Im Allergic

my hay fever is throughout the year and i have totally had it. my asthma i’ve had for 12 years it hurts to do some stuff for p.e. that i don’t like but i have to do anyway in order to get a good grade.
i also take zyrtec and flonase. my inhaler isn’t strong enough. i take my inhaler to class too. they said i might have to get a steam mask but that thing is too heavy to take to school.

Asthma is usually improved by regular exercise. But you have to plan for it. Use the inhaler right before PE class starts, even if you don’t have an attack yet. Take it with you so you can use it again at the first sign of chest tightness.

Ask your doctor if there isn’t something else s/he can give you such as a brief course of steroid inhaler until your asthma cools down a little bit.

Do you take something like claritin every day? If you have hay fever every day then you should. Ask your doc which one it should be, and get a nasal wash such as "Simply Saline" to keep your sinuses from getting infected because of the drying effect of antihistamines. Befriend the steam room of your local gym also. Ask mom to take you in because you might have an attack in there. Best to go with someone who can help if..

If you feel best right after your shower, consider investing in a Vicks personal steamer or just learn the trick of "steaming your head" over a pot of hot water or tea. This is very helpful in the winter when the humidity level drops.

Put a few drops of eucalyptus oil on a handkerchief and sniff it. Wierd, but it works.

Mild allergy meaning stuffy nose, eyes a little red, etc, not life threatening (I think we all know what we would do if our child’s life was in danger).

Would you get rid of your pet or keep your house as clean as possible and your pet as isolated as possible from your child?
Btw…our daughter doesn’t have allergies. I was just thinking about what we would do if she did, and wondered if anyone else has ever thought about this too.

It would be very hard. I do get attached to my pets. But I would probably end up giving my kid allergy medicine and keeping the house as clean as possible while looking for a new home for my pets. If I couldn’t find a suitable home – I guess we would just keep our pet. But it really isn’t fair to isolate one family member from another. And that’s exactly what I would be doing if I tried to keep my kid away from the pet.

Of course, I would check out all other possible causes of allergies first. If it turned out my kid was allergic to the puppy and to pollen, I’d just make her take allergy medicine every day. But if it was only the pets – they’d have to go. Over time a "mild" allergy can become severe. (Which I learned by experience when my grandmother woke me up one morning and I could barely breathe!)

To what sonic said – I was just thinking the exact same thing. But the chances of one child being allergic to another are extremely low. Of course I wouldn’t get rid of my child, but I have a feeling that one of my kids would constantly have to be taking medicine if that happened. And I am not fond of constantly taking meds. … To me, the difference between children and pets is small. But kids do outrank pets, no questions asked.

i am 14 years old and i have really bad hay fever and i would like to know some tips on how to prevent hay fever without using any medicine. I have try ed every medicine there is to offer for hay fever but none of them seem to work. I am going to the doctor in a week or so to get a prescription for a stronger medicine but in the mean time i would like some tips on how to reduce the symptoms of hay fever.If i get some good answers that would be great thanks.

Drinking water helps, if you have some eucalyptus oil or vick’s then breathing in the vapor through the nose can alleviate some of the congestion (don’t drink it or anything it’s toxic).