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PrintableMach said: ZombieKitten said: Me and my kids get itchy red bumps from sitting or rolling on the lawn, does that happen to everyone?
No When I walk barefoot across gravel my feet itch like mad til I run them under water though But for the grass, do you think some people might be allergic because of the chemical pesticides or fertiliter we put into it these days? So far I'm still fine with grass. But I'm hearing more and more every day of people having allergies to it. It seems I never heard of such a thing when I was a kid. We all just rolled around in grass, played with rocks and had popsicle juice dripping down our dirty little faces having the time of our lives  | |
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Protege said: My mom is allergic to grass. I'm not, but some people are
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Ottensen said: Mach said: No When I walk barefoot across gravel my feet itch like mad til I run them under water though But for the grass, do you think some people might be allergic because of the chemical pesticides or fertiliter we put into it these days? So far I'm still fine with grass. But I'm hearing more and more every day of people having allergies to it. It seems I never heard of such a thing when I was a kid. We all just rolled around in grass, played with rocks and had popsicle juice dripping down our dirty little faces having the time of our lives I think that different people are allergic to different things, me I'm allergic to roaches, dust mites and molds.... my son is grass and maple, but all this hypersensitivity to the the natural world around us might be because we are living in dirtier conditions. Most allergy sufferers live in the city, and I know that the air my son breathes in every day is not as clean as the air was when I was a kid. *sneeze and cough*
Pollution....#1 reason why so many more people have allergies. Achoo! yeah, and chemicals added to our plants and grass also add to the situation, big time! | |
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Ottensen said: Mach said: No When I walk barefoot across gravel my feet itch like mad til I run them under water though But for the grass, do you think some people might be allergic because of the chemical pesticides or fertiliter we put into it these days? So far I'm still fine with grass. But I'm hearing more and more every day of people having allergies to it. It seems I never heard of such a thing when I was a kid. We all just rolled around in grass, played with rocks and had popsicle juice dripping down our dirty little faces having the time of our lives we don't spray anything on our grass, it's left to its own defences! | |
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paintedlady said: prb said: mine takes anti histimines- and when he had his eyes checked today- they could see allergins under his lids 
poor little mite Claratin (s?) is a antihistamine (I think ) but the Benadryl, Zyrtec, Allegra, all make him too sleepy. Walks around like a zombie if he takes the other stuff. He's also very allergic to maple tree pollen... good for me to know when the trees are in bloom. I just have him shower as soon as he comes in from out doors and that helps alot!You might try giving him the Zyrtec when he goes to bed at night. That way, most of the sedative effect will be worn off by morning, while the antihistamine effect lasts 24 hours. It makes me sleepy, too - so that's the way I've always taken it. The showering is a great idea. I always shower before bed if I've been outside a lot during the day (playing golf or whatever). That way, I don't drag allergens into bed and sleep with my face in them all night. (Hair is an allergen magnet - you don't want them all over your pillowcase!) We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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That happens to me too. In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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Genesia said: paintedlady said: Claratin (s?) is a antihistamine (I think ) but the Benadryl, Zyrtec, Allegra, all make him too sleepy. Walks around like a zombie if he takes the other stuff. He's also very allergic to maple tree pollen... good for me to know when the trees are in bloom. I just have him shower as soon as he comes in from out doors and that helps alot!You might try giving him the Zyrtec when he goes to bed at night. That way, most of the sedative effect will be worn off by morning, while the antihistamine effect lasts 24 hours. It makes me sleepy, too - so that's the way I've always taken it. The showering is a great idea. I always shower before bed if I've been outside a lot during the day (playing golf or whatever). That way, I don't drag allergens into bed and sleep with my face in them all night. (Hair is an allergen magnet - you don't want them all over your pillowcase!) Claratin lasts for 24 hours and doesn't make him sleepy, that's why we use it now. Actually been using it for 7 years now. | |
