Handling Spring (Hay) - Fight Hay Fever - HANDLING SPRING(HAY)
The National Institute of Health’s branch of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases re p o rt that 40 to 50 million Americans suffer from allergies
in one form or another. Many experience food allergies that
a re treated somewhat diff e rently from hay fever allergies. Hay fever
comes from airborne allergens, generally from pollen or pollutants.
The symptoms of allergy occur when an
immune system is overactive. The
immune system often recognizes something
as foreign and treats it as foreign by
attacking it, when in fact it really isn’t a
substance the body should be concern e d
with. This over-activity of the immune
system leads to the release of substances
including histamine that cause the
symptoms of hay fever.
The most common symptoms include a
runny nose and itching eyes and scratchy
throat. Sometimes, an allergy will precede
a sinus infection by causing swelling in
the nasal membranes preventing fluids
f rom exiting the sinus passages. An infection
then ensues. However, most people
who feel pressure over their sinuses,
never develop an infection and so can be
adequately treated with the supplements
mentioned here. Many people experience
a tickle or a shallow cough that comes
from the throat rather than the lungs.
They may also experience a change in
emotions, becoming quite irritable
or moody.
These airborne allergies can often be
g rouped by season. Those people sensitive
to tree pollens usually have more
severe allergies in the springtime. Those
sensitive to grasses are often worse in
mid-summer. Those allergic to weeds
have their symptoms peak in the fall.
There are some unfortunate people who
have allergies all summer long who may
be allergic to a few plants in each group.
Those who have symptoms of allerg i e s
all winter long probably are allergic to
molds and mildew or household animals
and dust mites. On occasion, it takes a
real detective to determine from where
the allergies come.
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