Spingtime means torment for the millions of people who suffer from the symptoms of hayfever. Hayfever medicines and antihistamines can go a long way to stopping the worst of the symptooms but there are other things that can help you to lessen the effects.
Lifestyle Hayfever Tips
It has been found that high levels of stress or not exercising enough can make the symptoms of hayfever worse.
Exercising more will have the double-barrelled approach of helping to manage your stress and also benefit you directly by lessening the effects of your allergy. If you are going to exercise outside then it is imprtant to pick the time of day carefully to avoid the times when the pollen rate is at its highest. Try to exercise in the late morning or early afternoon to avoid the worst levels of pollen.
Your diet can also have a significant effect on you hayfever symptoms. Eating more healthily, eating more fruit and vegetables, could reduce the effects of hayfever.
As alcohol dehydrates you, you should cut down on drinking. Being dehydrated makes you more sensitive to pollen and can make your symptoms far worse.
Getting enough sleep will not only lessen the severity of hayfever symptoms, it will also leave you less stressed.
Household Hayfever Tips
Staying inside when the pollen rates are at their highest may be a decent strategy, but it is going to be far less effective if you do not take precautions at home too.
Do not leave doors and windows open unless the pollen count is in a low period; normally late morning or early afternoon.
Hanging laundry outside can cause pollen to stick to it. Avoid this as you are then going to bring it into the house and wear it!
Pollen sticks to your clothes and skin when you are out and about. Taking a shower when you get in and changing your clothes will stop this pollen from worsening your hayfever symptoms.
Get a de-humidifier. The more humid the air the worse your hayfever symptoms will get.
Pets can be a large source of pollen contamination. Make sure your bath your animals regularly to stop them spreading too much pollen around your house.
Use Hayfever Medication Correctly
Make sure you use all of your medications correctly and as directed by the packaging, your pharmacist or your GP. Taking anti-histamines before you are exposed to pollen or other allergens makes them far more effective.