Somehow I just developed allergic reactions to pollen that I never had until the last year or two? Why?

My doctor said this is normal, do you think it has anything to do with the depletion of our ozone layer?

Somehow I just developed allergic reactions to pollen that I never had until the last year or two? Why?
Allergy is a chronic condition. It is caused by a defect in the immune system. It has nothing to do with the ozone layer. Your body is mis-identifying harmless proteins found in very light, white, wind-borne pollens as evil enemy invaders intent on causing disease and destruction. Instead of your body saying "O Hai! A little white piece of harmless pollen from grass..who cares" It says "OOOOO NooooOOOO!!! Help Help We are under attack, get the immune system into action NOW!" So, your body produces a human immunoglobulin E (IgE) that is specific to that protein, this IgE triggers the mast cells in your blood to produce histamine, and it is the histamine that makes you feel so crappy. Each subsequent exposure to this protein in the pollen causes a more reactive response. It has just taken you years to get to the spot where you actually know what is going on. As far as controlling it, I will give you a link to a map that gives you pollen forecasts. In addition, stay inside on windy days and early in the morning and late in the evening. This is when pollen counts are the highest. If you have to be outside at those times, as soon as you come in take a shower, wash your hair, and change your clothes because you will be loaded with pollen and will just spread it all over your house. Same goes for pets too, keep em inside. Keep doors and windows closed. If you have to have the windows open, they make those special pollen screens for the windows, I will give you a link for those. You can also try taking loratadine or diphenhydramine hydrochloride (those are the generic names for Claritin and Benadryl, but you don't need to pay for the name). Be careful of the diphenhydramine hydrochloride, because it can make you sleepy.
Reply:Allergies are caused by the reaction of your bodies imune system to outside contaigen such as pollen, dust, dander %26amp;etc. Your imune system can suddenly switch on %26amp; start reacting to something it didn't used to. It can just as quickly stop reacting to it or slowly lessen the symptoms.





The ozone layer has nothing to do with it.
Reply:If it had happened suddenly the reasons could be diverse.


-You might have come in to contact a new veriety of material objects including the vegitation,animals etc.


-You might have developed some disturbance in your metabilism and hence a disturbance in your immune system.


-maintain a good regimen of your diet and do good yoga/physical exercise.reduce oxidants in your diet. you will find cure.
Reply:I don't think so. I think it has to do with our bodies and our immune systems. I had no allergies at all until I turned 30. Now I have so many, I can't survive the day without my medicine.
Reply:i have the same troubles, i know all people are able to develop new allergies at any time in their lives, but i do have to wonder the same thing, is our ozone layer affecting our health more then we know? i think so...
Reply:everybody's body changes every 7 years. I never use to have really bad allergies until this year now I have to take 2 different kinds of allergy medicines just to feel good every day.