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LiberalEsto

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25. Where do you live? It could be pollen, even in winter.

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 05:04 PM

Feb 2015

I'm in Maryland, and every year I get allergic itching, asthma and other symptoms starting in January, extending to the end of April. After many years and some allergy testing I've figured out that it's caused by various types of tree pollen.

Even if trees aren't blooming in your immediate area, I have read that pollen can drift for hundreds of miles.

Cedar and juniper bloom much earlier than I thought. The National Allergy Bureau posted low but measurable counts for airborne cedar pollen in Washington D C on Jan. 20 and 29, 2015, in addition to various kinds of molds. Link: http://www.aaaai.org/global/nab-pollen-counts.aspx

Another web site, Pollen.com, has information on what kinds of plants may be blooming in a given area during each season. Here's the link for my part of Maryland.

http://www.pollenlibrary.com/Local/Significant/Allergens/in/Montgomery%20County/MD/

I was surprised to see that there may be pollen from trees like white mulberry during the winter, but I suppose it can drift on the wind.

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Hives and Time of Year? [View all] Liberalynn Feb 2015 OP

What part of your body is effected the most? nt ladjf Feb 2015 #1

There on my bottom and legs the most Liberalynn Feb 2015 #3

Well, I've had trouble with itchy bumps on my legs from the ankles up to the top of ladjf Feb 2015 #6

Allergic to .... SNOW? MADem Feb 2015 #2

Maybe on the Snow Liberalynn Feb 2015 #9

Ask your doctor before taking any additional vitamin D. HappyMe Feb 2015 #4

I am going to call primary care and ask if he can test the D again. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #10

That's a good idea. HappyMe Feb 2015 #12

I HATED THEM! yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #5

Yes they are Liberalynn Feb 2015 #11

I've had decent results with the Sarna, too. I don't know what's in it that does the trick. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2015 #24

I had never heard of it before last year Liberalynn Feb 2015 #37

Broke out with severe hives myself CountAllVotes Feb 2015 #7

Thank You! Liberalynn Feb 2015 #13

My kid would get them from sun exposure and exertion whatchamacallit Feb 2015 #8

That is odd. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #16

Sunlight helps your body process vitamin D. HappyMe Feb 2015 #30

That's possible. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #39

Have them test all vitamin levels while they are at it. HappyMe Feb 2015 #44

No...sunlight CREATES vitamin D.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #54

I'm sorry about the hives. They can certainly be miserable. I had outbreaks of hives that lasted Arkansas Granny Feb 2015 #14

Thank You! I am glad yours are under control now. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #17

If you are in a cold climate area, see the link below: MineralMan Feb 2015 #15

I am in Western N.Y. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #18

You might want to discuss the possibility with MineralMan Feb 2015 #19

Thank You! Liberalynn Feb 2015 #35

Winter indoor air quality is tough for people with allergies. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 #20

I have suffered from hives for years safeinOhio Feb 2015 #21

Thank You! Liberalynn Feb 2015 #41

If you go to the ER with an allergic reaction...the first thing they do is a shot of Benadryl VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #55

Not time of year. More like temperature or sun exposure. GoCubsGo Feb 2015 #22

I am definitely going to bring this up with the doctors. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #42

Would a Sun Light lamp help? I was prescribed one for Pathwalker Feb 2015 #23

I have been thinking about getting one. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #43

Where do you live? It could be pollen, even in winter. LiberalEsto Feb 2015 #25

I live in Western N.Y. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #46

could it be environmental? tabbycat31 Feb 2015 #26

The immunologist Liberalynn Feb 2015 #47

what you describe does sound internal VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #56

My husband never had a hive in his life until... peace13 Feb 2015 #27

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #32

Are you a doctor? HappyMe Feb 2015 #36

Thank You Liberalynn Feb 2015 #45

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #28

You shouldn't be doling out medical advice. HappyMe Feb 2015 #31

No good books to read today lg? hrmjustin Feb 2015 #33

"Again". You missed that word, "again". uppityperson Feb 2015 #38

Paging Dr Bombay! Action_Patrol Feb 2015 #40

I have had a histamine reaction to cold on my skin, ends up as hives. Histamine reactions are weird uppityperson Feb 2015 #29

They sure are weird. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #48

I was getting hives off and on in the year before I was finally diagnosed with gluten sensitivity. pnwmom Feb 2015 #34

Thanks! Liberalynn Feb 2015 #50

Something to keep in mind . . . pnwmom Feb 2015 #53

I am going to ask if he will run these tests. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #59

have they given you the full spectrum allergy tests yet? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #57

They haven't done these tests yet. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #60

Sounds like to me you need to find out what exactly you are allergic to.. VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #61

Yep pipi_k Feb 2015 #49

The cold sensitivity makes sense. Liberalynn Feb 2015 #51

You might need to clobber them with steroids Warpy Feb 2015 #52

They gave me steroids when this first started Liberalynn Feb 2015 #58