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allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and high IGE
by barbara.m, Aug 12, 2007 05:03PM
I am struggling with ABPA and IGE levels that have increased to 15,000 despite shifting to a coastal area, getting rid of carpets, working part time, no pets, organic foods, maintaining a drug regime. I am on prednisone, symbicourt and sporanox and take and have tried many supplements prescribed by my general practitioner (who has expertise in environmental medicine) to keep going.
Symptoms include hand and foot cramps, reactions to many foods, inability to cope with any mental physical or emotional stress, ( increase in above symptoms or tiredness, viruses etc) and occaisional pulmonary infultration of aspergillous.
Is there anything else I can do, and is high and increasing IGE a problem in itself? If so how could I get it down? Thanks.
Symptoms include hand and foot cramps, reactions to many foods, inability to cope with any mental physical or emotional stress, ( increase in above symptoms or tiredness, viruses etc) and occaisional pulmonary infultration of aspergillous.
Is there anything else I can do, and is high and increasing IGE a problem in itself? If so how could I get it down? Thanks.
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You should review with a chest specialist and discuss about the further plan of management.
You could read about the disease process at the following links -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergic_bronchopulmonary_aspergillosis
http://medind.nic.in/iac/t03/i2/iact03i2p55o.pdf
The treatment plan has been studied in a group of patients and you could read up the follwing -
http://medind.nic.in/maa/t04/i2/maat04i2p128.pdf
Discuss with your doctor about the dose of steroid medications, inhalers and whether anti-fungal medications would help in your case.
How are you doing symptomatically?
Let us know about how you are doing and post us about what your doctor advises.
Regards.