Nobody enjoys suffering the effects of allergies even the smaller ones. The frequency that people are experiencing allergic reactions such as a runny nose, itching, and so on is increasing dramatically in today’s industrialised world. whilst not life threatening they are certainly not pleasant and when they do occur they are difficult to get rid of as it is hard to find out how they been caused.
Three common ways to find out if a particular substance (known as an allergen) has caused your reaction is to:
1. Apply the suspected allergen to your skin and fasten it there with a plaster, now you need to wait for 48 hours to see the outcome. If it an allergen you will witness a bubble, rash or some other form of irritation appear.
2. Have an injection into just the upmost level of the skin of the allergen and wait to see what happens
3. having droplets of the potential allergen placed directly onto your skin will provide you with the best feedback in the shortest time frame.
If you do not know what the allergn is and wish to reduce your suffering then try a few or all of the following:
Make sure you are washing your linen regularly and that it is not the washing powder causing the reaction. Switch to a different washing machine powder and see if this eases the symptoms.
If you often leave doors and windows open it may well be that pollutants are drifting indoors and causing you problems, this is especially true if you live in an industrial area. Note down any changes you experience after giving them a try for a few days.
Do your reactions get worse when you have been to a particular area of town, visited certain people or eaten certain things. It would be very helpful to make a not of these things and review it after a couple of weeks. This one simple tactic could be highly significant as to what is causing the symptoms.
Drink green tea as it contains high levels of phyto nutrients and also anti-oxidants both of which help to fight allergens at a cellular level. The herbalists approach is also worth considering too whereby you increase your garlic and onion intake. This is due to the fact that they have the ingredient Querticin in them which is supposedly a great help in the fight against allergens.
Buying and running a dehumidifier would be an excellent place to start. These are great at reducing the level os moisture in the air which in turn lowers the number of allergens in the air. They are a great preventative measure and cure for damp mouldpatches. It would be a very wise idea to take a good look around your home to see if there are any damp patches. This is a particularly bad source of potentially harmful allergens. In such a case a crawl space dehumdifier can be used to be set up and run in a small space and they are very effective. The Comfort Aire dehumidifier range a re partricularly reputable.
None of the above tips are particularly revolutionary but any single one of those could help significantly in reducing allergic symptoms. Have a go at the all and see what works for you, quite clearly a visit to the doctor is always worth doing if things are getting out of hand, they may prescribe you a nasal spray or some other type of medication. However never forget that establishing and tackling the root cause is always going to be the best long term approach.
