What are you Allergic of and how do you manage it and avoid it?
By nielcdg
@nielcdg (709)
Philippines
June 11, 2007 2:56am CST
Im allergic of house dust and I manage it but avoiding dusting chores at home, my mom knows that if I dust it reeks havoc to my nose I sneeze and sneeze until my nasal pasages bleed. So I just keep outside when my mom is cleaning up a storm. Believe me its her obsession to clean the house again and again flipping everything up and over and moving stuff from here to there.
Im also allergic of coffee in a sense that it affects me greatly, If I sip a cup now I wont be able to sleep for two days. So I just drink it on a weekends when I really dont want to sleep.:)
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6 responses
@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
am allergic to dust, too! i clean the house so i always wear a disposable face mask. and if i start sneezing id immediately take anti-histamines.
@mean_queen (1713)
• Malaysia
16 Jun 07
Same here~! Isn't it just a nuisance~! I hate when I get in contact with dust! I always avoid spring cleaning! Lucky for me, I'm always excused.. :P Cats give me the same reaction too~!
@nielcdg (709)
• Philippines
18 Jun 07
Anti histamines dont work for me I think I have a resistance for them I just dont know, when my irritation begins I just keep on sneezing until my nose bleeds out of so much effort. Any ways I love my cats eventhough they make me sneeze sometimes, the funny thing is after a while of being with my cats my allergic reaction towards them disappeared completely :)
@myfanwy65 (1030)
• United States
17 Jun 07
I have no idea what I'm allergic to. I've never been to an allergy doctor. I used to take decongestants such as Sudafed. Then I found out I have high blood pressure and those types of medicines make it worse. So, I can't take anything like that at all. I have to either take antihistamines or herbal remedies. Since antihistamines either make me sleepy or don't work, I take echinacea. I don't know how to spell that, sorry. You have to let it get into your system for a while, probably at least a month. But, it works better than any other medicine ever has for me.
@nielcdg (709)
• Philippines
18 Jun 07
wow that is a tricky situation I think we both have that, I dont take much antihistamines because they dont work for me, I'd rather avoid my allergens completely rather than be hard headed and keep on doing stuff that I know I will regret. Thanks again for your reply and I hope you are feeling better now :)
@pendragon (3350)
• United States
17 Jun 07
Eggs, Milk, and anything with wheat gluten in it, which is a lot more things than you think.I have celiac disease, and it's a very uncomfortable condition that people go an average of nine years with before it's properly diagnosed.I manage by eating gluten free products and not eating milk and eggs,lol.
@shorva (923)
• Philippines
16 Jun 07
I'm also allergic to dust but I like cleaning up like your mom. I think it's also an obsession. I'm also allergic to some antibiotics like penicillin and ceflexin. I think I'm also allergic to chicken, but it's not really bad, I just get some rashes, it's nothing alarming.
@nielcdg (709)
• Philippines
18 Jun 07
I think food allergies are the worst fortunately I only have one food allergy that comes from eating wild pineapple, my tongue swells up and my mouth turns violet afterwards then I get allergy shots on my bottom that's so nasty!
I dont know why I dont get the same reaction with cultured pineapple that's why when I see a pineapple slice I quickly ask where it comes from, when its just a wild pineapple I quickly refuse eventhough the smell makes my mouth water :) Thanks for the reply miss shorva
@wdiong (1815)
• Singapore
11 Jun 07
I am also allergic to dust but I am not able to avoid it like you as I still have to do household chores. By doing cleaning regularly does cinimise on the buildup of dust. I will keep on snezzing and sneezing until I start tearing in my eyes. I do not take any medicine but it will probably take one day for me to feel better.
