Do I have an allergy???

[Jessica]

It's so odd, I've never been allergic to anything before until last month.... something odd happened. My nose felt really itchy and it seemed like I wanted to sneeze but I couldn't. It was really uncomfortable for my nose and my eyes. My eyes become watery. I told this to my mom, and she said it could be an allergy. I took an allergy pill and the next day I felt better.

Today it happened again.

Would you say this is an allergy? Well, it could be, but I have no idea what I am allergic to. It doesn't happen everyday.

[Fazor]

Sounds like an allergy, but those symptoms can also be brought on by overly dry or overly humid air, among other things.

This time of year, there's a lot of pollen and grass "dust" in the air. I never had allergies to those things until I got older, and allergies can certainly develop throughout your life.

On the flip side of things, as a child I was extremely allergic to cats and some dogs. Now, that allergy has gone away for the most part. Cats will still bother me after a while, but I can pet them and be fine as long as I'm careful not to touch my face/eyes afterward. Most dogs don't bother me anymore either, but some can still get me.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Jessica: you must see a doctor. They're the only ones who can find out if there is an allergy and to what...

Feel better soon!

[Jessica]

usually the next day I feel fine

[irmamar]

As Angelica said, you should go to see a doctor. I live with several allergies and it's not easy to live with them, although there are medicines which help you to feel better. Maybe it's not an allergy, just sensibility (I have sensibility to acarus, too) and the symptoms are not so unpleasant as allergy ones. Good luck!

[CrOtALiTo]

Firstly you need to go to a doctor, we are not doctors to give you a result about your health, but I'm allergic, I don't know to that am allergic because I didn't go to a doctor, but I will go soon because if you have allergic to something always you will be stick any illness and well it's some ugly for the person affected.

[Jessica]

the only symptoms I have is the itchy nose and watery eyes. that's it. I'll talk to my mom about it. Today I have none of those symptoms. My mom may say that we don't need to see a doctor, because the pill(s) work for me.

[irmamar]

It seems an acarus allergy. You should use a vacuum cleaner everyday, even in your bed, or change the sheets every day and cleaning them with a very hot water. Acarus are very resistant.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by irmamar

This seems like an allergy to mites. You should use a vacuum cleaner everyday, even in your bed, or change the sheets every day and clean them with a very hot water. Mites are very resistant.

We don't use the term acarus (acari is the plural form, by the way).

[irmamar]

I've looked the term up in a dictionary and there was the term acarus. Of course, that is a Latin word and plural should be acari. Thanks.

[Jessica]

Allergy to mites?? I don't know....:P

[CrOtALiTo]

In my case is allergy.

In fact, I'm taking medicines for controller the flu. (Allergy)

[Jessica]

allergy to the flu??

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by jchen

allergy to the flu??

Stranger thing

[poli]

Originally Posted by irmamar

As Angelica said, you should go to see a doctor. I live with several allergies and it's not easy to live with them, although there are medicines which help you to feel better. Maybe it's not an allergy, just sensitivity (I have sensitivity to acarus, too) and the symptoms are not as unpleasant as allergic symptoms. Good luck!

Pienso que sensibitlity/sesibilidad son false friends.

Jessica,
In Pennsylvania in May most of the trees are in bloom.
This causes many people to sneeze and feel uncomfortable.
As Fazor and others have said sometimes people become allergic to things later in life. Welcome to the club.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by poli

Pienso que sensibitlity/sesibilidad son false friends.

Jessica,
In Pennsylvania in May most of the trees are in bloom.
This causes many people to sneeze and feel uncomfortable.
As Fazor and others have said sometimes people become allergic to things later in life. Welcome to the club.

Sorry, I had to look up at the dictionary before writing. Yes, I meant sensitivity (or I think so).
And it's true that allergies appear later. I used to eat strawberries and now I'm allergic to strawberries and I won't be able to eat ever more. Well, I have a few more, if anyone wishes an allergy, I can give what you want.
In Spain we say also: Bienvenido al club.
Now I'm receiving an homeopathic treatment which works well with me, better than traditional medicine.

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by jchen

allergy to the flu??

Yes, look when I have the allergy the flu come toward me, then if you have allergy is common that you always have flu everyday, for that reason you must to go with a doctor for that the doctor gives you a treatment about the allergy.

I hope you can understand me better.

[poli]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Sorry, I had to look up at the dictionary before writing. Yes, I meant sensitivity (or I think so).
And it's true that allergies appear later. I used to eat strawberries and now I'm allergic to strawberries and I won't be able to eat ever more. Well, I have a few more, if anyone wishes an allergy, I can give what you want.you can say "I've got plenty to spare" instead of "I can give you what you want."
In Spain we say also: Bienvenido al club.
Now I'm receiving an homeopathic treatment which works well with me, better than traditional medicine.

Lo más miedoso es la alergia contra maní (cacahuates). Puede causar un anafalaxis fatal y el uso de las cacahuates es muy común en los dulces para los niños. Parece algo nuevo. Pregunté a mi papá si él conocía algunos niños con esa alérgia cuando era joven. Él dijo que no, pero después me dijo "a lo mejor murieron en infancia, y nadie sabia la causa."

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by poli

Lo más miedoso es la alergia contra maní (cacahuates). Puede causar un anafalaxis fatal y el uso de las cacahuates es muy común en los dulces para los niños. Parece algo nuevo. Pregunté a mi papá si él conocía algunos niños con esa alérgia cuando era joven. Él dijo que no, pero después me dijo "a lo mejor murieron en infancia, y nadie sabia la causa."

You father is doctor, or he has some knowledge about medicine or allergies.

I'm allergy to the dust, when I'm in my work always the allergy come to me because as there are a lot of dust in my office or in the field when I work, then that dust is very bad for me.

You know the person who suffer some kind to allergy all his live is sneezing.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by poli

Lo más miedoso temible (1) es la alergia contra al maní (cacahuates). Puede causar una anafalaxis fatal y el uso de las cacahuates es muy común en los dulces para (los) niños. Parece algo nuevo. Le pregunté a mi papá si él conocía (algunos) niños ("algún niño" could work as well) con esa alergia cuando era joven. Él me dijo que no, pero después me dijo "a lo mejor murieron en la infancia, y nadie sabia/supo la causa."

(1) "Miedoso" is someone who has fear (of almost anything). "Temible" is something you fear.


That's very likely to have happened. In former times people "just died" of diseases for which we know the cause and/or the cure only in recent times.