Show HAY FEVER Hay fever is one of the most common allergies physicians Its symptoms are easily recognized watery and People susceptible to hay fever have a sensitivity to some particular substance it may be something that is in the or that they come into contact or that they Sometime in the the body was exposed to this substance and manufactured protective materials against it which are called From then whenever this same material antibodies meet it in cells and a reaction occurs releases a chemical known as a It is histamine which produces the hay fever symptoms by acting upon the lining of the throat and Hay fever hits different people at different times and for different In Uie it is most often caused by the pollen of the freshly growing grasses and It can also result from the dust in the corn crib or dust from cow and chicken The common is the pollen from ragweed which is released in the fall from about the middle of August to the frost For other people hay fever is I caused by certain I I people can't tolerate eggs flour wheat and many other In treating hay the physician must first try and find out what's causing This can be done several but the common is self-observation on the part of the hay fever Very by thinking back to when his reactions he will discover the source it was after cleaning out the during ragweed season or after eating Other methods of detection are skin and patch tests In which hay fever agents are either injected or put on top of the If the patient is there will be a local reaction consisting of an red In relieving the symptoms of hay the physician has many weapons at his he will probably administer an antihistamine as the name counteracts the affects of the histamine released in the body and helps prevent the runny watery eyes and He might also recommend a nasal spray a med which shrinks the membranes in the nose and sinuses and permits freer In most this two-step treatment S should do the If the allergy is the use of steroids might be or the doctor may use a series of Injections designed to make I the less sensitive to the hay fever causing If the best protection against hay is to stay away from the offending |