Adnkronos Rome, April 30 (Adnkronos Salute) – Pollen allergy has broken out: the increase in allergens, smog, the use of chemical substances, food additives, constitute a set of interacting and synergistic elements that favor the appearance of allergic clinical manifestations in genetically predisposed individuals. Even the adaptation of vegetation, in its growth phases, in response to combined changes in climatic factors is capable of inducing modifications in air quality.
These changes have caused a continuous increase in related pathologies such as allergies and respiratory diseases. Pollen is one of the factors that trigger allergies. The pollen species of allergological interest are generally those that use anemophilous pollination (with the help of the wind) for their reproductive processes. These plants produce very large quantities of particles carrying the male gamete, increasing the probability of reaching the female part of a flower of the same species.
"The most commonly recommended drugs in pharmacies in the formulation of tablets, oral drops, nasal drops, nasal sprays and eye drops contain loratadine, pseudoephedrine, cetirizine, fexofenadine and levocabastine - explains Elena Vecchioni, president of Federfarma Verona -, they are among the latest generation antihistamines and do not induce drowsiness. Among the natural remedies, in the preventive phase, ribes nigrum Mg (glycerine macerate) is highly recommended, useful for raising the level of the body's immune defenses. In the acute phase, however, luffa operculata is recommended in the formulation of capsules or nasal spray - continues Vecchioni - I remember that antihistamines are drugs that can cause unwanted effects, see photosensitization so it is advisable not to take them during direct exposure to the sun, but they are also liable to interact with other medicines and therefore should be taken on the advice of a doctor or pharmacist".
"In the northern regions, spontaneous grasses are among the main causes of hay fever in spring and summer, a period in which they release countless tiny grains of pollen that, when inhaled, cause the classic reactions of so-called hay fever in sensitive individuals: sneezing, tearing and, in the most serious cases, asthma", concludes the note from Federfarma Verona.