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Causes and Risks
- Allergies seem to have some link to heredity. (If both your parents have them, it’s more likely you’ll develop them.)
- There is some belief that babies, who are not breastfed, are more predisposed to developing allergies.
- A depressed immune system can encourage the development of allergies.
- Hay fever (allergic rhinitis) results in the presence of pollen, affecting mucous membranes of the nose, eyes and airways. There are three hay-fever seasons: They are February to May, late spring and summer, and fall (or ragweed pollen season).
- Mold allergies can happen when mowing or raking the yard, harvesting crops, walking through fields/meadows. Molds can grow wherever it is damp and dark especially in the bathroom, kitchen, trash containers and garage.
- Some of the more common foods that people have allergies are sulfites, chocolate, wheat products, dairy products, strawberries, shellfish and eggs.
Symptoms
– Sneezing
– itchy, watery eyes
– runny nose (clear discharge)
– coughing
– nasal congestion
– hives or other skin rash
– headache
– fatigue
Airborne Allergens
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