Bee pollen allergy: this is how you can protect yourself

Spring also starts the pollen season every year, which leads to allergy in many people. In this practical tip, we will tell you how you can best protect yourself from pollen.

Allergy to bee pollen: tips & tricks for allergy sufferers

Each flower is different, so that most allergy sufferers are not allergic to all pollen. As a result, allergic reactions sometimes only occur during certain flowering times.

• In the morning, the pollen count is lowest in the city. The least pollen is out in the country in the evenings. Use these times for a carefree walk in the fresh air.
• Whether grass, tree or flower pollen, you can look forward to rain in summer as an allergy sufferer. The rain drops the pollen on the floor and gives you pollen-free to pollen-free hours.
• If you have been outside for a long time or have been in the woods or meadows, it is best to change your clothes when you get home. Alternatively, you can shake your clothes vigorously on the doorstep.
• If you don't want to do without your own garden in summer, you should mow it regularly. If you cannot hand over the task, mow in the morning or dampen the lawn a little before mowing.

Do medications help against a pollen allergy?

• There are some medications you can take because of an allergy to pollen and grasses. This also includes Lorano acute. It is best to take such medications in advance if you know that you will be exposed to a high level of pollen.
• Alternatively, you can get rid of the allergy by hyposensitization. The allergens are injected in low doses into the upper arm once a month for a period of three years. The chances of success are usually promising, the costs are covered by the health insurance.

Tips & tricks to combat bee pollen allergy

• In order to have no problems with the pollen at least in your own four walls, you should suck regularly. Only vacuum cleaners with a so-called Hepa filter ensure that the pollen is not swirled through the air again when sucking.
• In addition, you should wipe all surfaces such as floors and window sills with a damp cloth. This is the only way to get rid of the pollen really effectively.
• Try not to bring the pollen into the apartment in the first place. It is best to leave your shoes in front of the door and knock off your clothes beforehand.
• An air purifier can provide additional remedies. The room air is continuously sucked in, filtered and released back into the room.
• Especially when there is a lot of pollen, you should take a shower when you get home. A cold shower can alleviate symptoms that have already arisen and, as a precautionary measure, wash the pollen off your body if there has not yet been a reaction.
• Find out in advance when which pollen will fly in your region and adjust your daily routine if necessary. Use the pollen forecast for iOS and Android.
• If you already know that it will be a tough day, you can prepare your nostrils with a little petroleum jelly. In the best case, the pollen largely sticks to the petroleum jelly and thus triggers fewer allergic reactions.

Fattening year: additional burden for allergy sufferers

• The year 2018 is a mast year for the spruces. The spruces only produce an above-average number of flowers every four to seven years, so that a great deal of pollen is currently flying through the air in May. Due to the extreme weather, a thick yellow pollen carpet can be found on car roofs and garden tables in some places.
• Fortunately, most allergy sufferers have very few problems with the pollen dust of the jaws. The invisible birch pollen and the grasses that start in summer are much more problematic.