I’m an immunologist and here are the 6 best ways to control your allergy

It is estimated that in By 2050, approximately 40% of the world’s population will be allergic.

With the arrival of spring and the increase in allergens, spring allergies appear or rather respiratory allergies. However, they are no longer present only in this season, but all year round due to the presence of allergens and climate change.

Allergy This is an exaggerated, totally excessive response against an agent who is completely harmless to us. such as pollen or mites, which are a small microscopic spider present in dust.

The people becoming allergic to someone at some point in your life, not necessarily early in life, nor in childhood or adolescence. There are people who become allergic at 30 or 40 years old, and even at 50 years old, and this is increasing.

One of the main problems for people with allergies, and who may not know it, is that they can become sensitized and They may develop allergic asthma. Therefore, anyone sensitized to allergies will develop this spring respiratory allergy.

The main allergens are mainly:

• Trees . Unfortunately, we have a certain number of trees known to be very allergenic, such as the Oriental plane tree.
• Flowers.
• Pastures.
• weeds, but these are the least. Some of them contain a lot of pollen that spreads.
• Dust. Because of the rains, Dust is increasing and many people are allergic to dust mites.

1.- Identify your allergy.

It is important to consult a specialist to give the appropriate treatment. Many people are confused at this time and think they have a cold and it’s actually an allergy.

2.- Adjust doses of anti-tamines.

From what the doctor says. Not all drugs are the same, there are different generations and types.

3.- Change clothes.

Especially if you were exposed to allergens while leaving the house.

4.- Swim.

This is necessary to eliminate allergens from your body when you return home.

5.- Wear masks.

Especially if it is going to be exposed to places with grasses and pollen, or mites.

6.- Finding the Best Allergy Treatment .

If you need vaccination treatment (immunotherapy), find out if it is really effective against your allergy. Because this treatment is quite long and lasts several years, and is not suitable for absolutely all allergies.

In the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, as part of a very important collaboration between the University of Chile and my laboratory and the laboratory of Pablo González at the U. Católica, We are specifically working on developing new therapies to generate a cure for allergies. . Today there are immunotherapies, which in many cases are quite effective, but we are trying in the laboratory to generate therapy against one of the main allergens, which is the dust mite, but this can obviously be transferred to others allergies.

In general, cold symptoms They are acute in appearance and compromise the general condition of the body.

• Your body hurts (myalgia).
• rhinorrhea, which is initially opaque then begins to become more yellow, greenish and not necessarily bacterial.
• Sore throat (odynophagia).
• Sometimes they can have fever whether viral or bacterial.

• He doesn’t have a fever.
• THE symptoms are more progressive .
• rhinorrhea (nasal discharge) is always watery.
• Itch, the itching of the nose, eyes, ears, back of the palate.
• Very repetitive sneezing with itching.

AllergiesIt disappears after a few hours when the stimulus disappears.

*Dr. Leandro Carreño, deputy director Millennium Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy III.