tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post2627138833326662123..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: HayfeverRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-22980970675071225752007-08-22T18:24:00.000-04:002007-08-22T18:24:00.000-04:00Mother, what were you thinking? I didn't want to w...Mother, what were you thinking? I didn't want to walk on that pathway, but no, you just had to make me suffer...:PThe Beckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15205218179584431184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-52042362047601574452007-08-22T17:12:00.000-04:002007-08-22T17:12:00.000-04:002 puppies- Thanks for commenting. I would imagine ...2 puppies- Thanks for commenting. I would imagine that Algonquin Park has its share of ragweed now, but its season is likely shorter.<BR/><BR/>Mary- "allergic to the entire atmosphere"! Well I am glad you are growing out of it. My husband was allergy tested and had many allergies too. He took needles for years, but I can't see that they helped much. I decided not to subject our daughters to that.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-27460220639291682632007-08-22T14:30:00.000-04:002007-08-22T14:30:00.000-04:00Hi Ruth,That's quite an interesting post. A few w...Hi Ruth,<BR/>That's quite an interesting post. A few weeks ago I visited with a woman I used to work for who had lost quite a bit of weight. She said she had been sick all spring and finally saw an allergist and found out she was allergic to many of the foods you mentioned. She's about 60 and has had an awful problem with dermatitis for as long as I've known her (about 7 years). She cut all ofRuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-39358397801798186582007-08-22T06:35:00.000-04:002007-08-22T06:35:00.000-04:00Interesting post. I've never been bothered by alle...Interesting post. I've never been bothered by allergies, but it seems something in the air these last few days is making my eyes itch, so I enjoyed reading this post, just in case I'm developing a later-in-life type allergy. Is there such a thing? Yuck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-84484584557544852812007-08-21T22:24:00.000-04:002007-08-21T22:24:00.000-04:00That must be tough to deal with! My sister had all...That must be tough to deal with! My sister had all kinds of allergies-I'm just sensitive to poison ivy.-I get it from just cutting the grass.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-91888359554041270022007-08-21T20:58:00.000-04:002007-08-21T20:58:00.000-04:00Ruth--the proof is in the outcome. Forget scienti...Ruth--the proof is in the outcome. Forget scientific basis--if it works, it works.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-2428622723755388042007-08-21T20:36:00.000-04:002007-08-21T20:36:00.000-04:00Oh I love it! Mary's allergic to dog dander and th...Oh I love it! Mary's allergic to dog dander and they still sleep in her bed:0) I had exactly the same problem and wouldn't have kicked them out for anything.<BR/><BR/>Ruth - Don't feel bad about the ragweed gauntlet. If that's the worse thing you ever do as a parent . . .Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-8139202633640554812007-08-21T13:36:00.000-04:002007-08-21T13:36:00.000-04:00Ragweed in the fall has always made me ill. It be...Ragweed in the fall has always made me ill. It begins in September with the running eyes...then leads to bronchial infections, wheezing, etc. The older I get, the less I suffer and haven't needed over-the-counter meds in several years. I'm probably jinxing myself by telling.<BR/><BR/>I really appreciate your suggestions! As a child who took allergy injections for several years and also Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-37242939743288348882007-08-21T11:51:00.000-04:002007-08-21T11:51:00.000-04:00My mother suffered greatly and they would leave as...My mother suffered greatly and they would leave as soon as the season began and would head north to Algonquin Park wich at that time was ragweed free. Luckily for me it seems to have skipped me but my poor daughter has suffered greatly for about the last 10 years. I will mention your article to her.2puppieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415122585639593984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-12743201920853563812007-08-21T10:19:00.000-04:002007-08-21T10:19:00.000-04:00Monarch- You are not alone. I stopped having hayfe...Monarch- You are not alone. I stopped having hayfever symptoms after my first pregnancy. I don't think that will work for you.<BR/><BR/>Jennifer- That is the way I felt. There is no harm in trying a food approach. We still keep antihistamines in the cupboard, but try to keep their use to a minimum.<BR/><BR/>OmaLois- I was going to ask Dad about that. It seems to me that I remember hearing he wentRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-68365703069888756712007-08-21T09:49:00.000-04:002007-08-21T09:49:00.000-04:00Keep us updated as to the success with this dietar...Keep us updated as to the success with this dietary approach. My poor son spent his childhood doped up on antihistamines when the ragweed started to bloom in mid-August - just about the time he had to go to school and try not to nod off. (He did OK:0)<BR/><BR/>Yep - that's Giant Ragweed.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-56262621006846547262007-08-21T09:46:00.000-04:002007-08-21T09:46:00.000-04:00Has your dad ever told you how bad is fall season ...Has your dad ever told you how bad is fall season was as a kid and his trips to the coast to get away from ON pollution?<BR/>Interesting post about removing certain foods for the allergy season.omaloishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643846523962633175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-36784436193156446192007-08-21T06:50:00.000-04:002007-08-21T06:50:00.000-04:00I am so sending this post to my daughter, anecdota...I am so sending this post to my daughter, anecdotal though it is... Sometimes, you're just ready to try anything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-56444582366640407592007-08-20T23:16:00.000-04:002007-08-20T23:16:00.000-04:00The plant called "ragweed" is what has been gettin...The plant called "ragweed" is what has been getting me recently!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com