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Lactrase® preparation in case of mould fungus allergy and CF
Hello. I am suffering from CF and lately, a lactose intolerance has been diagnosed. As I am additionally allergic to mould fungi I would like to know, if I can take uncritically Lactrase® preparations, as they are mostly breeded on mould fungi? Many thanks for your efforts, Best regards,
13.10.2014
Worsening of the lung function
Hello, My daughter has been diagnosed to suffer from CF 2 years ago (she was already 17 years old). After the first shock, we have begun to accept the disase. The medical care was very good and the therapy worked well. Her lung function increased concerning the FEV1 value from 80 to 107 in ...
29.09.2014
CF and cortisone
Dear expert team, as a CF patient with severe allergic asthma (trees, grasses, fungus spores) I face the problem to be forced to reduce the cortinsone (prednisone 10 mg daily / symbicort 200® (budesonide and formoterol) 3puffs 3 times daily) that I take for 10 years, due to recurrent ...
08.07.2014
Strong cough at night
Hello, I have a 6-year-old daughter with CF and she is coughing for nearly 2 months, at day time less and at night time very much. What can I do for relief? She is taking antibiotics for the whole year with only few pauses, thus steadily. From the cough blocker noscapin she gets stomach ache. ...
03.02.2014
Xolair®/desensitization
Hello, I am a 45 year-old woman with CF and allergic asthma (tested for trees, grases and fungi = Aspergillus). As the Symbicort® (formoterol and budesonide) is not enough anymore I have to do an additional therapy. Which of the two therapies against the allergic asthma would you recommend to ...
13.05.2013
Mould in nuts
Dear experts, Is it possible that swallowing mouldy tasting nuts leads to an allergic reaction in the lungs of a CF patient (who also had ABPA (allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis) before)? Thanks for your answer.
22.01.2013
problems with adhesive bandages
Hello, CF patients present two types of problems with conventional sticking plaster: - Allergy - Adhesion problems due to perspiration. Could you advise us which adhesive bandage are really suited for each problem? Moreover, in our hospital, this problem is unknown from the staff and the ...
22.05.2012
Cat allergy?
For three years I have been living with my house cat. While on vacation in a cat-free environment for a few days recently, unfortunately I realized that my lungs immediately felt much better. Which specialist can I consult to prove or disprove this suspicion, i.e. where can I do an allergy test ...
27.10.2011
Gluten
Hello! I read that CF patients often have difficulty to digest products with gluten. This information can be found in many sites, including this one: http://www.naturosante.com/rubriques/conseils/conseil.php?24 I quote: "It was noted that children with CF are especially susceptible to ...
01.09.2011
gluten allergy and lack of symptoms
Hello In the tests ImuPro 300 assessing latent allergy type III allergy to gluten and milk was detected in my 9-year-old son. So far he hasn't had any symptoms. Does it make any sense to introduce the diet? (I introduced the diet 3 weeks ago, but since a week he has diarrhoea, which was not ...
30.08.2011
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