Sneezing, coughing and watery eyes: girlies with hay fever know all about it. Although it should be the most wonderful time of the year, pollen season is a terrible time for many. Have you tried all the hay fever pills to limit your complaints? Then we introduce you to a new drug: sex!
Also read: Four-legged friends can also have hay fever: this is how you help your pet
Hay fever season
If you are a victim of hay fever, all the substances you are allergic to trigger the hay fever symptoms you have. If those substances get into your nose, eyes or airways, you are screwed. A red, running nose, watery eyes and your vocabulary consists of hatsjoe and coughkuch. Not nice!
You want to do everything you can, but sometimes nothing seems to work anymore. Yet a study has given us new hope, as scientists from Iran claim that sex is the cure for pollen allergies. We’ll explain it to you.
Sex against hay fever
It seems too good to be true, but researchers really think so. Sex can help you combat the symptoms of hay fever. This is said to be due to the constriction of the blood flow to your nose and eyes when you change your position. Your stuffy nose could be blocked and your eyes would stop watering. Wow!
Does it really work?
Yes, it has been studied, but we cannot say with certainty whether it really works for everyone. Some more research would need to be done on this. Until then, we’re happy to believe it. In any case, it can’t hurt to try it out. In any case, blow your nose and wear no or waterproof mascara… This way you ensure that the whole thing can still be a bit sexy. Thanks Iranian scientists!
Solutions
Have you discovered that sex doesn’t work for you? Fortunately, there are also some other solutions that could work for pollen allergies. Professor and ENT specialist Peter Hellings gave HLN some of his best tips. For example, he indicates that it is good to rinse your nose with saline solution. In addition, avoiding things that can irritate your airways is also very smart to do and you should watch out for exposure to allergens. It is a bit of hard work, but you will thank yourself very much for it.
