Spring is accompanied by several diseases. On the one hand, the appearance of pollen causes the worsening of some allergic diseases. On the other hand, although good weather improves mood, in some cases burglaries can worsen. And finally, activities outside the home increase the likelihood of various diseases. Let's unpack them.

Although spring this year is humid and dark, and although pollen levels are lower than usual, it worsens some allergic diseases. Ocular conjunctivitis with tears and red eyes. Nasal rhinitis with swollen nose and abundant mucus. And in the lungs, asthma. People with any of these conditions should take special care in open environments because they may have an outbreak of spontaneous asthma. Given the inadequate response of our defenses, patients are followed with a treatment that weakens it: corticoids and antihistamines. However, the immune response or defense response can be transformed and slowed by anticipating small amounts of pollen to the body. In this way, when large quantities of pollen arrive, we can make the response much faster. This treatment is called “vaccination”, although it is not a vaccination process. Even though this year is a little late, next spring could be a good opportunity for those with these diseases.

Good weather and prolonged sunshine lead to the improvement of many psychiatric illnesses. However, there are also depressions that worsen in spring. There are those who say that seeing others full of encouragement, when you're wrong, makes depression worse. Others, on the other hand, give it a chemical explanation: sunlight generates a drug called melatonin that improves depression, but these patients wouldn't produce enough melatonin. Whatever the reason, if in the spring we move without strength, without wanting anything and without being able to sleep, we would have to ask for medical help as soon as possible, because delaying the remedy, as in all evils, worsens the prognosis.

And as in spring, over time, we spend more time outside the home, increasing the risk of some infections. Gastroenteritis is the most common, due to well-washed and uncooked food. Most gastroenteritis are cured on your own, while administering the lost water through isotonic beverages. However, the important thing is to clean food well, especially vegetables, and to prepare them properly.

Enjoy spring!