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OT query - allergic reaction
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| Has anyone been having allergic reactions this year who doesn't normally get
them? I'm suffering a bit with my eyes and have never, ever had hay fever
in my life. They've been watery and a little itchy and the pharmacist told
me that they've seen a lot of people this year who've never had complaints
before. It's not an infection, apparently, just a reaction.
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
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| David \(Normandy\) 2007-06-25, 9:25 am |
| > Has anyone been having allergic reactions this year who doesn't normally
> get
> them?
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> Sacha
I've never had hay-fever or any allergies in my life, but over the last
couple of months had lots of sudden unexpected violent sneezes. Runner bean
foliage has also become a new problem - it makes my arms itch.
David
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| On 25/6/07 14:38, in article 467fc632$0$5110$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr, "David
(Normandy)" <DavidNormandy@spamme.not> wrote:
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I've never had hay-fever or any allergies in my life, but over the last
couple of months had lots of sudden unexpected violent sneezes. Runner bean
foliage has also become a new problem - it makes my arms itch.
David
(Don't know why but when I hit 'Reply' your msg. wouldn't show up on my
screen.)
I have had the sneezes, too and with no apparent rhyme or reason to it. I
sneeze 7 or 8 times and it's over!
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
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| Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\) 2007-06-25, 9:25 am |
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"Sacha" <sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:C2A58069.507DB%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk...
> Has anyone been having allergic reactions this year who doesn't normally
> get
> them? I'm suffering a bit with my eyes and have never, ever had hay fever
> in my life. They've been watery and a little itchy and the pharmacist
> told
> me that they've seen a lot of people this year who've never had complaints
> before. It's not an infection, apparently, just a reaction.
>
> --
> Sacha
> http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> (remove weeds from address)
>
>
Yes, that's a me too and I know dozens of similar occurrences amongst
friends and family.
One theory is that there are lots of new foreign creepy crawlies and
associated droppings around, and lots of new pollens from the weird exotic
stuff that is flowing in.
I blame global warming and the lack of rain:-)
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| Uncle Marvo 2007-06-25, 9:25 am |
| In reply to Sacha (sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk) who wrote this in
C2A58069.507DB%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk, I, Marvo, say :
> Has anyone been having allergic reactions this year who doesn't
> normally get them? I'm suffering a bit with my eyes and have never,
> ever had hay fever in my life. They've been watery and a little
> itchy and the pharmacist told me that they've seen a lot of people
> this year who've never had complaints before. It's not an infection,
> apparently, just a reaction.
My littl'un gets one bout a year (has done for two years now) from rape.
There's a field next door, it only happens when it starts to go yellow.
Mind you, I was sneezing yesterday like a sneezy thing, but I put it down to
spending hours planting and stuff outside in the rain.
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| Stewart Robert Hinsley 2007-06-25, 1:25 pm |
| In message <C2A589CD.507E7%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk>, Sacha
<sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> writes
>On 25/6/07 14:38, in article 467fc632$0$5110$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr, "David
>(Normandy)" <DavidNormandy@spamme.not> wrote:
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>I've never had hay-fever or any allergies in my life, but over the last
>couple of months had lots of sudden unexpected violent sneezes. Runner bean
>foliage has also become a new problem - it makes my arms itch.
>
>David
>(Don't know why but when I hit 'Reply' your msg. wouldn't show up on my
>screen.)
>
>I have had the sneezes, too and with no apparent rhyme or reason to it. I
>sneeze 7 or 8 times and it's over!
>
He'd misformatted so that his message (and your signature as quoted by
him) appeared to be a signature. Many newsreaders, yours presumably
included, don't incorporate signatures into the quoted material for a
reply.
(I can't help you with the allergy question, 'cos I've been suffering
from hayfever for decades, but it hasn't seemed a particularly bad
season - I did worry that the April weather might have encouraged the
grass to be overexuberant, but there's been so much wet, overcast
weather since ...)
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley
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| adder1969 2007-06-25, 1:25 pm |
| On Jun 25, 2:23 pm, Sacha <s...@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> Has anyone been having allergic reactions this year who doesn't normally get
> them? I'm suffering a bit with my eyes and have never, ever had hay fever
> in my life. They've been watery and a little itchy and the pharmacist told
> me that they've seen a lot of people this year who've never had complaints
> before. It's not an infection, apparently, just a reaction.
>
Yes!!
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| Kate Morgan 2007-06-25, 1:25 pm |
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"adder1969" <adder1969@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1182783667.578190.266680@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 25, 2:23 pm, Sacha <s...@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Yes!!
me too sneezing mostly but not too bad
kate
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| Charlie Pridham 2007-06-25, 1:25 pm |
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"Sacha" <sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:C2A589CD.507E7%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk...
