Bad news for allergy sufferers. Spring arrives sooner for people suffering from inhalation allergies. The pollen season for the most allergenic trees will be longer, which will make the symptoms particularly bothersome and increase the likelihood of cross-allergies.

The tree pollen calendarhas changed due to the faster arrival of spring. A year ago, spring came extremely late in Poland and the pollen attacked with redoubled force. This year, allergy sufferers have to face a completely opposite weather situation. It started to get warm in early February, so the plants also started to bloom earlier.

- For this reason, we currently have a very high concentration of alder and hazel pollen. From the third decade of February, we can talk about concentrations that are dangerous to people who are allergic to them. We expect that in April we will also have a peak of birch pollen, but alder will dominate throughout March - says prof. Krzysztof Buczyko, head of the Allergology Center in Łódź.

- Today, people who have noticed that nuts (especially hazelnuts) cause allergies are also exposed to an allergic reaction. These people may develop symptoms such as itchy eyes, sneezing, runny nose, and in extreme cases even shortness of breath.

Lots of allergens - intense allergy symptoms

Prof. Krzysztof Buączyko emphasizes that due to the global warming, the concentration of pollen is increasing in Poland every year. It is relatively normal to shift pollen periods by two to four weeks, but the amount of pollen in the air does increase with each successive spring.

Pollen calendar - high amount of allergens in the air

This year's early spring will cause a longer and heavier pollen season than last year. People with suspected acute viral inflammation, which turns out to be an allergic reaction of the body to high pollen levels, are already admitted to hospital wards.

Will the pollen calendar for flowering plants in the coming months also shift in time?

According to the allergist, grass pollination may also start earlier this year. Usually, the highest intensity of pollen falls in June, but due to earlier spring, it may appearalready in May. That is why the head of the Allergology Center in Lodz emphasizes that in a moment it will be the last call for people allergic to grass pollen to start treatment, i.e. specific immunotherapy.

- People allergic to weeds and herbs can also start desensitization - says prof. Buczyko.

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About the authorAnna Jakimiuk A marketer of pharmaceutical products by education. As an editor, she cooperated with the publishing houses of the Academy of Fine Arts, the PAX Publishing Institute, one of Warsaw's IT universities, and numerous associations and foundations. Since 2013, she has been absorbed in he alth issues - especially interested in anthropology of medicine, social changes in the approach to treatment and its availability, as well as the direction of development of medicine in conjunction with technology. He actively observes the development of new media and participates in the creation of online he alth education campaigns. He spends his free time in the bosom of nature, reading reports and tracking the traces of bison in the Białowieża Forest.

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