Im Allergic

I had dogs for eighteen years. I lived the last 5 years without pets. Now when I am around pets, I sneeze, my eyes itch, and I sometimes get bumps on my neck. If I got a dog, would these allergic reactions eventually go away?

Can anyone show me any vets who are saying that clean animals, i.e. dirt free and scrubbed, are not as allergic to people, which is why the Obama’s considered some of the hairless dogs they considered.

IMHO – I think the big problems are a weakened immune system in some people and also the bacteria that is in the dirt on a dogs fur, that is then breathed or shed onto a person’s skin & clothes etc.

Dirt has anthrax and meningitis etc. IFYI – boiling produce for thirty minutes not only kills e-coli, but also kills any anthrax spores that may not have washed away in a good prewash, or scrubbed-off like one has to do with carrots. Common sense to boil when one wants to improve their immune system by eating a lot of organic leafy green vegetables.[(-:]

Hey guys, yesterday i received some quite damaging news. Im not allowed to serve in the RAF as a pilot, whether it be transport or front-line jets, as I suffer from hay fever around June. I was wondering is it a similar case for the civilian world. Also, if you could suggest another route in to flying, or even a route into the civilian world of flying if the hay fever wouldn’t be an issue. Finally, going back to the RAF, as I cant become a pilot, would any of you guys suggest becoming an aircraft engineer or air traffic controller with them? Cheers.

Whilst it is true that you are unable to be a pilot in the RAF with hay-fever, it shouldn’t restrict you at all from gaining a civilian licence.

You can find full medical requirements for the civilian medical certificates on the CAA website (see link).

A former NY resident, I relocated many years ago, to a place where I’m no longer bothered by hay fever. I’m now planning to return for vacation, but I can’t recall the dates of the fall ragweed season, which I need to avoid. I also have a lesser allergy to timothy pollen, so those dates are of interest too.

the usual peak dispersal period for Ragweed is mid-August to mid-September

The day after smoking a cigar I often have what seem like hay-fever symptoms – stuffed up nose mainly. I am careful not to inhale the smoke. I smoke outdoors only. Thanks for any feedback or references.

Yes, it could. The smoke can still irritate the mucus membranes, even if you don’t inhale.

I am allergic to all things feathered or furred(including hairless and hypoallergenic varieties). With mammals and birds out of the picture are thier any affectionate or interactive pets left?

Get an oscar.. Freshwater fish

I have been suffering from hay fever allergy. However, everytime when I take the medicine, there are some side effects on me. Is there any traditional home or food treatment I can do to make my hay fever better?

I hate it when people just copy and paste information from websites, but I found a pretty good one for you. I know how it feels when medicine has side effects. You feel crappy as it is but then… well, yeah. So here’s a link. It talks about the different allergens that my be causing your reactions (ex. outdoor, indoor, etc.) and how to help with them.

http://www.webmd.com/allergies/guide/hay-fever-treatments?page=4

My skin allergy test showed no allergies to pet dander or anything like that (just to pollen). Yet sometimes when I’m near my dog I get asthmatic type symptoms. I’ve decided it can be 1 of 3 things:

1.) A coincidence that i get the symptoms (cause I get them at other times too).

2.) I am allergic to my dog and the test was wrong.

3.) The dog is bringing in pollen or something from outside (but he’s an inside dog..)

Any insight? Thanks.

When did you have the allergy testing? Allergies can develop after exposure to the antigen, and if you had the testing prior to having the pet, then you hadn’t developed the response yet.
You have several choices here: Get rid of the pet, make the pet an outside pet, or develop a plan so that you can tolerate the pet as things are. Assuming that you choose to develop a plan try the following: First – make your bedroom a no-pet zone. This is especially important during your peak allergy season(s). Consider putting a Hepa Filter in your room. Have a family member give the dog frequent baths. (Be sure to have them brush the dog thoroughly first.) I would suggest a bath a week. As you become more tolerant of the pet, the bathing can become less frequent. Have a family member dedicated to vacuuming and cleaning frequently to remove as much dog hair and dander from your environment. Make sure the vacuum has a hepa bag and filter. Add a Hepa filter to the room(s) that the pet stays in. Add Allergy filters to all your vents. Avoid spending time with the pet during your peak allergy seasons. When you are not having allergy symptoms, gradually increase your exposure to the pet.
Consider this a do it yourself "allergy shot" regimen. What allergy shots do is build up your tolerance to the antigen by exposing you to small doses at first and then gradually increasing your exposure. Beware though – once you develop a tolerance to this dog, this will not necessarily make you tolerant of all dogs forever.

Hey guys, yesterday i received some quite damaging news. Im not allowed to serve in the RAF as a pilot, whether it be transport or front-line jets, as I suffer from hay fever around June. I was wondering is it a similar case for the civilian world. Also, if you could suggest another route in to flying, or even a route into the civilian world of flying if the hay fever wouldn’t be an issue. Finally, going back to the RAF, as I cant become a pilot, would any of you guys suggest becoming an aircraft engineer or air traffic controller with them? Cheers.

I’m an aircraft engineer in the RAF, depends whether you want to be an officer or not. Officers don’t do much hands on nor do they work that much on flying squadrons, as JENGOs, they tend to work in HQ’s, IPTs(they run aircraft by type) but you don’t get to work on them, you also run second line component repair bays. As an airman you get to work hands on the aircraft. No idea about ATCOs sorry. I also think you wouldn’t be able to work as a civilian pilot I think it’s to do with if you need to don O2 masks.

I am currently living in China, and I’m experiencing the routine hay fever that comes around springtime. What options are there for minimizing this problem? I can speak some basic Chinese, but I don’t have the vocabulary to completely understand the local pharmacist’s explanations. How do Chinese people normally address this problem?

Personally I’m not from China, but I found a solution a couple of days ago that helped me tremendously, with itchy eyes at least.

The reason you get itchy eyes is because of the pollen irritating them. So I thought the best way to combat it would be to wash the pollen out. So what I did was fill a sink up with water (I used cold water, but I guess you could use warm as well) and dunked my head in. I then opened my eyes underwater, and moved them around a bit. After about 10 seconds or so, I took my head out, and blinked all the water out. I repeated this about 6-7 times, you can go more or less depending on how severe your eyes have become.

I’m not sure what people usually do for other symptons, though. I don’t tend to suffer from much other than itchy eyes, so you’re better off getting advice from someone other than me on things like sneezing, runny noses etc.

Hope this helps. It definitely improved my eyes, and I’m sure it will do for everyone else, too It’s free anyway, so at least give it a go

I haven’t eaten anything out of the ordinary in the past month or so and I haven’t used any make up or lotions or new detergents or anything like that, but I recently developed a red, itchy rash sometimes accompanied by hives, sometimes not. It goes away when im on benedryl so everyone is tellin me it has to be an allergy but I’ve never been allergic to anything before. Is it possible for me to just wake up with a brand new allergy one day thats never bothered me before?

Yes, I’ve recently developed an eczema-type rash from my dishwashing liquid (which I’d used for years). Changing to an organic one took away the rash.
Pay attention to when the rash itches the most, that’s how I figured out what was causing mine.