My allergies revelation!!??

[Mydish1]

From a kid to teenage I never recalled ever having allergies or barely being allergic to anything.

 

Over the last couple of years, I've noticed that whenever there's a change in season (Winter > spring, Summer > fall), my allergies kick up for an entire day at best.

 

Also recently I realized i was allergic to perfume and wall paint and possibly dust (in enclosed spaces)...Coming in close contact with them makes my nose go haywire. This is the first time this has ever happened.

 

I know that allergies has to do with the immune system as the body tries to expel such foreign objects that it deems to be a virus. But I havent the slightest clue if i truly possess these allergies or if something's changed with my body chemistry/immune system that's given me this curse...can anyone help?

[Guest]

Go for allergy tests. If you have allergies, they don't necessarily show up when you're a kid. Lots of people develop them later in life. Do you have other relatives with allergies? If so that's most likely what's affecting you but go get tested to be sure.

[lovelorcet]

I doubt that anyone could help you here, what kind of answer are you looking for?

 

Go to the doctor and get tested as to what you are allergic to...

[laRubiaBonita]

as you get older, your hormones change, your body chemistry changes..... also moving to a different region with different allergins, the earth atmospheric changes, smog, other pollution, etc........all of which can make you Susceptible to new allergies.

[quankanne]

your body changes as you get older, and what once used to not bother you has become annoying, in the sense of allergic reactions. Not sure why, but it's something me and my one sister have experienced, especially with cats. We love 'em, but cannot be around them or pet them because the dander triggers allergies. And we NEVER used to have those problems as kids! However, her granddaughter has been highly allergic to them since birth, so go figure.

[Cinnesyn]

It's like a bucket of water. You fill it up, it overflows. Allergies are just like this. If you are exposed to enough, the "bucket" overflows and your body responds. You could always have had an allergy to cats (mold, pollen, etc.) but it wasn't enough for you to notice symptoms. Then you come in contact with something else that you're allergic to and the bucket overflows.

[BabyPhoenix]

It's like a bucket of water. You fill it up, it overflows. Allergies are just like this. If you are exposed to enough, the "bucket" overflows and your body responds. You could always have had an allergy to cats (mold, pollen, etc.) but it wasn't enough for you to notice symptoms. Then you come in contact with something else that you're allergic to and the bucket overflows.

 

I have to disagree with this statement - there is no scientific evidence to support any of it. If you are allergic to something, you are allergic to that specific allergin. Multiple allergins do not have an exponential effect on the immune response.

 

The whole concept of allergy shots, or immunosupressive therapy, is essentially exposure therapy. The more you are exposed to the allergens, the more your body builds up an immunity to those allergens.

 

Your body does change, as one of the previous posters mentioned. As you age, you may develop a whole slew of allergies that you never had before. You could also develop adult asthma, and other respiratory problems such as chronic bronchitis or rhinitis.

 

The best advice for you is to see an allegist and have an allergy test run. If you are not experiencing that many problems and it is not affecting the quality of your life, the best thing is just to take a claratin or a zyrtec once a day, which is genherally available over the counter in most countries.

[Cinnesyn]

I believe it was either my chiropractor or my allergist who told me about the bucket. You'd think they'd know what they were talking about... even a chiropractor has some medical training...

 

After having hundreds of $$$ worth of allergy testing done, it was determined that I was only slightly allergic to a few different things. Any ONE of those things wouldn't have triggered a noticeable allergic reaction but since I was exposed to many of them and I had noticeable symptoms, I thought the bucket theory made a lot of sense to me.

[Mydish1]

I have to disagree with this statement - there is no scientific evidence to support any of it. If you are allergic to something, you are allergic to that specific allergin. Multiple allergins do not have an exponential effect on the immune response.

 

The whole concept of allergy shots, or immunosupressive therapy, is essentially exposure therapy. The more you are exposed to the allergens, the more your body builds up an immunity to those allergens.

 

Your body does change, as one of the previous posters mentioned. As you age, you may develop a whole slew of allergies that you never had before. You could also develop adult asthma, and other respiratory problems such as chronic bronchitis or rhinitis.

 

The best advice for you is to see an allegist and have an allergy test run. If you are not experiencing that many problems and it is not affecting the quality of your life, the best thing is just to take a claratin or a zyrtec once a day, which is genherally available over the counter in most countries.

 

Thanks for the response. What i find strange is that no one else in my family has this problem. allergies for my parents are practically non-existent, nor my siblings. If it has the ability to develop, then i assume it has the ability to go away in the future?

 

It's not so bad that i need to see an allergist or pop pills. But depending on where i am and what im exposed to, and what season will my allergies react.