Ambrosia allergy: symptoms and treatment
What happens with an Ambrosia allergy?
The ragweed ("ragwort" or mugwort ragweed) flowers mainly between mid-July and October. If you have an ambrosia allergy, you have ambrosia pollen typical allergy symptoms such as runny nose and itching. It can also lead to a cross-allergy with different foods and other plants. Medication or hyposensitization can treat the ambrosia allergy.
This makes ambrosia so dangerous for allergy sufferers
According to experts, around two million Germans suffer from ragweed allergy? The plant does not come from here. Actually, the Ambrosia is at home in North America. But a single ambrosia can? much to the misfortune of allergy sufferers? spread up to a billion pollen. So the plant managed to spread worldwide.
Who discovered as an allergic ragweed in his garden, It should absolutely remove including roots. Then it is time to observe the soil: Do small plants sprout, should the surrounding soil be disposed of generously? it's probably full of ragweed seeds.
What are the symptoms of Ambrosia Allergy?
The symptoms of pollen in ambrosia are similar to those of hay fever. It can come with an allergy to the following complaints:
- Nose clogged / runny nose
- itching
- burning and / or watery eyes
- palate itching
- Dry dry cough
- Shortness of breath (in severe cases, see also allergic asthma)
Which cross allergies can occur?
In an ambrosia allergy, cross-allergies with food and other plants are not uncommon. The following foods are among the allergy triggers:
- Apple
- banana
- peach
- nectarine
- Melon / watermelon
- zucchini
- cucumber
The pollen allergy can also spread to the following plants:
- grasses
- arnica
- chamomile
- daisy
Treatment: What helps with pollen?
As with most allergies, treatment with medications such as antihistamines is also considered here. if there is no histamine intolerance. The You can not completely avoid pollen ? Pollen and air filters can at least contain the ragweed pollen. In the long term, the symptoms help with hyposensitization.
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