Itchy Itchy, Stuffy Stuffy

[qwertysaur]

I hate allergies. Hate! Hate! Hate! Hate! Hate! I can't smell anything and my eyes are itchy. Do you have allergies? What symptoms? To What? What do you do?

I am allergic to pollen, and it only gets bad enough to notice around this time. I take Benadryl though, and the symptoms clear out in 15 minutes. It stll is annoying though, because I can't fully enjoy the nice spring weather.

[Rantz]

Not one allergy pains this body of mine, no siree!

[~*~Celes~*~]

i get itchy, stuffy, sneezy, and watery. =[ Right now I'm sneezy and kind of stuffy, a bit of itchy.

[Jess]

Oh, allergies. Why do you do this to me?

Hayfever - Rapeseed and grass in particular. Sneezing, watery eyes and itchy eyes are the worst. It comes in bouts, really - one year I'll have it really really bad and the next it won't be so bad and then the next it'll hardly be there at all! I have some prescription antihistamines which help a ton - I used to buy the ones from a shop but they didn't help me at all.

Certain fruits and vegetables - There is something in certain fruit and veg that makes my throat itch and swell like crazy. Eeek. I just try to avoid the ones that do this, or eat very little of them.

Mosquitoe bites - Itchyness, swelling, pussing for days. It's gross and drives me insane. Lots of insect repellent for me on summer nights.

Certain metals - I don't buy any jewellery anymore that isn't silver, stainless steel or white gold.etc because some other metals make me come out in hives and itch me like mad. I don't know what ones in particular, though.

Chlorine and sun - A weird allergy. If I swim in the pool on a sunny holiday I have to have a full shower afterwards before going back to sunbathing/sitting in the sun. I can't just rinse off. I have to get all the chlorine out of my hair and bikini because otherwise when I go back to sunbathing it will make me come up in hives/a rash wherever my clothes/hair is resting.

[Blue Harvest]

I'm not allergic to anything! *poses*

[escobert]

Not really. dry air bothers me more

[Heath]

I'm allergic to pollen and sensitive to things like dust and mould and the like. Cats are another one. If there's one cat in the room, I should be okay provided it isn't right next to me or something, but if there's more than one my eyes will water and itch and I'll be sneezing like mad. Thankfully I've got some antihistamines to help with my allergies though.

[Breine]

Chlorine and sun - A weird allergy. If I swim in the pool on a sunny holiday I have to have a full shower afterwards before going back to sunbathing/sitting in the sun. I can't just rinse off. I have to get all the chlorine out of my hair and bikini because otherwise when I go back to sunbathing it will make me come up in hives/a rash wherever my clothes/hair is resting.

Man, that sounds really annoying.

Anyway, I'm allergic to some kind of rubber. I'm not sure which kind, but I've gotten hives from certain pool animals and swimming rings. Luckily it doesn't happen that often, but I still tend to not be in contact with pool animals/swimming rings for longer than maybe 5-10 minutes, just to be sure.

[Balzac]

I used to be really bad with hayfever, but that seems to have grown out. I am allergic to beer though. Can't drink the stuff.

[Peegee]

Everybody has allergies. It's your body's way of ridding itself of irritants from the outside world. I however have none of the typical allergies like ragweed and tree bark and peanuts and strawberries and water.

[Jess]

For those of you who get hayfever: I was told that if you eat local honey then it will reduce the symptoms of your hayfever. I don't know if it actually works, though.

[Marshall Banana]

My ex-boyfriend said that he's allergic to strawberries, and I told him that eating more strawberries and drinking more strawberry milkshakes will cure him, but he didn't listen to me.

[Blue Harvest]

I am allergic to beer though. Can't drink the stuff.

I pity you

[Big D]

I suffer allergic rhinitis - chronic hayfever, basically. It's a nuisance in spring and summer, but medication can control it.

My ex-boyfriend said that he's allergic to strawberries, and I told him that eating more strawberries and drinking more strawberry milkshakes will cure him, but he didn't listen to me.

Allergies do not work like that. It's a very common misconception, one that's extremely dangerous to people who actually suffer allergies. A true allergy - rather than a mere sensitivity - means a person is genetically incapable of coping with the allergen in question. I have a friend who very nearly died when a relative secretly gave her "just a little bit" of a plant chemical that she's allergic to.

[Marshall Banana]

I know; I was just being silly. XD