http://allergicliving.com/index.php/2012/06/13/coping-with-grass-allergy-our-top-10-tips/ The magazine for those living with food allergies, celiac disease, asthma and pollen allergies. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://allergicliving.com/index.php/2012/06/13/coping-with-grass-allergy-our-top-10-tips/#comment-1287 Alvaro Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:01:17 +0000 http://allergicliving.com/?p=13860#comment-1287 Claritin is weaker than Zyrtec but less lekily to cause drowsiness.Zyrtec is about as strong as Benadryl and less lekily to cause drowsiness than Benadryl, but it does make some ppl drowsy.If Claritin is too weak and Zyrtec makes you drowsy, you will have to reduce your exposure or suffer until you get a prescription. Nasalcrom is OTC and useful for some ppl, but only if its used 4 times daily so this medication does not make sense for ppl who have allergies for many months of the year. It prevents but does not reverse allergy so you have to use it for a few weeks before you feel the difference, unless you start it before the exposure.In the meantime consider using a Neil-Med sinus rinse, a HEPA vacuum, washing the cats (or cleaning them with Aller-pet) frequently, keeping the cats out of the bedroom. If you keep the windows closed to keep out the pollen (usually a good idea in spring) you will also trap in the cat allergens, so only do that if you also use a good air filter in your bedroom (like the 3m filtrete or honeywell never use an air filter that makes ozone, please).sounds like your bf is a perfect candidate for allergy shots. they are scientific and really work.

]]> http://allergicliving.com/index.php/2012/06/13/coping-with-grass-allergy-our-top-10-tips/#comment-1198 Donnie Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:25:11 +0000 http://allergicliving.com/?p=13860#comment-1198 I’m allergic to grass, and some foods in the grass family. My corn allergy is quite severe, and I’m also allergic to sorghum, millet, wild rice and have a mild allergy to cane. I can eat brown rice without any reactions. I don’t think I’m allergic to wheat, rye, barley, but I have Celiac and can’t eat them anyway. Oats may be a problem either way. Grass pollen is hard to avoid in season. I can’t avoid corn, because it is literally dumped into almost every food, or used to process or package foods. Many non-food products contain corn in one form or another, including cornstarch on bathroom tissue and facial tissue. That is hard on someone with hayfever and G.I. allergy symptoms.

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