Allergy and hay fever
Created: 03.08.2023
Updated 29.12.2023
Approved by: General Practitioner, Dr Binita Parmar
Allergy is a condition caused by an overactive immune system in which the body reacts in an abnormal way to substances from the external environment. There can be many different substances you can be allergic to, including pollen, gluten, dog/cat hair.
Symptoms
Hay fever is often seen as a relatively insignificant disease, but the symptoms can be tiring and have a negative effect on the general condition. Typical symptoms of hay fever are:
- nasal congestion and sneezing
- itching in the eyes
- itching in the throat
- fatigue
- problems with night sleep
A combination of these symptoms can possibly affect performance in everyday life at work and/or school.
Treatment
If you are allergic to pollen, try over the counter treatment first, with nasal spray and eye drops. It is also possible to take symptom-relieving allergy tablets or capsules such as Cetirizine or Loratadine. If you do not experience sufficient control of your allergy with topical treatments or pills, please discuss with a doctor to consider alternative treatment options.
How Dr.Dropin can help you
At Dr.Dropin, we take your allergy problems seriously. There are several effective treatments, and allergies are treated a little differently depending on what you are allergic to and what kind of symptoms you have. Whether you know exactly what medication or recommendations you need, we are able to help you.
