Hayfever - Please help
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Hayfever - Please help
I suffer terribly with hayfever and thought moving near the coast would help. Not a chance :curse: Last year we were renting at the beach and my hayfever was the worst it has ever been in my life. In the end I used to just stay in my bedroom with all the windows and doors closed. Now we are further inland I am dreading the start of the season which is any day now. In the Uk I could get the Kenalog (not sure of the spelling) injection which really did help. I am just wondering what are the best remedies to ask for at the pharmacy over here. The antihistamines I got last year were of no use at all.
Sam
Sam
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
I suffer terribly with hayfever and thought moving near the coast would help. Not a chance :curse: Last year we were renting at the beach and my hayfever was the worst it has ever been in my life. In the end I used to just stay in my bedroom with all the windows and doors closed. Now we are further inland I am dreading the start of the season which is any day now. In the Uk I could get the Kenalog (not sure of the spelling) injection which really did help. I am just wondering what are the best remedies to ask for at the pharmacy over here. The antihistamines I got last year were of no use at all.
Sam
Sam
I do not suffer from hayfever normally but one intake of breath through my nose near to a field of rape makes my life unbearable and the only way that I can lessen the effect is to breath through my mouth instead of my nose. I am also allergic to cats, dogs, gold and penicillin so all things that can be easily dealt with so I am lucky.
Have you ever had allergy tests to check on what your particular triggers are, because everyone is different and therefore the general treatment may not be the best for you.
Good lucl and hope that you find some answers on here.
Rosemary
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
I suffer terribly with hayfever and thought moving near the coast would help. Not a chance :curse: Last year we were renting at the beach and my hayfever was the worst it has ever been in my life. In the end I used to just stay in my bedroom with all the windows and doors closed. Now we are further inland I am dreading the start of the season which is any day now. In the Uk I could get the Kenalog (not sure of the spelling) injection which really did help. I am just wondering what are the best remedies to ask for at the pharmacy over here. The antihistamines I got last year were of no use at all.
Sam
Sam
I get hay fever as well, a bugger since I work outside, and an old client of mine suggested I start having a spoonful of local honey a day. I have now for about 5 years and I have to say, it works. Something to do with creating an Immune response by introducing what you are allergic to every day. Same as inoculations I think.
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
I suffer terribly with hayfever and thought moving near the coast would help. Not a chance :curse: Last year we were renting at the beach and my hayfever was the worst it has ever been in my life. In the end I used to just stay in my bedroom with all the windows and doors closed. Now we are further inland I am dreading the start of the season which is any day now. In the Uk I could get the Kenalog (not sure of the spelling) injection which really did help. I am just wondering what are the best remedies to ask for at the pharmacy over here. The antihistamines I got last year were of no use at all.
Sam
Sam
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
This is going to sound a bit odd, or maybe it wont, but is there someone who produces honey in your are? It has to be from your area.
I get hay fever as well, a bugger since I work outside, and an old client of mine suggested I start having a spoonful of local honey a day. I have now for about 5 years and I have to say, it works. Something to do with creating an Immune response by introducing what you are allergic to every day. Same as inoculations I think.
I get hay fever as well, a bugger since I work outside, and an old client of mine suggested I start having a spoonful of local honey a day. I have now for about 5 years and I have to say, it works. Something to do with creating an Immune response by introducing what you are allergic to every day. Same as inoculations I think.
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
I suffer terribly with hayfever and thought moving near the coast would help. Not a chance :curse: Last year we were renting at the beach and my hayfever was the worst it has ever been in my life. In the end I used to just stay in my bedroom with all the windows and doors closed. Now we are further inland I am dreading the start of the season which is any day now. In the Uk I could get the Kenalog (not sure of the spelling) injection which really did help. I am just wondering what are the best remedies to ask for at the pharmacy over here. The antihistamines I got last year were of no use at all.
Sam
Sam
Must get local to your area honey..a spoonfull a day has helped numerous friends of mine..worth a try you poor thing....
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
This is going to sound a bit odd, or maybe it wont, but is there someone who produces honey in your are? It has to be from your area.
I get hay fever as well, a bugger since I work outside, and an old client of mine suggested I start having a spoonful of local honey a day. I have now for about 5 years and I have to say, it works. Something to do with creating an Immune response by introducing what you are allergic to every day. Same as inoculations I think.
I get hay fever as well, a bugger since I work outside, and an old client of mine suggested I start having a spoonful of local honey a day. I have now for about 5 years and I have to say, it works. Something to do with creating an Immune response by introducing what you are allergic to every day. Same as inoculations I think.
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
I start taking it when the tree pollen starts, and keep going until the end of September time, but then I also have it in my tea, and occasionally on toast so I do tend to have a lot of it.
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
I think its grass pollen that sets me off, i usually get really bad in the UK in June time. will be interesting to see how i am in the costa.
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
We lived right next to a massive orange grove in Spain and aside from the smell of rotting flesh I never had it out there.
I'm told that it is the high concentration of Oil Seed Rape that sparks off many hay fever sufferers but I don't know if thats true
I'm told that it is the high concentration of Oil Seed Rape that sparks off many hay fever sufferers but I don't know if thats true
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
Oh right, well with the increasing amount of rape being grown in the UK it must be terrible for sufferers back home.
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
This is going to sound a bit odd, or maybe it wont, but is there someone who produces honey in your are? It has to be from your area.
I get hay fever as well, a bugger since I work outside, and an old client of mine suggested I start having a spoonful of local honey a day. I have now for about 5 years and I have to say, it works. Something to do with creating an Immune response by introducing what you are allergic to every day. Same as inoculations I think.
I get hay fever as well, a bugger since I work outside, and an old client of mine suggested I start having a spoonful of local honey a day. I have now for about 5 years and I have to say, it works. Something to do with creating an Immune response by introducing what you are allergic to every day. Same as inoculations I think.
Rosemary
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
Thanks for all the help guys. I have never heard of the local honey helping so will sure give it a go. If it doesnt help then off to the doc hopefully to get the Kenalog injection.
Sam
Sam
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Re: Hayfever - Please help
Sorry to hear of your problems, I used to alway's get Hay Fever when I lived on the Costas and it did not make any difference how close to the sea we were it was serious and I was like you in a closed room.
I found out that the worst thing for me was Olives and as you know there are a lot of olive trees in spain.
I was recommended a tablet called "Ebastel" Forte Comprimidos, mad by Almirall, Barcelona, but no problem all chemists know of them and you can buy over the counter.
They are excellent and after about 2 day's it will stop and without any drowsiness.
Since living in Galicia I don't get it and I live right in the middle of a forest, and this is a first for me as I have had hay fever really badly since I was a kid.
Best of luck m8 as it makes you so irritable