Why are spring allergies more common? Symptoms and prevention methods of spring allergies

Today I’m going to tell you about the symptoms and prevention methods of spring allergies. For those who don’t know yet, hurry up and learn about skin care.

Why are allergies more common in spring?

The weather gets warmer in spring and everything comes back to life. It is the most common season for skin allergies. So what should we do about spring skin allergies? How to prevent allergies?

1. Understand what spring allergies are

Why are allergies more common in spring?

Spring is the season when tree pollen is most widely spread. Many allergic diseases in this season are caused by pollen mixed in the air, entering the body through the nose, leading to "spring allergies." In addition, there are many people who suffer from allergies due to food and drugs.

There are many allergens in spring, and for people with allergies, any item may cause allergies. Our common allergens are:

Pollen: In spring, various flowers and plants bloom, and they release many pollen particles during this period. This is a major factor leading to the high incidence of spring allergies.

Dust mites: Dust mites grow in the dust around us, and the temperature and humidity in spring are just right for their growth and reproduction. Asthma patients and people with allergies will easily develop allergies if they inhale dust that contains a large number of mites.

Germs: It is easy to catch a cold in spring. Once a person’s resistance is low, viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma and other pathogens will be inhaled as allergens and directly induce asthma. Therefore, if you catch a cold repeatedly, your asthma attacks will continue, even one after another.

Climate: The temperature in spring is unstable, with a large temperature difference between day and night. Some people are allergic to the hot and cold stimulation of the air, which can cause allergies.

Medicines: Many diseases are easy to get in the early spring, such as aspirin, certain antibiotics, bacterial vaccines, antivenom, etc. Maybe you are allergic to a certain medicine, but you don’t know it, and it causes an allergy inadvertently.

So what are the common allergy symptoms in spring?

The first is pollen allergy. Pollen is emitted and floats in the air. People with allergic constitution or a history of asthma inhale certain pollen that can cause allergic reactions, and they begin to sneeze, have a runny nose, and itchy nose, which gradually induces asthma. The second is urticaria, which is commonly known as wind bumps, which is most likely to occur in people with allergies or rhinitis. It is mainly caused by allergies to flowers, dust mites and fur. It causes large patches of small red bumps on the skin surface, which are itchy and painful. These two are the main common allergic diseases in spring, and there are some others such as eczema.

Many netizens have asked, sometimes the body itches, not knowing whether it is allergy or just caused by dry weather, so how do we judge what is allergy, what are the symptoms of allergy?

Different allergies have different symptoms. The main symptoms include local skin itching, papules, and severe erosion. For example, urticaria often starts with itchy skin, followed by the appearance of patches (wheals) of varying shapes and sizes, with obvious itching, and the rash increases after scratching. The time of onset is irregular, but it occurs more often at night. It lasts for a few minutes to a few hours before disappearing. They often occur repeatedly or in batches, one after another; and pollen allergy will cause sneezing, itchy nose, runny nose, etc. If not treated early, the disease may recur.

2. Spring is here, and allergies can also be properly prevented

What should we pay attention to in preventing allergies in spring?

First of all, you should pay attention to maintaining personal and home hygiene. In life, most allergies originate from dust mites, so thorough dust mite prevention is the first priority to avoid allergies. Pay special attention to your bedroom, various furniture with textiles, pillows, carpets, closed windows, and warm and humid spaces in your home, which are like allergy time bombs placed in your home. Therefore, what we need to do is to thoroughly check the house to see where the allergens gather, such as bedding, carpets, kitchens, bathrooms and other humid places and the most likely locations of air conditioning filters, and then clean them.

In addition, you should be careful when choosing food and try to eat less seafood. Seafood is generally a heteroprotein food and is prone to cause allergies, as well as some spicy foods and some vegetables can also cause allergies, such as lentils, edamame, soybeans and other beans, mushrooms, fungus, bamboo shoots and other fungi and algae, and fragrant vegetables such as coriander, leeks, and celery. You should pay more attention when eating these vegetables.

Another way to prevent allergies is to reduce contact and try to protect yourself when going out. People who are prone to allergies should stay out of the sun in spring and avoid going to parks and other places where there are more pollen and catkins.