eebowler
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As a child, I suffered with asthma. Growing up, it slowly eased up and was reduced to an occasional bother by the time I got my first bicycle in 1996 and started exercising. Though we've had cats since I can remember, they were never a direct contributor to an attack. House dust was and still is the killer for me. In the younger days, I believed exercise was a trigger but, not any more. Late teens, early 20's I discovered that sulphur dioxide brought on attacks. Now, the asthma mostly bothers me when I have a cold and my system is weak. Other than that, I can't even remember where the ventolin is. LOL
I have normal allergies too and for my whole life, I'm sure I've sneezed at leat once ever day! It's weird but, most of the times when I sneeze, it's an odd number, usually 3, sometimes 1, even 5 times and if I'm in a mess, I'll sneeze up to 7 times in one go. Anynow, though exercise doesn't bring on an asthma attack anymore, I do get 'sick' because of my allergies. After a long, exhausting ride, I usually come home with a fever and start sneezing like crazy shortly after. If I don't get enough rest, the sneezing will continue into the next day and beyond and may develop into a cold.
I work night shift and sometimes I can't sleep till the afternoon of the morning I go home. That's usually another cause for me get feeverish and sneezy. Blah.
It's possible that I'm allergic to shelled sea food like crab and shrimp. I hate the smell of shrimp while cooking (headache) and have avoided it for years and years. There was one time I ate a sea food crep (sp?) which had shrimp in it. My stomach ached as if I was starving for days! Other times I've eaten shrimp by accident with no effects... Crabs are just to dam creapy to eat! They look too much like spiders!
Blah, blah,blah. Your turn now. What are you allergic to?
eebowler
Edit: When we moved to a new house almost three years ago, my skin scratched me constantly for a few weeks. After the itching stopped, we figured it must have been caused by the water there. (maybe because it was passing through an unclean tank.) I was the only one itching.
There are some brands of toilet paper which irritates my backside when used. Cheaply made paper tissue(napkins, toilet paper, paper towels, whatever I can get my hands on,) causes me to sneeze.
Stick deodorants! Right guard, brute, whichever brand as long as it is the stick type (as opposed to gel) will cause my armpits to itch like crazy and like most allergy itches, it FEELS so GOOD to scratch it. Of course, it then gets blistered and burns with every touch.
As a consequence of my allergies, I've alwayse had a 'nose cloth' with me in the younger days. I still do now but, they're called rags. (It's almost a part of my body). Anyhow, recently, it's become very difficult to buy a rag which doesn't irritate my skin or make me sneeze. Every one I buy has millions of little bits which constantly fall of and irritates me. Even after a dozen washes, it still happens. They are all made from a blend of cotton and some crap.
Not too long ago, there was a 5 month period when I'd get 'hives' almost every day (at least 75% of the days I got an attack.). They would come out in patches all over my body sometimes on the souls of feet which is annoying because it feels like a cotton ball is attached to my foot. Narrowed the trigger to: 1) pepper, 2) AC, 3)water 4) all three of them. Still get hives a few times a month.
I have normal allergies too and for my whole life, I'm sure I've sneezed at leat once ever day! It's weird but, most of the times when I sneeze, it's an odd number, usually 3, sometimes 1, even 5 times and if I'm in a mess, I'll sneeze up to 7 times in one go. Anynow, though exercise doesn't bring on an asthma attack anymore, I do get 'sick' because of my allergies. After a long, exhausting ride, I usually come home with a fever and start sneezing like crazy shortly after. If I don't get enough rest, the sneezing will continue into the next day and beyond and may develop into a cold.
I work night shift and sometimes I can't sleep till the afternoon of the morning I go home. That's usually another cause for me get feeverish and sneezy. Blah.
It's possible that I'm allergic to shelled sea food like crab and shrimp. I hate the smell of shrimp while cooking (headache) and have avoided it for years and years. There was one time I ate a sea food crep (sp?) which had shrimp in it. My stomach ached as if I was starving for days! Other times I've eaten shrimp by accident with no effects... Crabs are just to dam creapy to eat! They look too much like spiders!
Blah, blah,blah. Your turn now. What are you allergic to?
eebowler
Edit: When we moved to a new house almost three years ago, my skin scratched me constantly for a few weeks. After the itching stopped, we figured it must have been caused by the water there. (maybe because it was passing through an unclean tank.) I was the only one itching.
There are some brands of toilet paper which irritates my backside when used. Cheaply made paper tissue(napkins, toilet paper, paper towels, whatever I can get my hands on,) causes me to sneeze.
Stick deodorants! Right guard, brute, whichever brand as long as it is the stick type (as opposed to gel) will cause my armpits to itch like crazy and like most allergy itches, it FEELS so GOOD to scratch it. Of course, it then gets blistered and burns with every touch.
As a consequence of my allergies, I've alwayse had a 'nose cloth' with me in the younger days. I still do now but, they're called rags. (It's almost a part of my body). Anyhow, recently, it's become very difficult to buy a rag which doesn't irritate my skin or make me sneeze. Every one I buy has millions of little bits which constantly fall of and irritates me. Even after a dozen washes, it still happens. They are all made from a blend of cotton and some crap.
Not too long ago, there was a 5 month period when I'd get 'hives' almost every day (at least 75% of the days I got an attack.). They would come out in patches all over my body sometimes on the souls of feet which is annoying because it feels like a cotton ball is attached to my foot. Narrowed the trigger to: 1) pepper, 2) AC, 3)water 4) all three of them. Still get hives a few times a month.
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