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Allergies (Allergic Rhinitis)

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Sort Desciption: Animal allergies are often. easy to detect, as staying away ... provided the animal is the only allergy. Prevention. Although there is no cure for allergic ...

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Allergies (Allergic Rhinitis) Kaiser Permanente Health Matters Regional Health Education at the same time each year, especially during spring, early summer, or early fall, are often due to tree, grass, or weed pollen, respectively. Allergies that seem to persist all year long may be due to house dust mites, animals, or mold spores. Animal allergies are often easy to detect, as staying away from the animal improves the symptoms. This is provided the animal is the only allergy. Prevention Although there is no cure for allergic rhinitis, avoiding the substances that cause allergy attacks will help. See the index of your Kaiser Permanente Healthwise Handbook for information on food allergies. Call the Kaiser Permanente Health phone (1-800-33-ASK ME) and select tapes 320 and 429. Visit our online Health Encyclopedia at www.kp.org for additional topics on allergies. If you or your spouse have a history of allergies, consider breastfeeding your infants. There is some evidence that feeding only breast milk during the first six months of life may delay the development of food allergies. Home treatment Discovering and avoiding the source of your allergy is the best treatment. To figure out your triggers, keep a record of your symptoms. Note when you are exposed to pollen, dust mites, animals or mold. This can help you identify and avoid your triggers. Allergies (Allergic Rhinitis) Although allergies come in many forms, allergic rhinitis is the most common allergy condition. Symptoms can include: sneezing runny, stuffy, or itchy nose itchy, watery eyes temporary loss of smell headache postnasal drip tiredness Allergy symptoms may seem like cold symptoms, but usually last longer. A child or adult with allergies and a stuffy nose may breathe through the mouth and frequently rub the nose. The most common causes of allergies are particles in the air, such as pollen, house dust mites, animal dander, and mold or mildew. Allergies seem to run in families. ...

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