Allergy season comes with all the discomfort of watering eyes, stuffiness and sneezing, which can leave anyone feel foggy, tired and overwhelmed.

For the elderly, these symptoms could have more complex and complicated health problems or they may develop when allergies spring up.

Here are some tips to handle the season and keep track of your loved one's symptoms.

1. Treat it.

Allergies are commonly treated with antihistamines. These can be dangerous for seniors and result in side effects like confusion, drowsiness, dry mouth and eyes and dizziness, reported AgingCare. This prescription could result in a change in mood or behavior and could be dangerous when combined with other medications.

Other options of treatment include a nasal steroid or topical medication, however, loved ones should keep an eye out for other treatment options as they become available.

2. Be careful.

If your worry for your loved ones exceeds your ability to feel like you can effectively care for them, it might be best to invest in a homecare provider or even to make sure at the very least that a medical alert system so that if your loved one has some sort of health issue that is an emergency, the problem can be solved adequately, advised Bay Alarm Medical.

3. Be aware.

Notice allergy symptoms, like sneezing, runny noses and itchy eyes and see to treatment. Bring the concerns to your loved one's doctor. If your loved ones already have cardiovascular problems, then these symptoms can be aggressive to their health.

Discussing these issues as soon as they come up, along with the severity of them, could lead to rapid and aggressive treatment, if the doctor recommends it and it could be the best choice.

4. Decrease the symptoms.

To get rid of the symptoms of allergies, you could start with looking at your diet. According to Medical Alert Advice, nutritionists have found that some foods can fight inflammation and decrease the symptoms, like apples, flax seed, ginger, leafy greens, walnuts and anything high in Vitamin C.

5. Track the weather.

You and your loved ones can watch pollen levels using the Weather Channel and other free services to plan ahead of time. Know it's going to be a day that might make your symptoms worse? Plan a day inside instead and, when you see a more fitting day, get back to your activities!

6. Prepare.

Now that it's spring, you may be tempted to open your windows and let the air in. Well, for your loved ones, it might be better to use air conditioning instead to keep the pollen and mold levels low.

You could also use a dehumidifier to clean the air.

Beyond that, elderly should try to make sure that their clothes are treated with cleaners that aren't causing irritation, that the rest of the cleaning supplies are kept up (like vacuums) and that the dryer is used over line-drying, reported Bay Alarm Medical.

Switching out furniture, carpets and bedding could be advantageous for their health as well as figuring out if pets are to blame, taking care of personal hygiene (showers and hand washing) to wash off the allergens and wearing (sun)glasses to block allergens, advised Medical Alert Advice.

7. Test for it.

Allergy tests are one way to find out the culprits when you're feeling under the weather, or even just dealing with basic allergens.