Each Allergy Symptom May Be Mild, Moderate, or Severe

Whether you have one allergy symptom or a dozen, allergies can make you miserable. The typical allergy symptom will begin in your airways or in your digestive tract, and there are a couple reasons for this. First, the cells in your body producing histamine—the chemical causing your allergy symptoms—are abundant in your airways and digestive system. Second, an allergen will probably enter your body when you breathe it in or consume it, which would obviously bring your first allergy symptom to your nose, mouth, or stomach.

No matter what causes your allergies, an allergy symptom may be labeled mild, moderate, or severe. The following is a list of mild to moderate allergy symptoms which could be caused by any number of allergens such as pollen, dust mite allergy, or food:

While uncomfortable and painful, each mild to moderate allergy symptom is usually not life-threatening and may be treated through natural allergy relief. There are rare cases, however, when an allergy symptom can be deadly. This severe allergic reaction is known as anaphylaxis and it affects the entire body. Anaphylaxis may begin with a mild allergy symptom like a swollen or itchy face, and then it can quickly advance into more serious complications such as difficulty breathing and loss of consciousness.

Some people may experience their first allergy symptom in infancy while others may not have an allergy symptom until they are in their forties or fifties. More often than not, once an allergy symptom begins in your body, the allergy will continue for a lifetime.