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t read pollen around your h o me . Wa sh i n g yo u r fa c e , or b e t te r
s t i ll taking a shower and cha n g i n g yo u r c lo th e s o n yo u r re t u rn
w i ll get rid of pollen from yo u r b o dy a n d t he c l o t h e s yo u a re
wearing.”
“A nd of course there are many re me d i es , t re at m e n ts a n d n a t u ra l
p roducts available that he lp d e al wi th th e sy m p to m s o n c e t h ey
o c cur. The body ’s reaction to to o m u ch p o l le n i n t he b o dy i s to
p roduce histamines – norm a l a mo un t s a re g oo d , a s they ke e p
u s attentive and awake, bu t to o m a ny, a nd we g e t the co mm o n
sy mptoms of hay fever – s n ee z i n g , i tc hy eye s , s tre a mi n g eye s ,
r u nny nose etc. So antihist a mi n e ta b le t s wo rk by c o u n te ra c t i n g
t h e affects of the histam i n es . S o m e are ava i l a b l e ove r th e
c o unter
from
pharmac i e s ,
whilst others are availa b le
o n ly on prescription. Nat ura l
a n tihistamines
are
a ls o
available, such as querc et i n
a n d butterbur.”
“A ntihistamine nasal sp rays
c a n quickly ease i tchi ng ,
s n eezing and watering but a re
g e nerally only proof aga i n st
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