The summer is just around the corner and whilst we wait for the sunnier days to arrive or perhaps even jet off on our holidays, there will be many among us dreading the coming months as we’re about to enter allergy season.

For millions of UK people itchy skin, hay fever and chronic sneezing ruins their summer and can often mean months of taking various treatments from pills to natural remedies. Below is a brief list of various treatments that can help relieve the effects of summer allergies.

Pills and tablets

The most common and readily available solutions are antihistamines. These are typically available over the counter at a pharmacy and those with severe cases can visit a GP and get prescribed stronger medication in the form of injections. If your over-the-counter allergy medication isn't enough to suppress the symptoms then you should contact your GP to see if you can have the extra measures.

Start eating honey

As bizarre as it sounds by eating honey, preferably locally made honey you can actually help boost your resistance against pollen. By eating honey you are actually helping build up a tolerance for pollen because honey contains small ammounts of pollen, one way you can add honey to your diet is using it as a sweetener in drinks.

The herbal route

For those who don’t want to be taking various drugs and pharmaceuticals there is always the herbal option, either through aromatherapy or drinking herbal teas like chamomile. Chamomile tea contains natural anti-inflammatory abilities that can help sooth puffy eyes caused by rubbing.

The important thing to remember is that although many people suffer similar symptoms not all cases are the same. It’s important not to take fellow sufferer’s hayfever remedies as they may cause side effects or conflict with your body.

Those that are known to suffer from summer allergies should try and act before the symptoms begin to take hold or at least as soon as they present themselves as this buys your body time to build up its defences and hopefully have an allergy free summer!

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