FAQs

Frequently asked questions: Allergy information
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What is an allergy?
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What is hay fever?
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What are airborne allergies?
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What are the different types of allergies ?
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How can I treat my allergy?
There are different products available to help manage your allergy symptoms. Click here to find out more about the treatment options available to allergy sufferers. -
How do allergies affect different parts of the body?
Allergy symptoms vary greatly from person to person and even from one experience to another. To a certain extent, the symptoms depend on the allergen to which you have been exposed and the parts of the body that are affected.
Click here to find out more about how different allergies can affect different parts of the body.
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What time of the year am I most likely to suffer from my allergies?
The time of year you experience symptoms will depend on the type of allergy you suffer from. Hay fever sufferers will most likely experience symptoms in spring and early summer as trees pollinate between March and May and grass and flowers follow in May and June. Other allergy sufferers such as those who have a pet allergy can suffer all year round.
The calendar shows the general situation in the UK. The exact timing and severity of pollen seasons will differ from year to year depending on the weather and also regionally depending on geographical location.
Try to avoid cutting the grass or ask a non-hay fever sufferer to do it instead, as grass pollen can trigger hay fever.
Information supplied by the National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit. University of Worcester.
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Where can I find out more information about allergies?
If you want to find out further allergy information you can visit www.allergyuk.org or www.nhs.uk/pages/homePage.aspx. You can also call NHS Direct on 111 or talk to a pharmacist or your GP.