Fitzrovia Medical Clinic
Grass
The major goal of Fitzrovia Medical Clinic is an improvement in your quality of life. You should be able to participate in your school, work, social and family activities. In addition, sleep should be restful and undisturbed.
Allergy to grasses is very common. Grass allergies can present in a variety of ways, including nasal symptoms (runny nose, stuffiness, sneezing), asthma, and eye symptoms (itchy, watery/red eyes). People can also have skin rashes (hives or skin welts) after exposure to grasses, but this is much less common. Grass allergies are prevalent because grass pollen scatters in the wind, which is different from pollen that gets moved around by insects, so you are more likely to breathe it in and thus develop symptoms.
Fitzrovia Medical Clinic provides you allergy testing for grass. There are generally two types of allergy testing: skin prick testing and specific IgE testing (blood test). Allergy skin prick testing involves “pricking” grass extracts in a liquid form on the arms or back and waiting 10 to 15 minutes for an “itchy bump” to occur, indicating an allergy to grass. These tests should be ordered and performed by an allergist. A blood test involves a drawing blood and sending it to a laboratory to determine if you are specifically allergic to grass.
