April Showers Bring May Flowers — And Grass Allergy Season

After the April rains stop, and the weather warms up, and the flowers bloom -- the grass begins to grow and pollinate. May is grass allergy season in much of the country, which causes many allergy sufferers to be absolutely miserable. Whether a person is mowing the lawn, golfing, or just spending some quality time outdoors, airborne grass pollen can wreak havoc on a person's allergy symptoms. Grass pollen causes a wide array of allergy symptoms, the most common of which is hay fever. Other symptoms caused by grass allergy include contact urticaria as a result of direct exposure to grass, as well as a form of food allergy secondary to proteins in grass pollen being closely related to those in fresh tomatoes.

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