Home Remedies for Allergies
Allergies happen when your immune system reacts to a foreign substance which doesn’t cause problems to most of the other people.
Allergy Causes:
Common allergens are pollen from weeds, grass and trees, dust, dust mite, pet dander, bee venom and mold. There are many different types of allergies such as food allergies, drug allergies and so on.
Symptoms of Allergy: The symptoms for allergy depend on the type of allergy you have. But generally it may involve your skin, airways, nasal passages, sinuses and digestive system. Severe reactions to allergy can be dangerous as they tend to involve multiple organs in your system. Some mild allergy symptoms of hay fever, nasal congestion, mold allergy and household airborne allergies can be easily improved by practicing certain home remedies.
Try the listed below natural remedies for allergies
Household airborne allergy
The symptoms for this allergy can be caused by pet dander, dust and dust mites at household level.
- The first solution to prevent further reactions is to avoid your exposure to these allergen altogether.
- Wash your beddings in hot water regularly. Use synthetic pillows as they can be easily washed and kept clean.
- Vacuum your carpets on regular basis; in fact prefer not to use carpets in your house as they make a perfect cozy home for dust mites, dust and pollen.
- Use an air conditioner in your room and car.
- Use of humidifier along with the air cooling in your room will help to deal with nasal congestion and ensure a good sleep. A humidifier will help to keep the air dry in your room and thus stop dust and pollen problems.
- Wipe all the humid areas in your house dry with the help of a fungicide.
- If you are allergic to dust then the cleaning process will add to your problems, in that case, hire a person to do the cleaning stuff.
Mold allergy – Avoid outdoor work especially in damp season to avoid mold allergy.
- If you do need to work outdoors, wear a dust mask.
- Keep your windows closed at night.
Food allergy – Identifying the food allergen is important.
- Avoiding that particular food is the only solution to prevent food allergy symptoms.
- Make a habit to read the food labels before you eat any packed food.
Congestion, sinus and hay fever – To ease the symptoms of nasal congestion and sinusitis
- Use a saline solution to rinse out your sinuses.
- Blow your nose often to flush out the thick mucus and other irritants from your nose.
- Regular practice of Jalneti, a yoga kriya every morning is an excellent home remedy for allergies and colds.
Insect sting allergy –
- Apply Aloe Vera or vitamin E on the sting site to ease the symptoms.
- A paste of baking soda and water when applied on the sting site will also help to reduce allergy symptoms.
