We have been continuously being talking about pollen allergy and pollen allergy symptoms. Today, we are going to focus on the symptoms, because I think it is very important for people to know how the signs of this health problem in case it starts to act in your body and what you can do about it if it ever happens to you. This type of allergy is one of the most common types found all over the US; millions of people suffer from sneezing, coughing, itching, runny nose and watery eyes when the pollen starts to fly in the air, specially during each spring, summer, and fall. Those tiny particles are released from trees, weeds, and grasses and when people walk by they start experiencing the symptoms (those who are allergic to it). Pollen hitch rides on currents of air, and while their mission is to fertilize parts of other plants, many never reach their objective and, instead of that, make unscheduled deviations into human noses and throats causing the problems that we just mentioned above. The pollen particles can trigger the allergic reaction that doctors call pollen-allergy, or seasonal allergic rhinitis, and what many people know as hay fever or rose fever (depending on the season in which the symptoms take place). When it comes to allergies, experts think that people inherit a tendency to be allergic, although not to any specific allergen. It could be that your mom was allergic to pollen and so you inherited that condition as well. But that does not apply in all of the cases.
Pollen allergies involve different types of allergenic pollens, and the most commonly allergy-causing types of pollen are produced by the plain-looking plants such as trees, grasses, and weeds that do not have showy flowers. These plants produce small, light, dry pollen granules that are specially made for wind transport. In other words, these means that pollen particles can travel from one area that is so far away to another area, even located miles away.
The best way to handle grass pollen allergy is obviously avoiding the contact all of the way. People with this type of allergy may at first think they have a summer cold, but the “cold” never goes away. Any respiratory illness that lasts longer than a week or two requires people to see a doctor for assistance, as it may not be “just flu”. Medication should be taken ONLY when the doctor has prescribed it already (chronic cases).
The symptoms are easy to recognize: itching, irritation, and excess mucus production are in the corner. Some people with pollen allergy develop asthma especially during pollen season. You can also take a skin test with your doctor’s approval to find out which types of pollen are responsible, using pollens commonly found in your local area. If you start experiencing any of the mentioned pollen allergy symptoms, please contact your doctor before it gets worse.