Lindle hay fever: what does nutrition really make up

Table of contents

• How does hay fever arise?
• Kreuz allergies: What role do you play?
• Low -histamine diet
  • These foods are low in histamine
  • These foods are rich in histamine
• General tips for hay fever

Actually, I was already looking forward to the summer temperatures and the flowering flowers in the parks. But then the hay fever returns and puts a stroke to me.

While others enjoy the beautiful weather carefree, I try to keep the balcony door closed as well as possible so that the pollen has no chance.

As I do, more and more people are doing, because they have been increasing since the 1970sPaythe pollen allergy sufferers further. Climate change also favors these high numbers.

But what really helps against the annoying pollen if tablets, eye drops & Co. are not enough? As is so often the case, a key is in nutrition. We'll show you how you have yoursCan alleviate so that you can soon enjoy the sun in the park.

How does hay fever arise?

Sneezing, scratching the neck and itchy eyes - all of these are symptoms with which pollen allergy sufferers usually struggle in spring.

The reason: athay feverThe immune system reacts hypersensively to actually harmless pollen. The fine grains are perceived by the body as harmful pathogens, which he then wants to fight.

The causes can be varied. For example, children whose both parents have an allergies can have a higher risk of developing 50 to 80 percent at allergies than children without allergy sufferers.

But air pollution, cigarette smoke and breastfeeding can also influence allergy development. Including the diet, which also plays an essential role in hay fever.

Even more about:

Kreuz allergies: What role do you play?

Also oneCross allergyCan play into the pollen allergy and becomes particularly important when it comes to nutrition.

A cross allergy exists if someone who is already allergic to a certain substance also reacts to a similarly structured substance, although no allergic reaction was previously known.

An example:Someone who is allergic to birch pollen can also react allergically to apples or nuts because they have the same proteins.

These cross reactions are (among other things) possible:

• birch: Apple, pear, peach, raw carrots and potatoes, orange, celery, soy, tomato, nuts and chamomile
• hazel: Apple, pear, peach, apricot, walnut, hazelnut, almond
• Grass & grain:Apple, pear, peach, cherry, kiwi, melon, celery, tomato, peanut, rice and different types
• mugwort: Apple, pear, peach, cherry, mango, pea, celery, tomato and peanut
• Pathway: Melon
• Oil tree plant: Banana, raw potatoes and tomatoes
• Ambrosia: Melon and celery

Low -histamine diet

The tissue hormone histamine plays an important role. It is responsible for the fact that the allergic reaction takes its course. Therefore, allergy sufferers should make sure to keep the histamine content as low as possible.

How does that work? By avoiding foods that contain a lot of histamine in everyday life. Here is a list ofHistamine -poor and histamine -rich foods:

These foods are low in histamine

• Bread & grain:Dinkel, rye, cereal flakes, millet, buckwheat, semolina, strength,
• Fruit: Sour cherries, peach, blackberries, blueberries, cranberrys, mango, coconut
• Vegetables: Fennel, carrot, bulb, pastinake, radishes, beetroot, salsify, sweet potato, onion, cucumber, pumpkin, zucchini, broccoli, kale, red cabbage, cauliflower
• Fish & seafood:Plaice, cod, rapid fish, pollachers, Seehacht, trout
• Nuts & seeds:Maroni, pistachios, macadamia nuts
• Sausage & meat:Fricens, cooking and brewing sausage, fresh and frozen meat
• Milk & dairy products:Cream cheese, mascarpone, hut cheese, lean milk, H-milk, curd cheese, pasteurized whole milk, buttermilk, butter cheese, gouda
• Owner: cooked or fried
• Side dishes: Rice, wheat -free pasta, potatoes

By the way: Apples are actually also low -histamine fruit varieties, but fall out for some of those affected due to cross allergies. Here you should see exactly how your body reacts. This works ideal, for example, with a nutrition diary (e.g. thishere*).

These foods are rich in histamine

• Bread & grain:Bread or rolls with additives, grains, pumpkin seeds, ready -made muesli with dried fruits, nuts
• Fruit: Strawberries, guave, raspberries, kiwi, pineapple, pears, bananas, papaya, grapes, plums, grapefruit, lime, tangerines
• Vegetables: Kohlrabi, soy, spinach, tomatoes, aubergine, avocado, beans, mushrooms (VA mushroom, porcini mushrooms), seedlings, sprouts, algae
• Fish & seafood:Tuna, fishing canned (VA Sprat, Sardines, anchovies, herring), smoked fish, shell and crustaceans, mussels
• Nuts & seeds: Walnuts, peanuts, pecans, hazelnuts, cashew nuts, sunflower seeds
• Sausage & meat:Insights, salami, mettwurst, Kassler, bacon, grill meat, kebab, gyros, sausages with additives, longer marinated meat (e.g. Sauerbraten)
• Milk & dairy products:Long -mature cheese (e.g. Parmesan, Gorgonzola, blue cheese, roquefort), hard cheese (e.g. Emmentaler, Gruyère & Cheddar), cut cheese (e.g. Middle Ages Gouda, Tilsiter & Edamer), soft cheese (e.g. Camembert & Brie), Sauer milk cheese (e.g. Harz cheese & hand cheese)
• Owner: Sole owner
• Side dishes: Finished products with pasta or potatoes (additives)

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General tips for hay fever

In general, with a hay fever allergy, oneset. Anyone who pays attention to it has a good chance of surviving spring smoothly.

There are also some other things that you can do against Pollen & Co..

Tipp: A tea with mint and ginger can also help relieve the symptoms. You will surely find what you are looking for in the drugstore, alternatively you can also get this tea from PukkaOrder Amazon*.

If all of this has little effect, you can also use medication, nasal spray or eye drops. Here you should definitely consult a doctor, because there are different active ingredients that can help against the allergy.

Further information on hay fever symptoms and the therapy options can be foundOnmeda.de

Important NOTE:This article only serves the information and does not replace a medical diagnosis. If uncertainties, urgent questions or acute complaints arise, you should contact your doctor or ask for advice in the pharmacy. Medical on -call duty can be reached via nationwide number 116117.