Allergy to pollen, or Sit at home, do not walk!

Allergy to pollen is characterized by seasonality, that is, its manifestations are usually noticeable during flowering.

There are several symptoms of this disease:

1. The most common symptom is sneezing, which is often accompanied by a runny nose or stuffy nose.
2. Irritation of the mucous membranes of the eyes, itching in the nasal cavity or throat.
3. Sometimes an allergy to plant pollen is manifested by the appearance of dark circles under the eyes, which develops as a result of limited blood flow in the sinuses.

If a person does not suffer from such a disease, his pollen is simply eliminated, getting into the sinuses with sputum, is swallowed or coughs later. But if we are dealing with allergy sufferers, his pollen cannot leave the body so quickly and painlessly.

When an allergen enters the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity, a chemical reaction occurs that causes the cells of the connective tissue to produce histamine, which dilates the blood vessels. Then a fluid stream begins to pass through them, leading to swelling of the passages and nasal congestion. The production of histamine sometimes causes itching, burning and a lot of sputum.

Very often, an allergy to pollen causes the development of asthma, which first manifests itself as a seasonal disease, and then becomes chronic.

This type of allergy has three forms of diagnosis:

1. Skin samples. Light scratches are made on the arm, on which pollen is then applied. At the same time, such tests can be performed on 12 allergens.
2. Tests provocation. An allergen is applied to the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity, eyes or respiratory organs and then determine the degree of activity of specific immunoglobulins, which are aimed at neutralizing external factors. This method has a higher degree of reliability.
3. The most accurate method in which pollen allergy is determined is the detection of specific immunoglobulins in the blood for pollen allergens.

All such procedures are carried out before the flowering season.

Doctors also identify some groups of people whose risk of developing this allergy is especially high:

1. People whose place of residence is located in an unfavorable ecological environment.
2. Patients with weakened immunity (most often an allergy to pollen develops in children).
3. People with bronchial asthma or bronchitis.
4. Those who underwent tonsillectomy.
5. All asthmatics and allergies.

An allergy to pollen, the treatment of which is carried out both during the exacerbation period and outside it, should be clearly controlled: patients need to adhere to certain rules of behavior:

1. You can not go into the countryside during flowering.
2. When the windows overlook the courtyard, it is best to keep them closed.
3. After going outside the house, you must take a shower and change clothes.
4. After visiting the street and before going to bed, you need to rinse your nose with sea water and rinse her throat.
5. Adhere to a hypoallergenic diet, the principles of which the doctor will explain.
6. Stop drying clothes on the street.
7. Purify the air using specialized products (cleaners or air conditioners with air filters).
8. Take medications prescribed by your allergist.
9. If a woman is pregnant, she is prescribed topical antihistamines (ointments and sprays).

If an allergy to pollen does not go away as a result of observing the above precautions, it is best to change the climate zone for this period or simply restrict visits to the streets. It is important to know that from 8 to 11 in the morning in the air there is a maximum concentration of pollen. By evening, its quantity decreases, at night it is not at all. Also, on calm and rainy days there is less pollen than in dry and hot weather.