An allergy is a basic hypersensitivity. Some individuals respond in an exaggerated manner to certain items which do not produce any reaction in other people. This is because they are hypersensitive as compared to others who react to it normally. An inherent weakness, sometimes hereditary, is why some people are hypersensitive and others are not. A patient may also become hypersensitive after his resistance goes down as at the end of an acute attack of some infection.

COMMON CAUSES
Substances which cause allergies are called allergens. The various methods by which allergens enter the body and cause allergies are:
• Inhalation: house dust, flower pollen, smoke, animal dander
• Ingestion: eggs, fish, drugs like aspirin and sulpha
• Contact: Silver nitrate, congress grass
• Injections: Penicillin and anti-sera
Other causes of allergy include:
• Sun allergy
• Emotional upsets: Mental tension, conflicts, grief, maladjustments to oneself and to others in society

COMMON SYMPTOMS
Hay fever usually manifests itself as
• Irritation of the nose
• Sneezing
• Running of the nose, watery discharge
• Blocking of the nose
• Watering of the eyes

Attacks may come in spasms and may last for a few hours In some cases the sneezing may be seasonal and occurs only at certain time of the year. If this condition is not treated properly it may end up into allergic bronchitis where patient has difficulty in breathing and a sort of ineffectual cough. Conventional treatment by antihistamines never cures the allergy. It merely suppresses or palliates it. Moreover, it leads to various side-effects. So they must be best avoided. But homeopathic treatment goes to the root of the problem and removes the obstacle to recovery and thus ensures a quick cure.

A true and permanent cure is got only by building up the patients resistance so that he becomes immune to external factors which causes allergies. This is done by proper constitutional treatment. A properly planned homeopathic treatment helps in removing all types of allergies safely and forever. After homeopathic treatment there will be a decrease in the intensity, frequency and duration of your acute attack. You will experience a layer symptom-free period. Also there will be a reduction in the intake of your allopathic drugs and a decrease on their dependence.