Spring allergies are one of the popular seasonal allergies many people suffer from. Due to their popularity, they attract plenty of confusing myths. The most common myths include:

Everyone suffers from seasonal allergies

This is a lie. According to experts, only 1 in every 5 people suffers from these types of allergies. This means that there very many people that don’t have allergies and have never suffered from them. If you don’t have the allergy it doesn’t mean that you can’t develop them. Since the body comes across many things, you might get into contact with a product that your body can’t stand. Due to this, allergy experts report that just because you haven’t developed the condition yet and you didn’t suffer from it as a child you are safe—you can develop the condition as an adult.

Honey will help in relieving the condition

There is a common misconception that if you regularly eat honey the allergy symptoms will go away after some time. The general argument is that honey contains pollen and when you expose your body to the pollen, it will develop tolerance over time. While this might sound like a valid argument, it isn’t true. The allergies come about as a reaction to pollen from trees, weeds, and grasses. This pollen is light and stays airborne for a long time. While the honey contains pollen, the pollen is usually from flowers. According to allergy doctors, this pollen is heavy and rarely causes allergy. Due to this, you can’t relieve the allergies by taking honey.

Flowers cause spring allergies

Just as you can’t relieve the allergy symptoms by taking honey made from flower pollen, you can’t develop the symptoms from the flower pollen. As mentioned above, the flower pollen is heavy and often falls to the ground. According to allergy professionals, the allergies are brought by pollen coming from trees, weeds, and grasses. This pollen is light and stays airborne.

You should take the allergy medications only when symptoms kick in

Many people are to the notion that you should only consider fixing something once it has broken. This shouldn’t be the case with allergies. If you know that you suffer from the seasonal condition, you shouldn’t wait for the symptoms to show. Before the season begins, you should visit your local allergy clinic and ask the allergist to prescribe the medications you should take. As rule of thumb take the medication before the allergy season begins.