How to prevent rhinitis attacks

Rhinitis is a very serious disease. Usually people don’t pay attention to the onset of rhinitis, but once it occurs, they should pay attention to treatment. Preventing the occurrence of diseases is also very important. For example, some people should do preventive work before they develop rhinitis. But everyone’s living environment is different, so how should we prevent rhinitis attacks?

How to prevent rhinitis attacks

1. Find and avoid contact with allergens

The most effective method is to find your own individual pathogenic factors and try to avoid contact.

2. Eat less cold food

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that patients with rhinitis have a weak and cold constitution. Coldness is most likely to damage the yang energy of the lungs and spleen, and aggravate the symptoms of deficiency and cold. Low-temperature food may intensify respiratory allergic reactions and induce allergic rhinitis. Therefore, ice, cold and raw foods should be avoided.

3. Eat less fried food and vegetables and fruits with pesticides

Pesticides and inferior oils can easily produce peroxides and free radicals during the body's oxidative metabolism, affecting the balance of the immune system and intensifying allergic reactions.

4. Eat less food that can cause allergic rhinitis

Such as foods with high protein content such as milk and eggs; seafood such as scaleless fish, crabs, shrimps, and seashells; foods with high protein content and difficult to digest such as toads and squid; fungal foods such as mushrooms.

5. Avoid eating processed foods with additives

There are reports that the food additive yellow pigment No. 5 and the preservative sulfite can cause allergic reactions in the respiratory tract. Therefore, patients with allergies should try to avoid processed foods with additives.

6. Avoid smoking and entering places with large temperature differences.

Strengthen labor and personal protection, avoid or reduce irritation from dust, pollen, etc.; regulate emotions and actively seek treatment.

7. Pay attention to rest, keep warm, pay attention to conditioning, and improve physical fitness

Regularly taking Qi-boosting Chinese medicine, improving immunity, and eating warm foods can gradually change the weak and cold constitution and effectively relieve and control the onset of rhinitis. In daily life, you can take foods that nourish the lungs and spleen, and nourish the liver and kidneys, such as: ginseng, astragalus, walnuts, lilies, pine nuts, black dates, black fungus, pig kidneys, sheep kidneys, pigeon meat, leeks, glutinous rice, carrots, tomatoes, honey, etc.

8. Acupoint massage

Often rub the sides of the nose with the middle fingertips to warm them up, rub the nose from Zanzhu to Yingxiang points 30 times, and then gently massage the Yingxiang point for 5 to 10 minutes.

What to do when rhinitis occurs

1. Traditional Chinese medicine method

Use 3 grams of Chinese medicine magnolia and 10 grams of patchouli, or you can use only magnolia. Brew it with boiling water for 5 to 10 minutes. First use the hot steam to fumigate your nose for a few minutes, then drink it, drink it frequently, and persist for a long time.

2. Bee venom method

The method of using bees to sting the acupuncture points is said to be a cure because bee venom contains substances that increase resistance to allergies. However, this method has certain risks and should not be abused by yourself. Since many people are allergic to bee venom, you need to consult a professional.

3. Eating honey

Eat a spoonful of honey every day. If you need to take it with water, you must use warm water, because water that is too cold will cause diarrhea, and high water temperature will cause the honey to produce toxins. Note: This method is only suitable for patients who are allergic to pollen or grass (commonly known as hay fever), so it is recommended that you go to the hospital for an allergen test before trying it to confirm that you do have allergic rhinitis caused by pollen or grass allergy before using it.

4. Cold water nasal washing method

After getting up every morning, use a basin of cold water, immerse your entire nose in the water and inhale slightly, so that the water can enter the nasal cavity and fully contact the nasal mucosa. Be careful not to use too much force. This method should be used with caution by children to avoid choking on water. This method requires long-term persistence to be very effective. It aims to improve the adaptability of the nasal mucosa, and is especially effective for allergic rhinitis caused by seasonal and temperature changes. It can also effectively improve immunity to colds. However, when you first use it, you will experience symptoms such as nasal congestion, nasal soreness, and runny nose.

5. Diet therapy

Regularly eating radish and carrots can effectively relieve the symptoms of allergic rhinitis, especially radish. It can also improve the immunity of the respiratory system, and is especially helpful for the treatment of asthma. In addition, be sure to eat dinner in moderation and try to eat less fish and meat to avoid getting angry and causing rhinitis. You can eat some pears in moderation to clear your lungs. There is another very important point: patients with allergic rhinitis must not eat loofah during the onset of the disease, as eating loofah will worsen their condition.

6. Exercise

According to its pathological analysis, allergic rhinitis is caused by allergens in the patient's body. When the patient's physical condition and immunity decline, an allergic constitution appears, and the ability to adapt to allergic substances decreases, leading to allergic symptoms. Therefore, through physical exercise, you can strengthen your physical fitness, improve your immunity, enhance your ability to adapt to allergic substances, and achieve the purpose of treatment. Specific methods: running, fitness, and increasing outdoor sports. If your body allows, you can take a cold shower after exercise, but be sure to wait until you are no longer sweating before taking a shower. Long-term persistence can also have a good therapeutic effect.