Pollens (allergens) can cause these symptoms in different body systems:

Nose : Sneezing, nasal congestion, runny nose, swelling of the nasal mucosa, with symptoms of nasal obstruction and difficulty breathing.

Eyes : itching, redness, watering, swelling (conjunctivitis)

Respiratory system : cough, inflammation with (bronchitis), acute respiratory problems and asthma.

Skin : itching, skin rashes (eczema, urticaria, neurodermatitis).

Digestive system : bloating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain.

Head : Migraine.

Mechanism

 Pollen allergy: Allergy is caused by breathing pollen in the air.

Classification:

At certain times of the year, they have a peak of activity when they first pollinate and then the leaves come out.

A) Early Bloomer:

1- Early spring: (in some areas it starts from Bahman or March).

2- Spring to summer: (during spring pollination of Birch, Red Beech and grasses)

3- Summer pollination: (grass and grains)

b) Late Bloomer (delayed pollination):

They pollinate at the end of their life cycle.

1- Late summer: (Mugwort)

2-Early to mid autumn: (Stinging Nettle)

As a rule, the pollination period is between December and October.

 The actual pollination season (b) and the intensification of pollen activity depend only on the weather and environmental conditions of the same area.

Pollen’s calendar is used to determine the time and type of test that will be performed on you.

How can you reduce pollen allergies?

During the pollination period of plants, the release of plant pollen is high during the day, especially in the evening. Mountain and sea areas have less allergens. Rainy or cloudy weather reduces the amount of allergens.

Please follow and obey these rules carefully.

1-Sleeping with the window closed.

2-Be careful how long you stay outside the house. Pollens are definitely present in nature. But you can plan that your activities (walking – exercise…) are done in the hours when the pollens will cause the least disturbance to you.

(Be at home during the hours when pollen is most active, such as early morning and evening)

3-Wash your hair before going to bed and going to bed. This will prevent pollens from outside from entering your bed and you will not inhale them while sleeping.

4- Don’t dry your clothes outside the rooms (outdoors). Don’t put the clothes that are stained with pollen in your bedroom. And change them outside the bedroom.

5-Avoid gardening.

6- When driving, make sure that the car windows are up and closed and install a pollen filter in the car.

7- Avoid activities that cause additional irritation of the mucous membrane. For example: eye make-up, use of dry-cleaning foams and foams, cigarette vapors, cooking smoke (frying smell) and…

8- Take your vacation to the mountains or the seaside.

9-Don’t forget that pollen allergy (plant allergens) can be triggered by eating some foods and cause the same symptoms as plant allergy.

Allergy treatment with pollens:

1- Symptomatic treatment: drugs such as drops, pills, injections, etc. may be needed. For example, drugs are prescribed depending on the location, type, form and severity of allergy symptoms. These can reduce or turn off the allergy symptoms, but only when the drugs are used, these symptoms are silent, if the drug is stopped, the symptoms start again, which means it is necessary, but not enough.

2- Immunotherapy or vaccine therapy to reduce sensitivity.

1- Vaccine therapy is provided regularly to enable your body to cope with and tolerate pollens and reduce allergy symptoms.

2- This is the only way to treat allergies that changes the response of your immune system to pollens. Immunotherapy works on the root cause of your illness and can either eliminate or reduce allergy symptoms.

3-Immunotherapy is provided in two forms, injection or sublingual drops.

Immunotherapy that is done for you; It is done with the same allergies that you have been allergic to (the same allergens that made you sick).

The duration of vaccine treatment is at least 3 years. which can be presented in two ways. Or you inject before the allergy season. or should be injected throughout the year.

Allergy to pollens is a disease that must be taken seriously. If the vaccine treatment is started at the very beginning of the allergy symptoms, the result of the treatment to completely eliminate this allergy is much higher.

Allergens of these foods can cause symptoms similar to allergies with some pollens. For example, if someone who is allergic to grass eats raw tomatoes or kiwi, his body will show the same symptoms of grass allergy.