Can I be cured of my allergies?

Can I be cured of my allergies?

Harold Kaiser (Practicing Allergist and Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School) gives expert video advice on: What questions should I ask my doctor after getting an allergy diagnosis?; How soon will I start to feel better after taking allergy medication?; Can I be cured of my allergies? and more...

The advantage of immunotherapy or allergy injections are they are the one form of treatment that can promise a cure. In other words, down the road if they are exposed further, the body chemistry has changed and they are cured. However, we like to talk about control instead of cure. Cure is a tough thing in allergic disease. It is part of your genetic makeup and it can manifest itself later on down the road.