Hay fever is a part of life but steps can be taken to reduce children's chances of developing the allergy, an expert has claimed.
According to Helen Young, clinical director and chief nurse for NHS Direct, nothing will make hay fever go away completely.
However, she said that certain actions can help to reduce the risk and impact of the 'debilitating' problem, which affects around one fifth of the population.
'Certainly hay fever and allergic reactions are made worse if people smoke around children,' Ms Young revealed.
'It's obviously sensible in the early stages to have a balanced diet so that the immune system can develop appropriately because then your own immune system will fight your allergens and hay fever for you without necessarily having to totally depend on medicines.
'But sadly there isn't an injection that stops it from happening and we can't do anything that makes it go away completely,' she added.
Research by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has found that 73 per cent of hay fever sufferers do not seek medical advice, yet 40 per cent become irritable and a third have difficulty sleeping.
According to Helen Young, clinical director and chief nurse for NHS Direct, nothing will make hay fever go away completely.
However, she said that certain actions can help to reduce the risk and impact of the 'debilitating' problem, which affects around one fifth of the population.
'Certainly hay fever and allergic reactions are made worse if people smoke around children,' Ms Young revealed.
'It's obviously sensible in the early stages to have a balanced diet so that the immune system can develop appropriately because then your own immune system will fight your allergens and hay fever for you without necessarily having to totally depend on medicines.
'But sadly there isn't an injection that stops it from happening and we can't do anything that makes it go away completely,' she added.
Research by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has found that 73 per cent of hay fever sufferers do not seek medical advice, yet 40 per cent become irritable and a third have difficulty sleeping.
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