Alleviating allergies is sometimes the hardest thing to do successfully. You take medicine, stay indoors for as long as you can and you still get those annoying itchy, watery eyes the second you step outside. Here are some over-the-counter and home remedies that should do the trick.

Antihistamines

Antihistamines are over-the-counter or prescription allergy medicines. They work by preventing the effects of histamine, which is created by the body and can cause allergy symptoms, such as sneezing and itchy, watery eyes.

Saline rinse

According to Amy Beth Rowland of the Health Center, “You can try doing a saline rinse, which is just a salt water solution and you can use something called a neti pot to do it.” You use the neti pot to pour the solution in one nostril and it comes out the other, thinning mucus in the nasal passage.