> On 25/6/07 14:38, in article 467fc632$0$5110$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr,
"David
> (Normandy)" <DavidNormandy@spamme.not> wrote:
>
normally[color=darkred]
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> I've never had hay-fever or any allergies in my life, but over the last
> couple of months had lots of sudden unexpected violent sneezes. Runner
bean
> foliage has also become a new problem - it makes my arms itch.
>
> David
> (Don't know why but when I hit 'Reply' your msg. wouldn't show up on my
> screen.)
>
> I have had the sneezes, too and with no apparent rhyme or reason to it. I
> sneeze 7 or 8 times and it's over!
>
> --
> Sacha
> http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> (remove weeds from address)
>
>
My mother at 80 has suddenly become asthmatic, her GP says it is becoming
quite common to develop allergies later in life (apparently due to the
onslaught of chemicals in household cleaning products and various scents
they put in everything??)
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall on a flooded slope!
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea
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| p. pleater 2007-06-25, 1:25 pm |
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"Sacha" <sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:C2A58069.507DB%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk...
> Has anyone been having allergic reactions this year who doesn't
> normally get
> them? I'm suffering a bit with my eyes and have never, ever had hay
> fever
> in my life. They've been watery and a little itchy and the pharmacist
> told
> me that they've seen a lot of people this year who've never had
> complaints
> before. It's not an infection, apparently, just a reaction.
>
> --
> Sacha
> http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> (remove weeds from address)
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>
You'll soon feel better now Bliar and Prescott are out.  )
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| Beryl Harwood 2007-06-25, 1:25 pm |
| The message <C2A58069.507DB%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk>
from Sacha <sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> contains these words:
> Has anyone been having allergic reactions this year who doesn't normally get
> them? I'm suffering a bit with my eyes and have never, ever had hay fever
> in my life. They've been watery and a little itchy and the pharmacist told
> me that they've seen a lot of people this year who've never had complaints
> before. It's not an infection, apparently, just a reaction.
Whilst I do suffer a slight hey fever reaction at certain times of year,
it is much worse this year!
Beryl
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| Beryl Harwood 2007-06-25, 1:25 pm |
| The message <467fcd99@212.67.96.135>
from "Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)" <reply@newsgroups.com> contains these words:
> "Sacha" <sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:C2A58069.507DB%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk...
> Yes, that's a me too and I know dozens of similar occurrences amongst
> friends and family.
> One theory is that there are lots of new foreign creepy crawlies and
> associated droppings around, and lots of new pollens from the weird exotic
> stuff that is flowing in.
> I blame global warming and the lack of rain:-)
Well you can't blame lack of rain now!! I don't think it has stopped
for more than a few minutes for the last 4/5 days here!
Beryl - in a very wet Cheshire.
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| Alan McKenzie 2007-06-25, 5:25 pm |
| I have suffered hay fever for a number of years - usually around June time -
this year touch wood no symptoms at all.
However have recently been diagnosed as asthmatic after a 6 day stay in
hospital december last year.
It may be the inhaler that contains steroids that help me in what would have
been a very sneezy June.
"Stewart Robert Hinsley" <{$news$}@meden.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:gld$hCj9+8fGFwc4@meden.invalid...
> In message <C2A589CD.507E7%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk>, Sacha
> <sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> writes
>
> He'd misformatted so that his message (and your signature as quoted by
> him) appeared to be a signature. Many newsreaders, yours presumably
> included, don't incorporate signatures into the quoted material for a
> reply.
>
> (I can't help you with the allergy question, 'cos I've been suffering from
> hayfever for decades, but it hasn't seemed a particularly bad season - I
> did worry that the April weather might have encouraged the grass to be
> overexuberant, but there's been so much wet, overcast weather since ...)
> --
> Stewart Robert Hinsley
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| Bob Hobden 2007-06-25, 5:25 pm |
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"Sacha" wrote after
"David (Normandy)" wrote:
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> I've never had hay-fever or any allergies in my life, but over the last
> couple of months had lots of sudden unexpected violent sneezes. Runner
> bean
> foliage has also become a new problem - it makes my arms itch.
>
> David
> (Don't know why but when I hit 'Reply' your msg. wouldn't show up on my
> screen.)
>
> I have had the sneezes, too and with no apparent rhyme or reason to it. I
> sneeze 7 or 8 times and it's over!
>
I have always get that when I eat 70%+ Chocolate as did my father.
