Home Remedies for Allergies
An allergy (also called hypersensitivity reaction) appears when the body’s defense system, the immune system reacts exaggerated compared with exposure to an allergen, it can reach these tissues through direct contact with the skin, mucous membranes or through the bloodstream after absorption.
Examples of allergens are pollen, plants, dust (mite), cosmetics, and hair of animals, vaccines, and medicines. Also, physical agents such as heat, cold and sunlight can cause allergy and, equally, variety of foods such as oranges, milk, eggs, wheat, fish and other sea foods, chocolate, tomatoes, and strawberries.
It is important to know that allergy symptoms are not the first time that we come into contact with an allergen, as continued exposure is necessary for the immune system begins to consider the substance as harmful and creates a defense response.
Among the most common symptoms of allergy are:
* Nasal congestion, coughing, sneezing.
* Respiratory distress,
* Headache, fatigue,
