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You can definitely become allergic to things that you've always been okay with. Mild allergies can get worse too.
I used to get watery eyes and a runny nose from being in a house that has cats. Now I have a much more severe reaction...last time I had to go to urgent care and get a steroid shot, take benadryl every 4 hours for two weeks, and use a rescue inhaler, which I haven't needed since I was a teenager.
I've also developed allergies to sunscreen, lube, latex, the flu shot and iodine in the last couple of years.
Im fine with the dogs but the cats are the problem recently.
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Originally Posted by Hedgehog_Mom
You can definitely become allergic to things that you've always been okay with. Mild allergies can get worse too.
I used to get watery eyes and a runny nose from being in a house that has cats. Now I have a much more severe reaction...last time I had to go to urgent care and get a steroid shot, take benadryl every 4 hours for two weeks, and use a rescue inhaler, which I haven't needed since I was a teenager.
I've also developed allergies to sunscreen, lube, latex, the flu shot and iodine in the last couple of years.
Im allergic to bees and some medicines. (and face paint). Ive never had a serious reaction that requires the ER yet.
When I started developing some severe allergies, the doctor said they build on each other. Keep adding one allergy response and then another and at some point the symptoms start to appear.
Apparently because I never used to even get stuffy in the morning now I do and the test showed I'm allergic to dust. Dust has always been around so...
Unless there's just more dust in my home than previous homes?
I think unfortunately as you get older allergens can surface also. Another joy of getting older...
Grape Seed Extract could be your best friend. Also, use some accupressure around your sinus face areas. That will open things up big time. Nothing to do with age, young people have these issues. I had a life before 1995 of major allergy issues and did drugs and allergist most of that life..NO MORE.
I've always had allergies. The allergy specialist MDs always prescribed steroids. Topical, as in hydrocortisone. Spray, as in nasal spray with cortisone. A few years ago, my allergic reactions were so bad, they gave me a shot: Kenalog. Steroids / cortisone helped with itching and other symptoms. But I was still miserable, esp in springtime.
I sought a new doctor. She had my blood tested extensively then told me steroids had severely weakened my immune system. I stopped taking any form of steroids on the spot.
My immune system had been weakened over the decades because of steroids. I had developed some allergies to food I was unaware of. She gave me a list of foods to avoid (mostly grains and sugars in my case). She told me to take supplements to bolster my immune system, like vitamins and fish oil.
I had a choice of shots or drops to strengthen my resistance to allergies. I live an hour away from the shot doctor's office. So I have been taking Allergena drops for over 2 years. This past spring was the best spring I can remember.
I'm still fatally allergic to shellfish so if I accidentally eat some, I'll happily take the strong steroids and other meds the Dr prescribes. But otherwise, my allergy symptoms are far better by avoiding steroids and just eating healthier and taking supplements.
PS - I can now eat some things I used to have problems with. Dairy is the most surprising example. I have no problem digesting it now. I thought I was lactose intolerant but it was just my overburdened immune system having trouble with even simple things.
I've always had allergies. The allergy specialist MDs always prescribed steroids. Topical, as in hydrocortisone. Spray, as in nasal spray with cortisone. A few years ago, my allergic reactions were so bad, they gave me a shot: Kenalog. Steroids / cortisone helped with itching and other symptoms. But I was still miserable, esp in springtime.
I sought a new doctor. She had my blood tested extensively then told me steroids had severely weakened my immune system. I stopped taking any form of steroids on the spot.
My immune system had been weakened over the decades because of steroids. I had developed some allergies to food I was unaware of. She gave me a list of foods to avoid (mostly grains and sugars in my case). She told me to take supplements to bolster my immune system, like vitamins and fish oil.
I had a choice of shots or drops to strengthen my resistance to allergies. I live an hour away from the shot doctor's office. So I have been taking Allergena drops for over 2 years. This past spring was the best spring I can remember.
I'm still fatally allergic to shellfish so if I accidentally eat some, I'll happily take the strong steroids and other meds the Dr prescribes. But otherwise, my allergy symptoms are far better by avoiding steroids and just eating healthier and taking supplements.
As a person who never had allergies but developed some in mid life after a huge exposure that weakened my system, I agree. I was so sick that no allergy med would have helped but allergy shots or drops worked dramatically well. I chose the shots instead of the drops because they told me that the shots work better in many cases.
I had to leave quite a few foods out of my life, had to go on the rotary diet (only eating a food from that particular food family once every four days), and mostly had to just stay in the house. I was so sick that no matter where I went, there would be something I was allergic to.
But the shots worked. They were not the kind that you start out with a low dose and build up--I probably would have been dead if I had to wait until those got to the top dose. My doctor used the type of testing that is very dose specific and after my initial afternoon of testing, I went back the very next week and started out at my top dose. It didn't take long to kick in, and along with avoidance of allergens and very strict eating, I started to feel a lot better.
I don't know what the Allergena drops, mentioned above are, but mine were injections of what I was allergic to--like molds (several types), dust and dust mites, several weeds, etc. For the food allergies I could have had food drops that work like allergy shots but I chose to just avoid the foods that I was highly allergic to and rotate with the ones that weren't too bad. Steroids were never mentioned as a solution, thank goodness. They shouldn't be taken long term and anyway they don't cure allergies. I had a steroid once, just before sinus surgery but that was only as a last resort.
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