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How IV Hydration Can Help Your Allergies

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How IV Hydration Can Help Your Allergies

Intravenous (IV) lines are vital tools in the medical world, delivering essential fluids and nutrients quickly and efficiently, beneficial in so many emergency situations. 

However, you may not realize IV therapy has uses outside medical emergencies. IV infusion therapy, also known as IV vitamin therapy or IV hydration therapy, has grown significantly in popularity over the years thanks to its ability to boost general health and wellness.

One of the many health concerns IV therapy can treat is allergies. By boosting hydration and nutrient levels, it can reduce inflammation and allergy symptoms and restore wellness. 

At Enrich Health and Wellness in Boerne, Texas, our team, led by Maria Cole, APRN, FNP-C, understands that constantly living with itchy eyes and the sniffles common to allergies can be miserable. 

In this month's blog, we discuss how our IV hydration therapy services can help relieve your symptoms. 

What causes allergies?

The main job of your immune system is to fight off microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi to keep you from getting sick. Your immune system should recognize which substances are harmful and which aren’t. 

When you have allergies, however, your immune system thinks harmless substances such as pollen or pet dander are dangerous invaders and creates antibodies to fight them off.

When you encounter the substance you’re allergic to (allergen), the waiting antibodies release a chemical called histamine, resulting in bodily inflammation and telltale allergy symptoms such as a runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing, and wheezing.

Many things can cause allergies, but common triggers include environmental allergens such as pollen or pet dander, food allergens such as milk or wheat, medication allergens such as penicillin, and external substances such as latex.

How can IV hydration therapy address allergies?

Common treatments for mild seasonal or environmental allergies include over-the-counter antihistamines and decongestants. 

These medications, while helpful for temporary symptom management, typically leave you dehydrated and don’t often assist with reducing bodily inflammation that results from the release of histamine. 

IV hydration therapy provides you with fluids, vitamins, and minerals that can help your body fight off allergies more effectively. 

Getting these substances intravenously rather than through your diet means they go right to your bloodstream and bypass your gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract typically absorbs most of the nutrients in food and dietary supplements. 

At Enrich Health and Wellness, we ensure your IV hydration therapy cocktail is full of immune system-boosting fluids, electrolytes, and nutrients such as vitamin C and B12. 

The result? Your bodily inflammation should go down, and your immune system function should go up, effectively reducing allergy symptoms.

Get allergy relief with IV hydration therapy 

If you’re ready to manage your allergies with IV hydration, schedule an appointment by calling our office or using our online booking feature today.