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paintedlady said: Genesia said: You might try giving him the Zyrtec when he goes to bed at night. That way, most of the sedative effect will be worn off by morning, while the antihistamine effect lasts 24 hours. It makes me sleepy, too - so that's the way I've always taken it. The showering is a great idea. I always shower before bed if I've been outside a lot during the day (playing golf or whatever). That way, I don't drag allergens into bed and sleep with my face in them all night. (Hair is an allergen magnet - you don't want them all over your pillowcase!) Claratin lasts for 24 hours and doesn't make him sleepy, that's why we use it now. Actually been using it for 7 years now. I really liked Claritin...but it eventually lost effectiveness for me. (Antihistamines do that.) I tried it again last summer and it didn't even faze my symptoms.  We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: paintedlady said: Claratin lasts for 24 hours and doesn't make him sleepy, that's why we use it now. Actually been using it for 7 years now. I really liked Claritin...but it eventually lost effectiveness for me. (Antihistamines do that.) I tried it again last summer and it didn't even faze my symptoms. Allergy shots are always the best... even though it can be time consuming at first, like weekly visits. But over time the shots are weaned off slowly in about five years. You are supposed to not be allergic anymore after that. | |
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paintedlady said: Genesia said: I really liked Claritin...but it eventually lost effectiveness for me. (Antihistamines do that.) I tried it again last summer and it didn't even faze my symptoms. Allergy shots are always the best... even though it can be time consuming at first, like weekly visits. But over time the shots are weaned off slowly in about five years. You are supposed to not be allergic anymore after that. My allergies are lot better than they used to be, actually. I don't know what happened. I took antihistamines full-time for years. And then...a couple years ago...I decided to go off them completely - just to see what would happen. It took me four tries and a solid week (complete with junkie itch) to clear them. But now...except for a couple weeks each summer at the height of ragweed season...I don't need them, at all. (Unless I'm working in a moldy theatre or cross paths with a cat.) Go figure. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: paintedlady said: Allergy shots are always the best... even though it can be time consuming at first, like weekly visits. But over time the shots are weaned off slowly in about five years. You are supposed to not be allergic anymore after that. My allergies are lot better than they used to be, actually. I don't know what happened. I took antihistamines full-time for years. And then...a couple years ago...I decided to go off them completely - just to see what would happen. It took me four tries and a solid week (complete with junkie itch) to clear them. But now...except for a couple weeks each summer at the height of ragweed season...I don't need them, at all. (Unless I'm working in a moldy theatre or cross paths with a cat.) Go figure. That's great then...  | |
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Genesia said: paintedlady said: Allergy shots are always the best... even though it can be time consuming at first, like weekly visits. But over time the shots are weaned off slowly in about five years. You are supposed to not be allergic anymore after that. My allergies are lot better than they used to be, actually. I don't know what happened. I took antihistamines full-time for years. And then...a couple years ago...I decided to go off them completely - just to see what would happen. It took me four tries and a solid week (complete with junkie itch) to clear them. But now...except for a couple weeks each summer at the height of ragweed season...I don't need them, at all. (Unless I'm working in a moldy theatre or cross paths with a cat.) Go figure. mine have gone away too, I didn't need to buy a pack of claratyne for my hayfever this summer, I used to really suffer as a child, even up to a couple of years ago. (grass still makes me itchy, but I don't sit on it without a rug if I can help it). | |
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ZombieKitten said: Genesia said: My allergies are lot better than they used to be, actually. I don't know what happened. I took antihistamines full-time for years. And then...a couple years ago...I decided to go off them completely - just to see what would happen. It took me four tries and a solid week (complete with junkie itch) to clear them. But now...except for a couple weeks each summer at the height of ragweed season...I don't need them, at all. (Unless I'm working in a moldy theatre or cross paths with a cat.) Go figure. mine have gone away too, I didn't need to buy a pack of claratyne for my hayfever this summer, I used to really suffer as a child, even up to a couple of years ago. (grass still makes me itchy, but I don't sit on it without a rug if I can help it). ur lucky- i think i kept a staff member employed at my local chemist with my "boys"  seems that i was busy doing something close to nothing, but different than the day before   | |
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prb said: ZombieKitten said: mine have gone away too, I didn't need to buy a pack of claratyne for my hayfever this summer, I used to really suffer as a child, even up to a couple of years ago. (grass still makes me itchy, but I don't sit on it without a rug if I can help it). ur lucky- i think i kept a staff member employed at my local chemist with my "boys" | |
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