When allergy strikes, in more than half of the cases it doesn't come alone, but together with allergic asthma. Being incurable diseases, the only hope for the sufferers is the symptomatic medication, like antihistamines, which helps them live a normal life and keep the ailment under control.
Frequent exposure to allergens can worsen your symptoms significantly, so whenever possible, you should not get in contact with such allergens. Indeed, it is not possible to live under a glass bell, but you can be a bit more careful than healthy people.
At the first signs that you might be suffering from an allergy, go to the physician and ask for an allergy test. Prick tests are easy and fast, and they don't hurt so much. Even children can be successfully tested with this method.
Spring and fall are two seasons which are dangerous for allergic persons, especially if they have airborne allergies. Pollens are everywhere in these times of year, so sufferers should try to stay indoors as much as they can. If this is not possible, at least avoid getting out in the second part of the day.
Allergy to food is easy to keep under control: read the labels carefully and do not buy any product which contains the foods that cause you allergy symptoms. There are cases of people who got almost killed by peanut traces in chocolate.
Don't give away your dog or your cat when you find out that you are allergic to animals. Keep them in the house, but maintain a very strict hygiene, with daily vacuming and steam cleaning. Throw away your carpets and do not clean the pet yourself. Somebody else should do this. Do not kiss your lovely pet and try not to pet it too often. Just enjoy its presence and that's all.
