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Sore eyes, Running nose!! Anybody got any tips to stop hayfever? |
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Avoid going out early in the morning or late in the evening. At this time pollen count in air is comparatively more. Avoid using nasal spray continuously for three days. It may increase congestion of nose. Avoid smoking and air pollutants. Eat a clean, healthy and balanced diet. Include vitamin C in your diet. Avoid flour, sugar, salt and dairy products for one week. Drink plenty of filtered water and herbal tea. Eat good quality protein. |
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Naturally? Increase your water intake. Increase your Magnesium intake by about 400mg /day, Increase your Vitamin E to decrease skin absorbing of the offenders. Otherwise consult your physician. |
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I'm horribly allergic to a bunch of things, but a Zyrtec a day keeps my allergies at bay. For me, it's like a miracle drug! Now that you don't need a prescription for it anymore and there are generic (cheaper) versions available, I recommend giving it a try. |
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Nasal/sinus irrigation. It's what I do at least once a day ever since my sinus surgery back in January. It flushes all the contaminants and allergens out (well, unless you have Allergic Fungal Sinusitis like I do) and once you get used to it, actually feels refreshing. Options:
Edited to add: I'm also on prescription medications, including eyedrops and nasal spray, but between the sinus irrigation and my sinus surgery, I've greatly reduced those. I'm about to get re-allergy tested since I last had that done when I was a teenager. Suspect I need to resume allergy shots (immunotherapy) to help desensitize my body to some of the many things I am allergic to. |
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My experience is most hayfever tablets are a crock. Nasal sprays offer some release but come with their own set of problems and can induce sneezing. My honest advice is that if you can't live with it see a GP. I may end up doing as my hayfever has gotten a lot worse this year and is effecting my sleep and eating as well as being drowzy a lot(not linked to tablets). |
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As a general rule for any allergy (including asthma): 1-avoid exposure to known allergen (in this case the smoke). 2-use OTC long-acting Loratadine (without prescription) , one tablet daily before sleep (in case of a combination of Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine : one tablet twice daily (1 tab. bid)) ). 3- if you are an asthmatic patient use your Ventolin spray when needed (1 puff prn). 4- there is immunological tablets or shots especially for your area (ask the pharmacist in a near pharmacy) it contains the known allergens in your environment and helps to reduce the inflammatory response (desenstization). 5- consult your physician about using corticosteroids (inhaled or tablets), leukotriene modifiers (Singulair available as syp. for childern). 6- consider using saline solution (as drops) to irrigate your nose. 7- Various nasal decongestant are available as OTC : Otrivine, Afrin, Vicks Vapor Inhaler. 8- Zyrtec or Cetrizine would be another good alternative. for any other consultation contact me :D , take care |
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My wife had been hounding me for months to give up dairy products after doing some research. Last June, I finally reduced my dairy to almost zero. I have cheese, yogurt, or ice cream maybe once a week... and still use butter. I use almond milk for cereal or coffee. Prior to reducing my dairy intake, I used Zyrtec, Allegra D, or Claritin D 9 to 10 months out of the year. This past year, I used allergy medication for about 4 weeks out of 12 months. |
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Im afraid i cant i also suffer from it i have took pills and eye drops. just does not work for me. |
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Every week I go to the allergist to get shots. This really helps and I recommend you look into that! |
