Doctors advise people who are allergic to tree pollen, diet, wearing a medical mask, wash more often and monitor the Internet for updates data on the amount of pollen in the air.Now begins the difficult period for the people for whom the allergen is pollen of trees such as ash, birch, alder, linden, oak, the doctor said allergist-immunologist, associate professor of Clinical Immunology, Moscow State Medical and Dental University (MSMSU) Varvara Larina. According to her, this period lasts until the end of May.
"There has come season dusting the trees, you can now advise patients to keep track of data on the number of pollen and doctors' recommendations that must be followed," - said the head of the scientific advisory department of the Institute of Immunology Russia Lyudmila Luss.
Allergy or infection?
People who do not suffer from the first year of worsening allergy symptoms - sneezing, watery eyes, nasal congestion, respiratory failure, should first consult a doctor who will prescribe anti-allergic treatment, experts believe. "Do not self-medicate. Now a lot of money - and treatment, and prevention, which allow you to monitor the condition of patients, "- said Luss.
She emphasized that only a doctor can determine is, Is being allergic or is it some kind of infection. "Spring - it's not just the aggravation of allergies, but that's the aggravation of various viral infections that have rinokonyuktivalnye manifestations similar to an allergy," - said the doctor.
The diet of cross-allergy
"It is proved that the antigen tree has similarities with a variety of stone products - it's apples, pears, peaches, apricots, carrots, certain spices, herbs, reception of which must be limited to that period of time," - said Larin.
Luss also advised people with allergies to give this time of year from nuts, infusions of rose hips, from cosmetics, medicines, up to toothpaste, if they contain raw materials from trees, which can also provide cross-allergic reactions.
The Invisible Enemy
According to Luss, at this time of year, allergy sufferers should try to ensure that the pollen as small as possible to enter the body. When a man comes home from the street, it must necessarily wash, rinse your mouth and rinse the nasal cavity, remove the clothes in which he was in the street, because it absorbs himself in the pollen. The doctor thinks that you should not be ashamed to wear a medical mask, because it is made of special filters, well protect against pollen.
Larina believes that it is also desirable to have a grid on the windows, which would have delayed the pollen, and put the home air cleaner.
