Seasonal Allergies: Treat the Cause

Sneezing, sniffling, itchy eyes and scratchy throat- allergy season is here again.  Seasonal allergies afflict millions of people and are often treated with antihistamine drugs, shots, creams and sprays.  The conventional approach to seasonal allergy management may help to alleviate symptoms, but it does not address the real cause.

Why do people have allergies?  Why can one person stand in front of a tree, breath in its pollen and feel fine, while another person sneezes and struggles to breath?  Is it the tree's fault?  The problem is actually manifested from inside the body of the sufferer.

There are two types of allergies people seek medical treatment for.  IgG allergies are long term, slow growing allergies, most commonly caused from certain foods.  IgE allergies are what most people deal with, caused from breathing in pollen or other allergens.   Standard medical treatment suppresses a patient's histamine response or administers an inhaler.  This may treat the symptoms but does not address why the problem is recurring.

Intestinal Health

Most often chronic and seasonal allergies are linked to intestinal health.  Sufferers have either an overgrowth of yeast and flora, or a low amount of good intestinal flora.  When a person breathes in an allergen and has a negative response, it is due to the fact that he or she suffers from inflammation in the intestinal lining.  Inflammation of the nose, ears and throat are commonly recognized in the treatment of allergies, but it is often overlooked that they are mucosal tissues, just like the stomach and intestines.  For this reason, inflammation is not localized to the nose and throat.  Medical history usually reveals that a person who suffers from chronic allergies also has a digestive problem that causes inflammation of the stomach and intestines.

To help a seasonal allergy sufferer, this inflammation needs to be treated.  Amino acid, such as, L-glutamine and a high-quality dose of probiotics are administered to help heal the mucosal tissue and reduce overgrowth of intestinal bacteria such as yeast or strep.