Can ingesting local honey reduce symptoms of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) in children and young people?

Clinical scenario A 14-year-old boy with allergic rhinitis (AR), more commonly known as hay fever, presents with sneezing, runny nose and itchy eyes. He is sensitised to grass, tree and birch pollen on skin prick testing. His symptoms affect him throughout the spring and summer months, affecting his performance at school. Despite medical therapies including oral antihistamine, nasal spray and eye drops, there are some days he remains symptomatic, and his mother is keen to find better treatment. She has heard that if you eat local honey, then this can improve the symptoms of hay fever and asks for your advice. You wonder whether eating local, unpasteurised honey can help reduce the symptoms of AR or even be a cure for the symptoms of hay fever. Structured clinical question In children and young people under 16 years of age with AR symptoms and sensitisation to pollens...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: ADC Archimedes Source Type: research