pollen allergies and moving

[Arduinna]

My allergist had told me before that moving would only be a temporary cure, and that I'd likely develop allergies to plants in my new environment. Ok well we moved anyway, because we hated where we were. Now, I've been blissfully allergy free and even my rhinitis has reduced significantly. I have both allergic and non allergic rhinitis.

So my question is if you moved to a totally different environment ( I moved from the desert to the gulf coast ) how long did it take until you developed new allergies?

I'm allergic to tree pollen, mesquite, pine, olive and some others.

[changingseasons]

hmmm... I never had seasonal allergies until I moved to the Midwest. I was miserable- tried every rx and OTC medicine, allergy shots, even had nasal surgery.

I moved back out West about 8 years ago, and am SOOOO much better. I still get an occasional sneeze or sniffle if I'm outside all day, but it's nothing like it was living in the Midwest.

So I think your allergist is wrong.

[mama1803]

We moved from South Louisiana to Northern Virginia about 2.5 years ago and our allergies were significantly better here until this spring. For instance, my dh would have to take benedryl for 2-3 days after cutting the grass in La. because of the sneezing, runny nose, and itching. He didn't have that problem here the first two summers of grass cutting here in Va. This spring though he started to develop the same symptoms when working out in yard and has resorted to a dose of Benedryl before he cuts the grass.

As for the kids and I, our allergies have been significantly better since moving, but I don't how much of it can be attributed to the our new locale. Since moving here, we have trememdously altered our diet (to include less processed foods and more pastured meat and dairy and more organic foods overall). We have also discovered raw local honey, quercetin, vitamin C etc. that has really made a difference when we do get an allergy flare-up. Dh has been a bit resistant to the more natural remedies and still reaches for the Benedryl when he feels his allergies warrant treatment.

Long ago I did allergy shots for a host of environmental allegies (dust mites, grass and tree pollan, certain domesticated animals) and my allergiest told me that if was quite common to develop allergies to other things after the treatment was over (therefore some people would always be allergic to something and were on a never ending cycle of allergy testing/treatment/shots). Therefore, now I am trying to heal my body from that things that make me prone to allergies in the first place (like reducing inflammation, speeding up methylation).

[Arduinna]

Thanks for responding, I guess I will have to wait and see. I hope my allergist is wrong but I was curious what other peoples experiences were. Crossing my fingers that I don't get any new ones.

[mama1803]

Originally Posted by Arduinna

Thanks for responding, I guess I will have to wait and see. I hope my allergist is wrong but I was curious what other peoples experiences were. Crossing my fingers that I don't get any new ones.

I hope you don't develop any new allergies either.

South Louisiana was an allergy haven. I lived there my entire life before moving to Va. and have always had bad allergies, I too had hoped that a move would ease things a bit. My dh grew up in New York and Florida and didn't suffer from allergies at all. It took about 10 years of living in La. before he developed any allergies, and they continued to intensify every year it seemed.

[Arduinna]

Yeah, I didn't stay allergy free for long. I've been experiencing symptoms for a couple months now. :(