Allergy to pollen from weeds today is common throughout the world. It is the last wave of hay fever, which usually occurs in late July - early August, when grasses bloom especially rapidly. This period, dangerous for allergy sufferers, continues until the first snow falls.
The group of allergenic plants includes: blotch, Asteraceae, plantain. The allergen is more concentrated in the following plants:
- ragweed;
- sagebrush;
- quinoa.
You need to know that the pollen allergens of these herbs are similar in structure to house dust allergens. It is for this reason that often one patient is allergic to weeds and dust.
The causes of the disease
Many herbs growing in fields and meadows often become dangerous for people predisposed to the development of this disease. Fine particles of pollen provoke a negative reaction of the body: in particular, the occurrence of cross allergies and characteristic symptoms, independent of the action of the stimulus.
The disease develops rapidly in both adults and children. Sometimes the cause of hypersensitivity in patients prone to allergies to weeds lies in hay fever. This is a genetic predisposition that is inherited. It is difficult to cure an allergy to weeds, but it is possible: for this, the doctor prescribes medication, a special diet, and stimulation of the immune system.
Symptoms of the disease
As a rule, they manifest problems with the mucous membrane of the nose, respiratory system and eyes. Often, patients complain to allergists about the redness of the eyelids and intolerable itching. Experts advise not to postpone a visit to the doctor when:
- itching of the palate and tongue;
- shortness of breath, debilitating dry cough, shortness of breath;
- runny nose, itching in the nasal cavity, and sometimes nasal congestion, sneezing;
- lacrimation and redness of the eyes;
- urticaria, redness of the skin;
- wheezing in the chest;
- fatigue, lethargy, weight loss;
- edema (including Quincke);
- pharyngitis.
The first symptoms appear in the airways. Well-being is significantly worse in windy weather, when pollen spreads faster due to gusts of wind. Patients experience relief during rain, when pollen is nailed to the ground.
Weed allergy: treatment
In therapy, various antiallergic drugs are used, the action of which is aimed at suppressing and eliminating an allergic reaction. The first recommendation that a patient with an allergy to weeds receives from a doctor is to minimize contact with provocateurs of negative reactions. During active flowering plants should not go to nature. In addition, a strict diet is prescribed to patients.
Medicines for allergies to weeds are the so-called widespread antihistamines that do not cause a sedative effect. These include:
- Claritin
- Loratadine
- "Histimet";
- "Alergodil";
- Zirtek;
- "Lordestine" and others.
“Fenistil gel” will help get rid of itching and skin dermatitis with allergies to weeds. For the removal of toxins, sorbents are recommended - Smecta, Enterosgel, white coal. Nasal congestion will be eliminated by vasoconstrictor drugs: Rinazolin, Galazolin, Tizin, Naphthyzin, Xylometazoline.
In complicated cases, doctors after a thorough examination prescribe hormonal drugs. In the treatment of allergies to weeds in children, drugs are prescribed taking into account the age of the child.
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy can help the body reduce its sensitivity to weeds. This is a new, but well-proven method, which consists in introducing the minimum doses of the stimulus into the body to reduce and completely eliminate the manifestations of negative reactions to it. One of such preparations is a mixed herb, including reagents of plantain, ragweed, wormwood, and hodgepodge. Only an allergist can prescribe such treatment if he considers it appropriate.
When taking drops or tablets for allergies to weeds, it is necessary to include vitamin complexes in the diet that support defenses. This is especially important in the treatment of children whose immune system is not yet fully formed and is not ready to withstand the negative effects of the environment.
Alternative methods of treatment
Traditional healers offer patients and parents whose children are allergic to weeds, an effective recipe for treating this ailment. It is necessary to purchase peony root powder from a pharmacy . It should be taken half an hour before meals. For an adult, the daily dosage should not exceed four spoons (tablespoons), and for children over ten years of age - one spoon. This remedy is effective during allergic rhinitis. If the child cannot take the powder in its pure form, a little jam can be added to it.
Dilute a gram of natural mummy in a liter of milk or warm water, take this composition daily in the morning. Adults need to drink 100 ml, and children over four years of age 50 ml.
If it is revealed that ragweed causes allergy, pour one spoon (tablespoon) of oak bark with boiling water (250 ml) for two hours. After this, the infusion must be filtered, moistened with gauze, folded in three layers, and applied to the location of the disease for forty minutes. Recommended for the treatment of allergic dermatitis and urticaria.
Hypoallergenic diets
Along with allergies to pollen from weeds, a cross-allergy can develop that manifests itself as a food reaction. It occurs in 95% of cases. It is rather difficult to establish the cause of an allergy, especially when several associated symptoms appear. Doctors recommend that patients follow a fairly strict diet for allergies to weeds, which excludes many products.
With exacerbation of the disease
Within two days, starvation is recommended - drinking only mineral or drinking water in the amount of not more than one and a half liters per day (one liter for children), weak tea. In the future, the diet is designed for five days. Allowed to eat foods that are very rarely allergens.
During the diet are allowed to eat:
- bread products:
- yesterday’s wheat and gray bread;
- vegetarian, vegetable, cereal soups;
- buckwheat and oatmeal on the water.
Eat at least six times a day.
With symptom relief
When there is a decrease in the symptoms of the disease, patients are allowed to:
- yesterday’s gray and wheat bread;
- unsweetened and inedible grades of cookies and bakery products;
- soups with vegetable broth, vegetarian, cabbage soup , borscht, lean meat soup, beetroot soup;
- low-fat beef dishes; veal, poultry in a baked, stewed or boiled form;
- per day one soft-boiled egg, omelet from 1 egg or protein;
- yogurt, pasteurized and acidophilic milk, kefir, sour curd;
- weak tea with milk, mineral or drinking water, weak coffee.
Eat at least four times a day.
What foods should be excluded from the diet?
You need to know that with allergies to weeds can not be consumed. From the diet should be excluded:
- beekeeping products;
- mayonnaise;
- chicory;
- sunflower seeds;
- mustard;
- sunflower oil;
- spices and herbs: coriander and dill, celery and caraway seeds, curry and parsley, black pepper and nutmeg, cinnamon and anise, ginger;
- gourds;
- alcohol, especially the one that includes wormwood - balsamic drinks, vermouth.
Garlic, carrots, bananas, citrus fruits can cause negative reactions. If you are allergic to, for example, quinoa pollen, do not eat spinach and beets. For allergy sufferers, phytopreparations based on the following herbs are categorically contraindicated:
- Chamomile.
- Sagebrush.
- Mother and stepmother.
- Calendula.
- Elecampane.
- A series of.
- Tansy.
- Yarrow.
- Dandelion.
Disease prevention
Doctors recommend that patients who have undergone treatment not to neglect the preventive measures of the disease, which will avoid the manifestations of the disease during the seasonal flowering of herbs. The main ways to prevent relapse are:
- Restriction of trips to nature during the flowering of meadow and field grasses.
- Wear closed clothing when going out for a walk.
- The room should be well ventilated, but close the window with wet gauze to prevent pollen from entering the room.
- Perform wet cleaning regularly.
- A few days before the flowering of weeds, start taking anti-allergic drugs.
- Follow a special diet that excludes allergenic foods.
Do not let the treatment of this disease by chance: if at least one of the above allergy symptoms appears, visit an allergist who will prescribe an examination, and after receiving the results, an effective treatment.