Recently, there has been an increase in allergic and immune system diseases due to environmental factors. Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) is the most common allergic disease. It affects 10-40% of the population. So, what could be the reason for the increase in allergic diseases in recent years?
Climate changes and global warming have a great effect on plants, as they do with everything else. According to the results of a study conducted in the USA, the hay fever season in the USA has become both longer and more intense in the last 30 years due to the effects of climate change on plants. Warmer weather signals to plants that it's time to breed, leading to an earlier start of pollen seasons that begin in the spring. Longer high temperatures prolong pollen spreading time.
As a result of pollen count studies conducted at the University of Utah, they found that the pollen seasons were extended by about 10 days, and they found that the amount of pollen in the air increased by 21 percent.
Makes Hay Fever Season Longer and More Intense
Not only temperature increase but also other environmental factors are effective on the increase in pollen density in almost every season. American scientists have determined that the increase is also due to more air pollution and higher temperatures and droughts, which increase the energy production of plants. Bad news! In the next ten or twenty years, it seems very likely that there will be year-to-year increases in line with the results in the studies. The increase in the amount of pollen causes our patients with allergic rhinitis to live longer and more intensely. We can say that we see more allergy patients compared to the past and the intensity of the complaints has increased. You can take a good look at our world and apply to an expert.
Food Allergy Explosions
Between 2007 and 2016, claims for compensation with the diagnosis of anaphylaxis due to food allergy increased by 377%. There are about 32 million people in the United States with food allergies. One in 10 adults and one in 13 children experience food allergies. Moreover, 50% of these reactions are serious reactions.
Global warming, worsening pollution and pollen level As a result of the changes in the food allergy, it has increased the number of all allergic diseases in recent years, as well as increasing the food allergy. We observe a marked increase in pollen food syndrome (PFS) cases. Pollen food syndrome is seen twice as much in the society compared to previous years.
What is Pollen Food Syndrome?
(PFS)Patients with pollen allergy, especially raw vegetables and fruits, nuts and similar proteins in their structure, so they experience allergic reactions. The disease may be mild in the form of itching on the palate and redness in the mouth, or it may lead to serious complaints such as shortness of breath, swelling of the mouth, throat, tongue edema, nausea, vomiting, and even anaphylaxis, although rare. They say they are nervous. They usually cut all fruit and nuts because of the situation that worries people immensely. In addition to the psychological and social effects of having PFS, especially when more than one food is avoided, it also causes health problems because the diet is greatly restricted.
Vegans and Vegetarians at Risk
PFS attacks are usually triggered by eating raw nuts, fruits and vegetables. However, foods popular with vegans and vegetarians, such as soy milk, avocado, fruit smoothies, can also cause this condition. Therefore, this type of diet, which has been popular in recent years, is at risk. Frozen fruit or vegetables can still cause a reaction, and peeling potatoes or other root vegetables can cause itching or swelling of the hands and eyes. /p>
- Patients should stop eating trigger foods,
- Rinse their mouth with plenty of water
- Take an antihistamine drug and rest.
- To the specialist
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