Doesn't stop me though. :-)
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK
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| judith.lea@googlemail.com 2007-06-25, 5:25 pm |
| On Jun 25, 2:23 pm, Sacha <s...@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> Has anyone been having allergic reactions this year who doesn't normally get
> them? I'm suffering a bit with my eyes and have never, ever had hay fever
> in my life. They've been watery and a little itchy and the pharmacist told
> me that they've seen a lot of people this year who've never had complaints
> before. It's not an infection, apparently, just a reaction.
This year for the first time, I have suffered from symptoms just as
you describe above. Edward tells me that I have become sensitive to
pollen. I also have a small difficulty with breathing occasionally
and I am just hoping that I am not becoming asthmatic in my old age.
Judith
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| On 25/6/07 18:18, in article gt2dnTJf5sudZOLbnZ2dnUVZ8tmhnZ2d@bt.com, "p.
pleater" <ayupkid-urg@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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> "Sacha" <sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:C2A58069.507DB%sacha@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk...
> You'll soon feel better now Bliar and Prescott are out. )
>
>
Hmmmm. I'll hold my judgment on that one. ;-)
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
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| On 25/6/07 19:51, in article e9Ufi.6672$_l6.3178@newsfe6-win.ntli.net, "Alan
McKenzie" <rokerman73@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> I have suffered hay fever for a number of years - usually around June time -
> this year touch wood no symptoms at all.
> However have recently been diagnosed as asthmatic after a 6 day stay in
> hospital december last year.
> It may be the inhaler that contains steroids that help me in what would have
> been a very sneezy June.
>
<snip>
I'm not asthmatic and don't use an inhaler though I've had bronchitis a few
times in the last ten years, also a first for me.... Surely that wouldn't
affect my eyes?!
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
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| On 25/6/07 20:19, in article 5eaiouF376v3oU1@mid.individual.net, "Bob
Hobden" <bobh@invalid.com> wrote:
>
> "Sacha" wrote after
> "David (Normandy)" wrote:
> I have always get that when I eat 70%+ Chocolate as did my father.
> Doesn't stop me though. :-)
Ooooh, now that's one I'm going to have to road test! ;-)
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
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| On 25/6/07 22:20, in article
1182806403.195079.105250@w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com,
"judith.lea@googlemail.com" <judith.lea99@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 25, 2:23 pm, Sacha <s...@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> This year for the first time, I have suffered from symptoms just as
> you describe above. Edward tells me that I have become sensitive to
> pollen. I also have a small difficulty with breathing occasionally
> and I am just hoping that I am not becoming asthmatic in my old age.
>
> Judith
>
Oh dear, this does sound a bit familiar - see my reply re asthma upthread
and earlier bronchitis. My mother suffers from bronchitis and is 89 but
until I moved to Devon I'd never had it. In fact, I was very indignant when
I was told that's what I had. However there are times now when I find
myself short of breath in a small way, too and now I'm getting all these
replies on urg, things are starting to come together.
I hate going to the doc at the best of times but with such vague symptoms,
it's even more embarrassing. But shortness of breath is definitely a
feature in my life - I hadn't tied it all together.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
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| judith.lea@googlemail.com 2007-06-26, 9:25 am |
| On Jun 25, 11:14 pm, Sacha <s...@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> I hate going to the doc at the best of times but with such vague symptoms,
> it's even more embarrassing. But shortness of breath is definitely a
> feature in my life - I hadn't tied it all together.
I am on a lunch break and I was, until a few seconds ago, sitting on a
bench overlooking some beautiful white roses. After a minute, my eyes
are prickling and I am sneezing. Surely this is just an allergy and
not the onset of asthma?
Fiona, my elder daughter is asthmatic and has been since she was 7 but
she didn't have my symptoms so I guess that there are two problems,
one is sensitivity to conditions and two, maybe the onset of asthma.
I will be back in the hospital in half an hour so I will have a word
with someone.
Judith
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| On 26/6/07 12:07, in article
1182856040.968598.192220@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com,
"judith.lea@googlemail.com" <judith.lea99@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 25, 11:14 pm, Sacha <s...@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> I am on a lunch break and I was, until a few seconds ago, sitting on a
> bench overlooking some beautiful white roses. After a minute, my eyes
> are prickling and I am sneezing. Surely this is just an allergy and
> not the onset of asthma?
>
> Fiona, my elder daughter is asthmatic and has been since she was 7 but
> she didn't have my symptoms so I guess that there are two problems,
> one is sensitivity to conditions and two, maybe the onset of asthma.
> I will be back in the hospital in half an hour so I will have a word
> with someone.
>
Thanks, Judith. It's a puzzle to me, I must admit. I know my eyes water in
sunlight but my specs have those reactive lenses and darken in sunlight, so
I don't think it's that alone. But today, it's not raining (mirabile
dictu!) and my eyes are watering again, so I think it really must be an
allergic thing.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
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