Allergic reactions can lead to certain changes in your body, which could be detected easily in most cases. These symptoms can be used to indicate an allergy:
• Sneezing and a runny nose
• The tightness of the chest or extreme coughing
• Red-colored rashes and skin itching
• Throat, lips, or tongue swelling
Even if allergies are not usually life-threatening, you should still be cautious. These conditions could potentially lead to anaphylaxis or just make your life highly unproductive.
Keep a track of your routine
Allergies may be caused by the things you consume, the clothes you wear, or the environment you are in. Most of the time, you may not even understand what is causing the allergy. For these reasons, you should keep constant track of your activities so when an allergic reaction shows up, you will know what caused it. It may not help you for the first time, but it will for sure, in the future.
Have regular medical check-ups
Visiting your physician regularly during the allergy season is a good practice. With routine check-ups, your doctor will update you on your status and advise you accordingly. This will allow you to stay safe from allergic reactions better.
Avoid the triggers
You should avoid allergens as much as possible. If you can, stay away from them entirely. If you are allergic to cats, and you own a cat, it would be extremely hard to avoid it. Pets are usually a part of the family, and they cannot be simply cut off. However, if you are allergic to certain foods or medications, you can avoid them quite easily, because they mostly have appropriate alternatives that you can use.
What if an allergen is unavoidable?
There are some tips in certain cases where allergic reactions are inevitable, or considerably hard to avoid.
• Pet Allergies: Keep the pet away from your bedroom and ensure the floor and furniture are not promote hair sticking. Clean the place regularly.
• Pollen Allergies: Pollen is hard to avoid. Relocate yourself in a place that does not have many “male” trees, to efficiently avoid pollen, and wear an appropriate mask whenever you go out to filter out the pollen from the air, as much as possible.
• Cleaning: Bathe regularly and clean yourself thoroughly with soap and shampoo to remove all allergens that may cling to you.
Have plans ready for all possible circumstances. As the weather changes, or as you change your location, the types and intensities of various allergies may be different. We never really know what the future holds for us. Different people even in the case of the same allergy may have different symptoms. It’s always best to consult your doctor for advice.
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