What You Need To Know About Allergies ? (6)

Treatment

Unfortunately, there's no cure for allergies. But there are several ways to keep them under control and treat the symptoms.

Avoidance: The first step is determining what exactly you're allergic to and then of course, avoiding that trigger if at all possible.

Medication: Over-the-counter and prescription drugs such as antihistamines, decongestants or anti-inflammatory medicine can help relieve many symptoms.

Allergy shots: When allergies don't respond to medication, allergy shots (or immunotherapy) may be in order. Over the course of several years, shots with small doses of the allergen are given to desensitize the sufferer to substances that trigger allergies. But shots don't work on all people or for all allergies (they don't work for food allergies, for example.)