No sneezing: how to relieve allergies in the summer season

No strength to sneeze: how to relieve allergies in the summer season

Most often it is hereditary, so even those who do not have unwanted reactions need to be careful.

Every year, the number of people suffering from pollinosis, or “hay fever” – allergy to pollen – increases. Its symptoms usually appear in spring and can last until mid-autumn. Allergist, immunologist of the European Medical Center, Ksenia Yakovleva, Candidate of Medical Sciences, tells about the causes of allergic reactions and how to fight them.

What causes seasonal allergies?

In general, allergy is a special reaction of the body to an external irritant – the so-called “causative allergen”. If you avoid contact with it, the symptoms will not appear, which is why pollen allergies are seasonal.

Most often the tendency to allergies is inherited. In this case, the “target organ”, which is exposed to the “blow”, from generation to generation can change. There is also a theory according to which such reactions can occur in a person who had little contact with bacteria at an early age.

What symptoms are characteristic of allergies?

The most common signs of allergies are itching, runny nose, sneezing and redness of the mucous membranes of the eyes. A more severe course can be accompanied by the appearance of coughing, choking attacks. In any case, a person experiences unpleasant sensations that literally prevent him from living normally.

Sometimes it happens that people confuse allergies with other diseases, for example, ARVI. Here it is important to take into account that with allergic reactions there is no fever. In any case, it is worth consulting an allergist.

Is it possible to completely get rid of allergies to flowering?

Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to “cure” allergies today, but you can significantly alleviate its symptoms. With proper treatment, which is selected by an allergist, a person does not feel any of its manifestations.

How can you alleviate the symptoms of seasonal allergies?

Of course, the surest way to get rid of unpleasant symptoms of allergic reactions is to avoid contact with the causative allergen. But in the case of pollen, this is nearly impossible.

Today in allergology there are many ways to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever. In its mild course, antihistamines and other drugs are used to reduce the severity of symptoms. A more effective method, which is used even in complicated cases, is ASIT – allergen-specific immunotherapy, which is a course of treatment with the allergen causing the symptoms.

As a result of such therapy, hypersensitivity to the allergen decreases. That is, the person stops reacting to contact with pollen and symptoms do not develop. In recent years, the availability of ASIT for patients has increased. Modern drugs for ASIT exist in the form of tablets and drops, which greatly simplifies their reception.

Do not self-diagnose and self-medicate. Consult a specialist.