GARDENING
with HAYFEVER and OTHER ALLERGIES in MIND
with HAYFEVER and OTHER ALLERGIES in MIND
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Some plants to avoid.
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Some low allergy plants.
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A pollen calendar.
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Some ten million people in Britain suffer from hayfever and three million from asthma. The tendency to develop allergic responses, atophy, varies from individual to individual, and is often inherited. Many more people than realise suffer from symptoms including coughing and wheezing, a runny nose, itching eyes, skin rashes, dry itchy skin, headaches, tiredness, insomnia, sore throat, change of voice, loss of taste or smell, and irritability. Avoidance of exposure is the key in allergy relief, and the fewer allergenic plants in the garden the less chance of exposure. Allergy develops from repeated exposure to the plants we come into contact with at work, school, or home. The closer one is to a pollinating plant, the greater the chance of over-exposure, but a surprising reduction in the amount of pollen can occur when one is twenty feet from a plant, so do not plant high-risk plants near windows, doors, decking or patios, plant those species and cultivars that cause little or no allergy. The house dust mite, household chemicals, perfumed soaps, air fresheners and pets can also contribute to suffering. Many people never have an allergy until they are well past 50 years of age.
Some hayfever sufferers develop oral allergies to certain fruits, vegetables and nuts: Pollen-food Allergy Syndrome. Typically hayfever develops in early spring and then sufferers notice that they begin to develop itching and swelling of their mouth and throat on eating fresh fruit and vegetables.
Some hayfever sufferers develop oral allergies to certain fruits, vegetables and nuts: Pollen-food Allergy Syndrome. Typically hayfever develops in early spring and then sufferers notice that they begin to develop itching and swelling of their mouth and throat on eating fresh fruit and vegetables.
Silver Birch pollen allergy sufferers develop oral allergies to Apples, Peaches, Cherries, Carrots, Celery, Hazelnuts, Peanuts and Walnuts.
Peter Davies
Tom Ogren
