This is what doctors recommend to prepare

ICT, TAC. The Realities have it clear: It is not that it is coming An intense pollen season This spring is that we already have it on top. It is true that the weeks with the highest incidence of allergens are usually between the months of May and June, but the meteorology of the last weeks does not deceive.

Exceptional circumstances bind to lighter and clearer trends: Everything is going worse.

What will happen now? As we explained a few days agothe persistent rains of recent weeks have protected us from early pollinators and has exercised “protective shield” for people with allergy; However, they have contributed (and critically) to the accumulation of moisture in the soil and in the plants themselves. Han, for using a more visual language, loaded the pump.

And how José Miguel Viñas said in Meteorednow it is a matter of time. A rebound of temperatures like the current one after rains such as those of recent weeks, will shoot pollen levels to historical levels.

They are already shooting them. According to The data of the Copernicus atmosphere monitoring service, this week some allergens will already emerge in some areas of Spain, especially In the south and in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. In the south the olive tree will highlight (with concentrations of more than 5,000 grains per m³); In the center and the north, in addition to the grass, we will see a rebound of birch pollen.

And it is not something we can ignore. According to the Spanish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (Seaic), allergic by polenes affect more than eight million people in our country. Seven of which are allergic to the grasses, the flower of the olive tree, the Arizónicas, to the shadow banana, the parietaria and, in general, to a long list of more plants that begin to bloom in spring. Now.

How can we prepare? That is the big question. And, in general, the ways to do so are quite clear. In fact, the main recommendation of doctors is to reduce exposure to allergy triggers.

As Irene Rodríguez, primary care doctor at the Andalusian Health Service explains, the best is a proactive position: monitor pollen levels and the weather conditions (the dry and wind days are the worst); With that in mind, modify our activity plan – prioritizing interior activities in delicate moments.

Take action. In addition, there are small practices that can help us: take off the street clothes when they get home, shower strategically or wear mask and sunglasses. Measures can also be taken to keep the inner air clean. There is no infallible system: but HEPA filters or the same air conditioning can help keep pollen levels low.

In addition, it is not a bad idea to talk to our header to have a drug pattern designed in case high pollen levels are forecast. Some doctors recommend start taking them up to two weeks before that the symptoms appear.

And, above all, patience. Unfortunately, we are still Far from having tools To cure the allergy and effectiveness of medicines, sometimes radically) between them. So the best advice that any doctor can give us beyond hygiene measures and medication is to have patience.

And this year, we will need.

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