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Title: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: sbenkoski on April 01, 2018, 04:40:06 am

Do you suffer from seasonal allergies or food or any other type ? I used to be a walking welt or as my friends called me as a kid "Ben-raspberry" covered with hives !  I grew out of all of them but strange not till about 15 years ago so i was 44. 

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: surveypro2016 on April 01, 2018, 05:28:17 am

I have developed seasonal allergies in the past 10 years. Also, I've developed an allergy to bleach. Whenever an article of clothing has been washed with bleach touches my skin, I develop welts all over my skin. This too has been in the past 10 years. Our bodies can be very strange.

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: ljrjess69 on April 02, 2018, 12:03:41 pm

yes and it sucks!!!!! :bad: :bad:

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: Skyisbluetoday on April 02, 2018, 02:53:14 pm

:rose: :rainbow: :rose: Every once and awhile my allergies spike up during the season changes. Plus if I'm around a lot of pollen that settles or dust get's to be to much outside, my allergies get out of control.  :rose: :rainbow: :rose:

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: jwkelly on April 02, 2018, 03:17:25 pm

I'm of the 80 percent that's fine,you 20 percenters are like "the boy in the plastic bubble" w/o John Travolta

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: heidi0902 on April 02, 2018, 03:59:41 pm

I hate cats - that is the worst one for me.

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: snuggleycutejc on April 02, 2018, 07:27:55 pm

I have seasonal allergies because really don't remember me having any because I called it the cold/flu! I have a plugged up nose now.

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: jwkelly on April 03, 2018, 01:12:33 am

Quote from: heidi0902 on April 02, 2018, 03:59:41 pm

I hate cats - that is the worst one for me.

                                                                   Not the animals fault you're a born defective..  A guy I knew was allergic to dog hair so I had my collie lie on his coat and told him to either get allergy shots or suffer in a world filled with pets,dust and pollen.

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: makeblessed on April 03, 2018, 06:50:57 am

Yes" seasonal allergies and it does not help that we live around so many trees and on the ground level of our condo, we are going to get rid of all the carpet and hope that will help some; I love the beauty of nature out back but not the best for my allergies when we bought here my allergies were not as bad, and then in winter extreme cold seems to bother me as well so I just make the best of it and do what I can to not be totally miserable and go on with my daily life.   

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: kathleenkleinhans on April 03, 2018, 07:15:50 am

Seasonal allergies are pretty annoying.  I cant take any OTC meds for them unless they are the shorter acting types.

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: articx on April 03, 2018, 07:53:40 am

I have allergies too. Some mornings, I will have a runny nose and do a lot of sneezing.

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: braggin on April 03, 2018, 07:59:24 am

I have hayfever at the beginning of springtime most years. One year, when I was studying in Germany, the hayfever was so bad I went to the doctor's and got a shot. They call it Heyschnupfen there. The shot took care of the whole problem. I've never run into a U.S. doctor who offers it though.

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: aflyingmonkey on April 03, 2018, 04:08:04 pm

I'm one of those 20%.... I take allergy meds just about everyday.

& as a money saving hint, I purchased the Sam's Club version of claritin - loratadine .. 400 tabs for like $13 -- & it works just as well.

Title: Re: Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans
Post by: bigfoot951 on April 03, 2018, 05:28:59 pm

Seasonal allergies used to hit me real hard twice a year, that being when the weather changes.  I changed my diet after a serious health issue and I haven't had any issues with allergies in over five years.