9 Tips for Helping a Kid With Allergies Love Summer

Cook All Produce Before Serving

Children who suffer from hay fever may experience oral symptoms when they have fresh produce. Since summertime means farmer markets with lots of delicious fruits and vegetables, this can be a problem. Symptoms of hay fever include an itchy mouth, swelling of the lips, mouth or tongue, and a scratchy throat, which are induced by allergic reactions to certain raw fruits and vegetables. The biggest offenders are usually apples, cherries, celery, peaches, nectarines, snap peas, peppers, and carrots. Cooking these foods removes the allergic components.

Remove Indoor Pollen

Eliminate exposure to indoor pollen by having children take off their clothes as soon as they come in from outside play. Pollen also sticks to hair, so be sure to bathe them before they go to bed if they have been playing outside. If pets have been outside playing with children, wipe them down with pet wipes as soon as they enter the home because pollen easily attaches to pillows, fabric furniture, bed sheets, and other areas.