plus

> your diagnosis, kidney xu.

>

> I had experiences treating Raynaud's syndrome before and wrote an

> ariticle in the acupuncture journal about it. Besides acu, I used

> herbs. Since your patient suffers from lung, spleen, and kidney

> deficiency, herbs is necessary and may take at least 3 to 6 months to

> talk about recovery.

>

> Regards,

> SUNG,Yuk-ming PhD (Chengdu)

>

>

>

 

 

 

--

 

Oriental Medicine

Experienced, Dedicated, Effective

 

Flying Dragon Liniment:

Effective pain relief for muscles & joints

Formulated by Kath Bartlett, Traditional Chinese Herbalist

Available at Asheville Center for , or web order at:

https://www.kamwo.com/shop/product.php?productid=17442 & cat=0 & page=1

 

 

Asheville Center For

70 Woodfin Place, Suite West Wing Two

Asheville, NC 28801 828.258.2777

kbartlett

www.AcupunctureAsheville.com

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi,Kath,

Oh, the article is on Journal of Clincial Acu & Moxi.,China Vol

21,No.9,2005 but sorry I did not mention that it is in Chinese.

 

Clues to kidney xu:

1) According to the pathomechanism theory of TCM, Raynaud's syndrome

can be under the category of the disease of blood stagnation (chpt

6, Jin Gui Yao Lue, Synopsis of the Golden Chamber). The patient is

characterised by insufficiency of Yang Qi. When we talk about Yang

deficiency, we usually refer to the viscera of spleen and kidney.

 

2) Dark circles under the eyes, libido,

(raynaud's since 14, hands.worse for exp to C, A/C)

 

I guess Doug is just not familiarized with Raynaud's patients as

u don't see them very often.

 

I think it is a very valuable case and would like to see your

progress here.

 

Regards,

SUNG, Yuk-ming

[Guest guest]

thanks yuk-ming, this is helpful. i will keep you posted as to tx

progress. her cc is the food allergies, so that will be the main focus of

tx, initially, although the yg xu must be addressed.

 

kath

 

On Feb 16, 2008 12:07 AM, sxm2649 <sxm2649 wrote:

 

> Hi,Kath,

> Oh, the article is on Journal of Clincial Acu & Moxi.,China Vol

> 21,No.9,2005 but sorry I did not mention that it is in Chinese.

>

> Clues to kidney xu:

> 1) According to the pathomechanism theory of TCM, Raynaud's syndrome

> can be under the category of the disease of blood stagnation (chpt

> 6, Jin Gui Yao Lue, Synopsis of the Golden Chamber). The patient is

> characterised by insufficiency of Yang Qi. When we talk about Yang

> deficiency, we usually refer to the viscera of spleen and kidney.

>

> 2) Dark circles under the eyes, libido,

> (raynaud's since 14, hands.worse for exp to C, A/C)

>

> I guess Doug is just not familiarized with Raynaud's patients as

> u don't see them very often.

>

> I think it is a very valuable case and would like to see your

> progress here.

>

> Regards,

> SUNG, Yuk-ming

>

>

>

 

 

 

--

Kath Bartlett, LAc, MS, BA UCLA

Oriental Medicine

Experienced, Dedicated, Effective

 

Flying Dragon Liniment:

Effective pain relief for muscles & joints

Formulated by Kath Bartlett, Traditional Chinese Herbalist

Available at Asheville Center for , or web order at:

https://www.kamwo.com/shop/product.php?productid=17442 & cat=0 & page=1

 

 

Asheville Center For

70 Woodfin Place, Suite West Wing Two

Asheville, NC 28801 828.258.2777

kbartlett

www.AcupunctureAsheville.com