As summer is in full
swing, flowers are in full bloom and mosquitos are in full force! It is my favorite
time of the year and yet I am a bit scared to venture outside. Why you might ask? Well I have seasonal allergies
to both pollen and mosquitos, luckily
non-threatening but very inconvenient!
I am not a huge
gardener but I love being out in the yard, golfing and playing at the park with
my daughter. I love hanging out by the
fire pit on a chilly summer night with friends drinking wine. All those activities lead my body to have
unpleasant reactions! Hives, Itchiness,
Watery Eyes, and Congestion to name a few.
First off, mosquitos
are my nemesis! They absolutely love me and I have just discovered they also
love my two-year-old daughter, poor kid.
It could be the middle of winter and the one mosquito that just happens
to be alive will somehow find me and bite me!
When I was growing up I
always had a slight reaction to mosquitos, usually areas of itching. What really seemed to trigger a bigger
reaction was when I went on a backpacking trip to Costa Rica, way before Mia
was born! I was staying at a hostel and
sleeping right beside a patio door. For
some odd reason the owner of the hostel, a (weird) lady, was sleeping in the
same room in one of the 8 beds that were available. Anyways, she opened the patio door while I
was sleeping and I woke up in the middle of the night from what felt like
little needles attacking my face and body.
I closed the door, but it was too late!
My whole face and body were covered with bites; I wanted to ripe my face off! My slight reaction to mosquitos skyrocketed
to large areas of itchiness and hives.
To this day I still have those reactions and have to take allergy
medications when I get bit. Not
pleasant!
Pollen is another “lovely”
thing that I am allergic to. A mentioned
above, although I am not an avid gardener when I do my yearly planting or
backyard cleaning it looks like I am crying.
My daughter would ask me, “mommy are you okay” and “why are you crying”,
due to my watery eyes and runny nose. When I am golfing and at the park I make
sure that I have my trusty box of kleenex handy. Sneezing and nasal congestions are some of
the other symptoms I experience.
In order to deal with
any allergy symptoms you should talk to your doctor and do your research. Benadryl has shared this easy to read infographic to help you know what to do if
an allergic reaction strikes. It is a
great cheat sheet that explains the differences between antihistamines,
decongestants, and saline solutions.
They also give some quick tips if you have been exposed to allergens and
how to be prepared to meet those allergens.

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