Where does the allergy lie in the fall?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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For sure, many people know about the allergy that people visit with the arrival of spring, but few people have heard of the autumn. But it does exist.
Allergy to ragweed
In the autumn, some plants continue to multiply. One such representative, causing allergic reactions, is ambrosia, which continues to "please" allergy sufferers until November. Approximately three-quarters of people susceptible to allergic reactions to pollen suffer from an allergy specifically to the flowering of this plant.
With the arrival of colds, the risk of colds increases, but some symptoms, such as sneezing and runny nose, can indicate not an allergy, but an allergic reaction to ragweed. In addition, the invariable companions of the allergy to this plant are itching in the nasopharynx and eyes, coughing and tearing.
If you have such an opportunity, it is better to go closer to the sea, where you will stay away from the irritant and breathe fresh air.
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Allergies to pets
The problem is quite common and gaining momentum. Scientists explain this by the fact that there is a significant increase in families that acquire domestic pets. People who have fallen in love with four-legged friends, it is very difficult to part with them, but it is inevitable.
About 15% of the population suffer from allergic reactions to cats and dogs, and more often it is for cats. Many people think that the reason for this intolerance is wool, which is everywhere. However, in fact, the culprits of sneezing and runny nose are saliva and protein, which is secreted by sebaceous glands and dead skin cells of the animal. This protein is so microscopic that it can not be disposed of with a vacuum cleaner, its tiny particles hover in the air, landing in the person's eyes and nose, thereby irritating the mucous and causing allergic reactions.
Also a common allergen is dust
If you sneeze during cleaning, do not think that dust has got into the respiratory tract - the dust mite that is a resident of the bed (blankets, pillows, mattresses, feather beds, sofas, etc.) got into the dust and especially likes to live in a storage cupboard. The most favorite delicacy of a dust mite is scales of the stratum corneum, of which 80% of house dust consists. How not to look closely, and to see a tick not with an armed eye will not succeed - its size is about 0.1-0.3 mm. Allergen causing all sneezing and runny nose is the feces of a dust mite.
Despite the fact that these creatures live in every home, they do not cause an allergic reaction to everyone, but only to those people who are predisposed to it. The reason for this may be low immunity or genetic predisposition. Symptoms of "dust" allergies are the same as allergy to pollen.
Physicians recommend people with allergies to use second-generation antihistamines, such as "Claritin" or "Zirtek", which block histamine receptors and do not allow allergies to spoil a person's life.
Histamine is a biologically active substance that affects the organs and tissues of the body through special formations - histamine receptors, and is one of the causes of the development of allergy symptoms.