Pollen allergy? 15 remedies to stop suffering!

Spring is the season when trees and flowers release pollen into the air, which can travel many miles.

If you are sensitive to dust or pollen, a very common situation among allergy sufferers, dust from your mattress combined with pollen can also cause more or less bothersome allergies.

Allergy vaccines?

There are no vaccines to permanently eliminate allergies, so in this article we want to point out some precautions to help yo minimize allergy attacks during season change and avoid sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion and headaches as much as possible… all negative symptoms derived from allergy.

One symptom predominates over the others

Keep in mind that for some people, one symptom predominates over the others, so if you think you don’t suffer from pollen allergy but you find yourself with one of these complaints every day, then you should do some tests to clearly determine if you are allergic to pollen or not.

But now let’s get to the tips!

1. Reduce outdoor activities

Try to stay indoors from 5 to 10 am. During the morning, in fact, there is usually a peak of pollen in the air. By “staying safe” you will be able to avoid inhaling pollen.

2. Keep the windows closed!

Try to keep your windows shut during season change to prevent pollen from coming into the house directly through your window!

3. Keep your personal space clean

Are you in your office or study room all day? Vacuuming your bookshelves and shelves daily will greatly reduce the likelihood of pollen accumulating inside the room.

4. Treat the symptoms immediately

Nasal washes help eliminate pollen particles as soon as the first discomfort from pollen allergy begins to occur.

5. “2 spoons of honey a day keep pollen allergies away!”

Honey has numerous properties, and eating 2 tablespoons a day during the 2 months before the change of season helps reduce pollen allergy symptoms.

6. Wash your hair before going to bed

Pollen may accumulate in your hair and on your skin, so the optimal thing is to take a shower to remove it completely. Ideally, you should do this as soon as possible, as soon as you get home after a day spent outside.

7. “Caution: keep pets away from the mattress!”

Try to keep, at least during the crucial allergy season, your pet away from your bedroom, your mattress and the sheets or blankets you use. If your dog or cat is used to going outside, pollen may stick to its coat and be carried into the home environment.

8. Wash the mattress cover weekly

Washing mattress covers in hot water over 90°C is very important since mites are eliminated only at high temperatures. If you have a mattress with a hypoallergenic cover, it is definitely machine washable at high temperatures for this very reason.

9. Keep your car windows closed!

Use air conditioning and point fans away from your face when you travel, this will limit the presence of pollen inside your car.

10. Check out the “pollen bulletin”

Consult a pollen bulletin frequently and try to plan your activities based on the “pollen forecast”: it will help you reduce the likelihood of going out on particularly pollen-filled days and thus decrease the occurrence of allergy.

11. If you really have to do yard work…

If you can’t delegate the garden work to anyone else, we strongly recommend using a protective mask with filters that will help you avoid inhaling pollen. In any case, try as much as possible to avoid contact with freshly cut grass.

12. Take a vacation at the sea!

If you are lucky enough to go on vacation during season change, we recommend going to a seaside area to avoid pollen as much as possible and thoroughly enjoy spring.

13. Dry the laundry in an indoor space

Try not to dry your laundry outdoors and always wash your clothes when you return home after a day spent outside in contact with pollen.

In fact, your “pollinated” clothes may come in contact with furniture, carpeting, books, curtains, sofas, and the mattress itself since we often place our clothes on top of it.

14. Air conditioner with filters

An air conditioner with filters is very useful for absorbing pollen at home or in the office. Obviously, these filters should be cleaned very often by wearing protective masks or delegating the cleaning to people who do not suffer from pollen/mite allergies or to trained technicians.

As much as you can, avoid using fans, especially ceiling fans, which, besides “raising” dust, promote the spread of pollen throughout any enclosed space.

15. The “right” foods to fight allergy?

Avoid foods that create mucus such as:

• white flour and derivatives;
• eggs;
• cheeses;
• cured meats and sausages.

Try to replace them with foods that dissolve mucus:

• citrus fruits;
• fresh or dried figs;
• raisins;
• vegetables in seasons;
• seasonal fruits.

Our advice

In case of frequent attacks, consulting an allergist/immunologist remains the wisest and safest thing to do.

In this article, we wanted to provide you with some tips to help you reduce the symptoms of allergies due to the season change and to make sure that even allergy sufferers enjoy this beautiful time to the fullest.