Bee Pollen Allergy Cause And Allergy Treatment
Article by Bobbie Mitchell
Concerns about bee pollen allergy are understandable. Air-borne pollens are the cause of hay fever and other unpleasant spring symptoms. Wouldn’t the pollens gathered by bees cause similar allergies?
Some investigations have shown that exposure to very small doses of allergens may be a good thing. There was a recent article about how some doctors were treating peanut allergies by giving not drugs, but very small amounts of peanut butter.
The idea is to increase consumption of the allergen over time. You might think of it as desensitization. It has worked in some studies to reduce allergic reactions.
There have been reports of allergic reactions. In one case, a four year old boy with seasonal hay fever tested positive during a prick test to a bee-pollen supplement. The researchers suspected that pollens gathered from the aster, daisy or sunflower families were to blame. Even people with allergies are not sensitive to all plants. Neither would they be sensitive to all pollens.
There was another recent case of an adverse reaction, although it was not blamed on bee pollen allergy. It was blamed on a drug-like reaction. The patient’s kidneys failed after taking a supplement for 5 months. The doctors could not determine if the cause of the kidney failure was the bee pollen or another ingredient in the nutritional supplement. There is also the possibility that the kidney damage was caused by toxic contaminants.
Most of us worry about toxic contaminants than allergic reactions. While allergic reactions are uncommon, supplement contamination is a common problem. Often when supplements are removed from the market for a while, the cause is contamination issues. The pure form of the supplement is usually found to be safe. After all, supplements are foods or food derivatives.
An allergy treatment might not be effective for everyone, because the supplement might not contain the pollens to which the person is actually allergic. By the same token, not everyone with pollen allergies would have a reaction to the supplement.
The best types of supplements are the ones that have been powdered and combined with enzymes. The raw granules are more likely to cause a allergic reaction in sensitive individuals. Also in some cases it has been know to help rather then create an allergic reaction even when allergies to pollen are a concern.
Always consult with a doctor if you have concerns about having an allergic reaction to a supplement like this or any other medical concerns you might have before taking bee pollen supplements. Also when you are looking for a bee pollen supplement you want to find the highest quality supplement you can find.
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