I have been allergic to pollen of grasses (and some other things but grasses have been the biggest problem) since I was three years old. Without pills, nose drops amd eye drops I would have gone crazy during one month in the year. The itching of eyes was unbearable, the runny nose needed blowing every minute... my lungs were making funny noises when I was breathing... Even with the medications I had to spent all my time inside expect maybe 10-20mins daily, which were necessary for transport... Going to a grassy meadow for two minutes would have be something unthinkable.
During my university years I was searching for some natural cure. What helped me was to start a strict diet about three months before the pollen season starts. My diet is:
1.) no simple sugars. This means mainly "standard" white sugar, but it helps to restrict or stop eating also all other alternative sweeteners (natural or unnatural), honey and fruit (equivalent of one or two homegrown applas a day is ok). Including all processed foods where these things are mentioned between ingredients even in small amounts.
2.) give up white flour and anything made from it (so I eat only 100% wholemeal flour and products)
3.) give up all milk products( as you are vegan I guess you have done that already)
4.) give up rafinated oils (so only use virgin cold pressed oils for everything)
Base of my diet after applying this rules consisted of: lots of whole grains, legumes, vegetables and a reasonable (up to three spoons) of seeds and nuts.
After three months of this diet I was with only very mild symptoms - blowong my nose maybe once in half an hour when outside in the town. When inside with almost no symptoms. I could go for a walk for to nature without any limmitations, even walking through flowering grass as high as me would just make me blow my nose maybe once in 5 minutes and no itchy eyes, no breathing problems. I felt free first time enjoying the spring.
I have beem doing this for about 4-5 years and the results correspond with how strictly I stick to my diet (so how lazy or busy I am the three months befor pollen season).
I have meet other people following this diet (or macrobiotic inspired diet or paleo inspired diet, which I find contradictory, but they have something (this) in common) who got rid of allergy totally.
What helpes to relieve symtoms even more for me is also some psychic things as relaxing, accepting world as it is, not fighting against anything. Maybe meditation and yoga?
