Cross allergy - table of cross reactions, symptoms and treatment.

There are a variety of allergens that challenge the immune system. Some of them are very similar in structure, although they come from a different source. Thus, the immune system jumps on these actually harmless allergens as well. The immunoglobulin E antibodies, abbreviated IgE antibodies, are thus also directed against them and cause an allergic reaction.

Here are a few examples: You react to birch pollen? Then you might not tolerate apples either. Grass pollen are the horror for you? Then you could also be allergic to flour or tomatoes. Whether plants, pollen, food, house dust or latex - a cross allergy exists in a wide variety of areas.

Cross reactions are particularly common with a pollen allergy to birch, alder and hazel. However, a cross allergy does not necessarily have to develop. However, if you have particularly severe reactions to a certain allergen, it does not hurt to be cautious about cross-allergens as a precaution.

Most allergy sufferers know the typical symptoms with a runny nose and red eyes. But suddenly, cross-allergy can also add other symptoms, such as skin rashes or malaise after eating. So anyone who develops other symptoms in addition to the known complaints, should think about a cross allergy and get to the bottom of the causes.

Here is a list of allergy symptoms:

• allergic rhinitis with runny nose and sneezing attacks
• allergic asthma, shortness of breath
• watery, burning eyes
• reddened nose and eyes
• rash on the skin
• hives
• scratching in the throat
• swelling in the throat
  
• nausea after eating certain foods such as fruits, nuts and spices
• Gastrointestinal discomfort, abdominal cramps
• Diarrhea
• Circulatory problems

A food allergy to certain foods such as fruits, nuts or spices should not be confused with a food intolerance such as lactose intolerance or histamine intolerance. In the latter, the body does not react to allergens, but symptoms occur due to inadequate metabolism of food components.

Who would like to close with pollen flight most all bulkheads, is thereby still far not safe from a cross allergy. Because who is allergic to tree pollen, most likely also has a problem with some types of fruit and nuts. In the table you will find an overview of the most common cross-reactions:

Allergic to Possible cross allergy ragweed (grape weed) banana

cucumber

melon

zucchini

birch pollen. Apple

Apricot

Pear

Strawberry

Peanut

Fig

Hazelnut

Carrot

Potato

Cherry

Kiwi

Almond

Mungbean

Nectarine

Peach

Plum

Selery

Soy

Mugwort Pollen Peanut

Spice

Cucumber

Carrot

Potato

Kiwi

Leek

Mango

Pepper

Celery

Mustard

Soy

Sunflower seeds

Spinach

Tomato

Grass pollen and cereal pollen Pea

Peanut

Potato

Bran

Flour

Melon

Orange

Celery

Soy

Tomato

House dust mites Shellfish and mollusks (e.g. E.g. mussels, shrimps)

Rubber/natural latex Acerola cherry

Pineapple

Avocado

Banana

Chestnut

Fig

Carrot

Potato

• Avoid allergens: Avoidance is a good way to avoid a cross-allergy. If you already know for sure which allergens you react to, you should also give the cross-allergens a wide berth as a precaution. Especially if you have a known allergy to fruits, vegetables, nuts or spices, you should avoid these foods by all means.
• Boil fruit: Pollen allergy sufferers hit it pretty hard, because quite a long list of fruits are for them on the red list. But often the allergic reaction occurs only to raw fruit. In boiled form, for example, as applesauce or stewed plums, the fruit is better tolerated.
• Nasal spray: If the nose begins to itch and run and one sneeze chases the next, nasal sprays against hay fever are advised. Pollival® nasal spray acts anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory - and completely without preservatives.
• Eye drops: Against burning, itchy eyes Pollival® eye drops help. They relieve the discomfort within minutes and can also be used preventively.
• Allergy diary: You are sure that you suffer from an allergy, but do not know the trigger? Then you can keep a diary in which you record the symptoms and possible triggers. Over a longer period of time, this will help you narrow down the allergens. The table above helps you to identify possible cross-reactions.
• Allergy test: The doctor can perform an allergy test [https://www.polli-allergie.de/behandlung/allergietest/] to find out the different allergens. Proven triggers must be avoided in any case . Depending on the severity of symptoms, medical treatment may follow.
• Allergy immunotherapy: Who suffers from particularly severe allergy attacks, can undergo a hypo- of desensitization.