Allergies can be seasonal or year-round, which leaves most to turn to allergy medications to hopefully find relief from annoying and painful allergy symptoms. Patients often suffer from runny nose, cough, itchy, watery eyes, redness of the skin and eyes, nausea, vomiting, sneezing, skin blisters, and even swelling of the face and joints. While allergy medications can provide symptomatic relief, we need to understand how our allergies work on a functional basis to help determine where they might be coming from. Allergies are a result of a respiratory disorder, however researchers are finding that allergies can come from issues beyond the respiratory system. A 2020 study looked specifically at gut health and their effects on allergy symptoms. They found that poor gut health can play a big role in respiratory diseases by ways of the gut-airway axis. Specifically, patients suffering with constipation were studied and if those patients also suffered with allergies. It was found that those patients with constipation were more likely to also suffer with allergies in a study of almost 60,000 patients! Basically, the study indicated that poor plumbing of the gut leads to poor respiratory health. This is especially noted in the pediatric patient population of the study. It is important to clean or detox the gut on a regular basis especially if you are suffering from allergies. Need ways to detox your gut? Our office can help!
Yours in health,
Wu., M., Jan, M., Chiou, J., Wang, Y., & Wei, J C. (2020). Constipation might be associated with risk of allergic rhinitis:A nationwide population-based cohort study. Plos One, 15(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0239723
