Albus Bulbasaur Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I used to have asthma and hay-fever but I don't any more. I'm not 100% certain but I think I may have smoked them out my system. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Hayfever is kicking my arse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSaints1877 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 I’ve had bad hay fever and other allergies for 50years. I was always told I would grow out of it. This year has been a b*****d. As a kid I used to get injections. Then I ended up on Piriton which was a fecking nightmare when studying for final exams. I used to just fall asleep. Then combining Piriton with alcohol. Jeezo. I’m on year round tablets, nasal spray, eye drops, as well as doing saline nasal rinse, local honey, etc. I’ve even had nasal surgery. I’ve had all those tests that they do to check what you are allergic to and it’s far easier to say what I’m not. Unless you suffer from it you don’t understand how debilitating it can be and how exhausting it can be. Even now I’m trying to resist the urge to gouge my eyes out and slit my throat to stop the incessant itchy. I think I will go and seek an alternative approach to the antihistamine tablets as the current ones are proving to be shit. I wonder whether there is any correlation to man made pollution that we have been subjected to growing up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSaints1877 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Out of interest is anyone allergic to Monosodium Glutamate? MSG which is used in many Asian cuisines and some flavours of crisps. I am. And it literally gives me the shits. But according to this article it’s just a myth. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/monosodium-glutamate/faq-20058196 Well I’m feckin telling you I eat a packet of crisps with MSG in it and I will be urgently searching for some diocalm. A Chinese meal with it loaded will see me lose body fluids I never knew existed. I enjoy traveling but I’m scared to eat in certain places as it is feckin deadly once I ingest the stuff. Needless to say I don’t eat any Chinese food anymore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10menwent2mow Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 6 hours ago, SweeperDee said: Hayfever is kicking my arse. This. Spent about 95% of my waking hours yesterday sneezing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 This. Spent about 95% of my waking hours yesterday sneezing. My eyes swell up and get ridiculously red and itchy. Then it’s followed by sneezing about 40 times in a row, it’s painful after a while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) I've had a continuous itchy throat for the past 48hrs (whilst awake anyway, although I woke up with one), except for the 5 mins after eating a McFlurry yesterday. I find that fizzy water helps alleviate it short term though. Have to wander about with my hands in my pockets to prevent me from rubbing my eyes, but I break eventually as it's akin to keeping your eyes open without blinking otherwise. Thought I'd grown out of it, but then last year came along, and this one seems to be the same. Thankfully the NE isn't as bad as Central Scotland, but even then it's still a whoor. Currently waiting on going offshore, the only remedy that seems to work. F*** off fog. Edited June 24, 2022 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Unless you suffer from it you don’t understand how debilitating it can be and how exhausting it can be.Aye this is an affect that doesn't get mentioned very often when talking about hayfever but it's absolutely true. If I'm having a particularly bad day with it I'm absolutely knackered come evening. I don't know what the reason actually is. Maybe dehydration from losing so much fluid? Add in antihistamines and heat and it's absolutely draining. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Hayfever is attacking me badly just now. Antihistamines help but only to an extent. My eyes get it the worst. Pollen and cat hair are the worst for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 19 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Pollen and cat hair are the worst for me. Same, the latter being a shame because the little bird-shredding felines have grown on me, possibly because of P&B. Pollen wise, I wanted to finally see the enemy, so I left a glass slide outside yesterday and put it under my fancy scope. Saw hundreds of the little fvckers (0.02mm wide): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Hedgecutter said: Same, the latter being a shame because the little bird-shredding felines have grown on me, possibly because of P&B. Pollen wise, I wanted to finally see the enemy, so I left a glass slide outside yesterday and put it under my fancy scope. Saw hundreds of the little fvckers (0.02mm wide): How fancy is your fancy scope? Last year I bought a Zeiss AxioImager that I really love using on weird stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Same, the latter being a shame because the little bird-shredding felines have grown on me, possibly because of P&B. Pollen wise, I wanted to finally see the enemy, so I left a glass slide outside yesterday and put it under my fancy scope. Saw hundreds of the little fvckers (0.02mm wide): 1 minute ago, scottsdad said: How fancy is your fancy scope? Last year I bought a Zeiss AxioImager that I really love using on weird stuff. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 14 minutes ago, scottsdad said: How fancy is your fancy scope? Last year I bought a Zeiss AxioImager that I really love using on weird stuff. Leica DM750 Handy to have in the house when one feels compelled to have a look at wasp stingers and the likes. Their eyes are both cool and creepy: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 P&B needs a microscopy thread, for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'WellDel Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Never really suffered from hay-fever until the last few years, but by f**k the last few days have been horrendous. Persistent sneezing, or worse, feeling the need but being unable to and being caught in a constant loop of having that horrible itchy/tickling sensation in my nose. Eyes are a puffy, red mess. Fucking horrible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Never really suffered from hay-fever until the last few years, but by f**k the last few days have been horrendous. Persistent sneezing, or worse, feeling the need but being unable to and being caught in a constant loop of having that horrible itchy/tickling sensation in my nose. Eyes are a puffy, red mess. Fucking horrible.Aye that's a shitter as well, it can hit you at any time. I've had it for 21 years now so am fully expecting I'll have it for life. Second Kenalog injection today at 5. Really hope this one works. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'WellDel Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 11 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: Aye that's a shitter as well, it can hit you at any time. I've had it for 21 years now so am fully expecting I'll have it for life. Second Kenalog injection today at 5. Really hope this one works. Fingers crossed mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 A week and a half ago I was an itchy sneezing mess. Then I went offshore for a week and a bit, got back on Monday night and I haven't been affected at all since, despite being out on country lanes just now. Has grass pollen season just abruptly ended or something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
energyzone Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 A week and a half ago I was an itchy sneezing mess. Then I went offshore for a week and a bit, got back on Monday night and I haven't been affected at all since, despite being out on country lanes just now. Has grass pollen season just abruptly ended or something? [emoji848]Mines has been terrible the last two days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 56 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: A week and a half ago I was an itchy sneezing mess. Then I went offshore for a week and a bit, got back on Monday night and I haven't been affected at all since, despite being out on country lanes just now. Has grass pollen season just abruptly ended or something? Comes an goes with me. Cooncil did the grass yesterday & I was fucking deid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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