Teleidoscope

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

Allergies

Posted at 9:13 am MDT to Miscellaneous

I have been having a miserable time all week. My old coughing and swallowing problems seem to be back, full force. It is really annoying (and a little scary) to have problems swallowing chicken noodle soup.

Taking my morning meds, with water, set off serious coughing that seems to be a reaction to the physical act of swallowing. My fingers seem to be swollen, too, so my whole system is reacting, badly, to whatever is going on.

I don't think I have been eating anything I shouldn't -- though just to be on the safe side I am going to try taking eggs and goat's milk back out of my diet for a few days. I think the problem is actually the wet, rainy weather we've been having, which has caused an outpouring of pollen and mold in the environment.

I would prefer normal hayfever symptoms, though I have some of those too: puffy, watery eyes and occasional sneezing.

I'm going to take some Advil to try to knock down the inflamation so I can actually eat some breakfast. I should probably try taking an antihistamine, too, though I'll need to buy some.

At least I'm better off than I was last spring in that I know these are allergy symptoms.

permanent link || trackback || 0 comments || Add a comment