Nose which runs, blocked or that itches? Uninterrupted sneezes, in salvos? Eyes which cry, which go red? It is about the allergic rhinitis, which makes fear the spring to the millions of allergic persons in pollens.

Allergy and allergic rhinitis, it is what?

Allergy and allergic rhinitis are at the origin of very embarrassing symptoms which the majority of the persons concerned do not succeed in relieving: nose which runs permanently, blocked nose, difficulties in breathing, sneezes in salvos, nose which scratches, eyes which sting, watering of the eyes, etc.
All these signs are not serious, they are even recovering from the banal. However, this triad of symptoms corrupts considerably the quality of life because sleep is unsettled with notably numerous nocturnal waking, the installation of a tiredness and the demonstration of headaches. Such consequences reverberate directly on the activities of leisures, professional or even daily.

Why allergic rhinitis also makes also mourn eyes?

Allergic rhinitis attains the nose mainly. Nasal symptoms are due to an inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane which draws away a blockage and a congestion of the nose.
But very often, the symptoms of allergic rhinitis exceed the sphere ORL and spread very quickly in the ocular region. On the whole, 66 % persons attained by allergic rhinitis feel a discomfort linked to eyes, which itch and water. In these conditions, the doctors speak about allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. According to the strictness and the frequency of ocular signs, they also speak about allergic conjunctivitis. Symptoms are then more intense: eyes which go red, tickle, cry, of eyelids which swell, with notably an embarrassing feeling of sand in eyes.

It would seem that the presence of a dog in the limit domicile the development of allergic diseases. Indeed, fact to have a dog would diminish the appearance of sensitivity in respiratory allergens as pollens.

In case of allergy, ousting of allergens

The solution which is obvious to the allergic persons is to evict one or several allergens to which they are sensitive. If it is sometimes possible to limit them, it is on the other hand impossible to eliminate a big quantity of respiratory allergens: pollens, dusts, tobacco, hair of animals, etc. and treatments are sometimes necessary.

Prevention of allergy, recommendations which evolve

Traditionally, to limit the development of an allergy, some measures were recommended: no animals in the room, no carpet, no picnic nor of promenade in the campaign during the pollen peaks, no exhibition in passive tobacco addiction, etc. Some of these measures are called into question, notably the presence of an animal in the domicile.

The presence of a dog diminishes sensitivity in other respiratory allergens

Concerning domestic animals, knowledge advanced. To limit the development of allergies, it was recommended for a long time to avoid having animals with hair, dogs and chats. It would seem that the dogs are not harmful, or even rather advantageous.
In this German study, 3.000 children were followed by birth until the age of 6 years. Their living conditions and their contacts with various allergens were analysed with the aid of questionnaires filled by the parents. A relation was so highlighted: fact to have a dog at home diminishes the sensitivity of the children in other respiratory allergens. So, the children who live with a dog are less sensitive to pollens and to other inhaled allergens.
He is even too early to recommend a dog in all homes, where from necessity to follow studies in this direction.

Domestic animals are advantageous to all family

Undoubtedly, domestic animals are likely to bring in term of health to their master and to all family a lot. The dogs, particularly, give a company on which it is possible to count any time, what reinforces morale, they impose you daily promenades, what makes make physical activity, and diminish risks of respiratory allergy.

An adviser in internal environment does not go to relooker your inside. On the other hand, after an audit of the quality of the air of your habitat, he can give you advice customised to limit, or even evict allergens.

Your health is linked to the quality of the air of your habitat

There is a very strong link between the quality of the air of our habitat and our health. At the same time, the allergic persons and particularly the asthmatic, are very sensitive to internal pollution and to presence of different types of allergens.
And these are not easy to eliminate, explaining the increasing number of allergic persons on one hand and the fact that the allergic are more and more often badly controlled (their treatment is not sufficient to remove symptoms).
It is from this type of official report that a new profession developed about fifteen years ago: the medical advisers in internal environment. Having endowed with a double training (engineer in habitat and professional of health), such advisers move in the domicile of the allergic patient to accomplish an audit of the quality of the air of their environment and to lavish advice customised to evict allergens as dust mites.
This type of expertise allows to get rates of ousting of more important allergens, what reverberates apparently on the health of the allergic with in concrete terms a reduction among visits immediately for asthma and falling medicinal catch.

As though an allergy in a food was not enough, many people also suffer from crossed allergy, that is they react of a way exaggerated in different food of close chemical structure. What are main allergens and types of crossed allergies the most frequent?

Food allergy

It is about a reaction exaggerated by the immune system in a food which he admits as being dangerous. Most often, this reaction is launched having ingested the food in question but she can happen just as much after a cutaneous contact with the food (a handshake with a person who has just eaten peanuts for example) or respiratory (the simple smoke of cooking).

What are main allergens?

At the child

The egg white

The peanut

The cow’s milk

Leguminous plants (soya, pea, bean, lens, broad bean)

The fish

The group ‘nut ‘ (almond, hazelnut, nut, nut of Brazil, cashew nut, gable, pistachio)

The group ‘latex ‘ (lawyer, banana, chestnut, kiwi)

Cereals

The ‘ Ombellifères ‘ group (dill, carrot, celery, coriander, fennel, seeds of anise, parsley)

At the adult

The ‘ Rosacées ‘ group (apricot, cherry, strawberry, raspberry, hazelnut, peach, pear, apple, plum)

The group latex (lawyer, banana, chestnut, kiwi)

The ‘ Ombellifères ‘ group (dill, carrot, celery, coriander, fennel, seeds of anise, parsley)

The group nut (almond, hazelnut, nut, nut of Brazil, cashew nut, gable, pistachio)

The peanut

Cereals

Leguminous plants (soya, pea, bean, lens, broad bean)

The fish

The egg

Crossed allergies

Some allergic persons in a food react so strongly to other food to which chemical structure is close: it is crossed allergy. Sometimes, allergens come from very different sources.

Most known is the allergy crossed in the pollens of trees and in some fruits and vegetables.

Generally, the allergic demonstration in the pollen precedes food crossed allergy.

What are main types of crossed allergies?

Crossed allergies pneumallergènes-food

Pollen of birch: apricot, almond, nectarine, carrot, celery, kiwi, peach, hazelnut, nut, apple, potato.

Pollen of wormwood: dill, carrot, caraway, celery, coriander, fennel, parsley.

Pollen of ambrosia: banana, melon, watermelon.

Pollen of grasses: peanut, tomato.

Latex: apricot, lawyer, banana, chestnut, cherry, fig, passion fruit, kiwi, papaya.

Dust mites: snail.

Feathers of bird: egg.

Horse: horse’s meat.

Cat: pork meat.

Crossed allergies food-food

Oleaginous plant: almond, hazelnut, nut, nut of Brazil, cashew nut,  gable, pistachio.

Umbelliferae: dill, carrot, celery, coriander, fennel, parsley.

Leguminous plants: peanut, soya, pea, bean, lens, broad bean.

Crossed allergies food-latex

Lawyer, banana, kiwi, chestnut.

New crossed allergies: recent some studies suggest an allergy crossed between the flour of cereals and the kiwi.