If you know me, you know I’ve been suffering from allergies since the age of 3! You also know how much I enjoy exploring the trails and creeks near my home as well as enjoying the flowers blooming in my yard. After all, what’s not to like about spring? The perfect time to get your air conditioning fine tuned for the incoming summer and take out your breezy dresses, if you ask me!
Well, my allergies bring a love/hate relationship with the season as the allergy symptoms keep haunting me, trying to prevent me from enjoying the gorgeous weather and spending family time outside!
All the years suffering from allergies have taught me that it’s all about finding ways of relieving symptoms with the right medication that you can get from your doctor or through an online pharmacy UK service, for example, as well as taking the right steps to enjoy each season!
So today, I will share five ways you can enjoy your spring, starting today!
5 Ways To Enjoy your spring even when you have allergies.
Chose the right medication
This is my most important tip! I use Claritin because it relieves my allergy symptoms, which helps me move on with my normal tasks.
I also bring it on all my trips to use if my symptoms strike, since allergens appearing in hotel rooms and new environments are a huge issue for me! Any change of environment can bring on a 10-minute sneezing fit and leave my eyes and nose streaming for hours, so any relief is welcome.
Claritin is also the #1 doctor-recommended non-drowsy oral allergy brand! You can’t go wrong with that!
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Hands Off Your Face
I learned early on that a great way to help me enjoy the outdoors and my pets is not to put my hands on my eyes, nose or mouth, because when I do that, I immediately bring allergens in closer contact with my body and you don’t want that, right? However, I know that it’s not always possible to keep your hands away from itchy eyes or a runny nose, which leads me onto…
Wash Your Hands, Face and Hair
For me, who suffers from nasal congestion, washing my hands and face regularly prevents and helps remove allergens brought inside after a run or long walk outside! I also do it after I pet my dogs!! Clean hands mean that you can touch your face more often, whilst splashing your face with cool water can help reduce inflammation and open up your sinuses. Hair can also trap pollen and release it right next to your face, so rinse it with cool water whenever you can.
Keep it out
By that I mean avoid bringing pollen and things which trigger your allergies indoors. Remove outer layers of clothes before stepping inside and put them straight in the wash for a rinse. Keep your windows closed, even if it’s hot, to keep pollen out. Pollen can cling to curtains and bedding as it comes in through the window, which will only lead to misery whilst you’re trying to sleep. If you must have the windows open, wash your curtains and bedding and vacuum your carpets and sofa to remove the pollen.
Filtered Air
I also invested in a great air purifier that utilizes naturally scented organic oils. Actually, I got this idea from a friend of mine who suffered from allergies like me. She once told me that she was thinking to buy a medical grade air purifier that contains a HEPA filter to capture and kill airborne viruses and bacteria. That is when I thought that I too should invest my money in air purifiers. My purifier filters the indoor air and leaves an amazing scent. We leave it on all year long! But make sure you follow the use instructions of your device. If you have air-con, make sure to keep the filter clean. A clogged air-con is one of the worst offenders for spreading pollen and spores around the home, so make sure you hire a cleaner like Texan Cleaners at the start of the season to ensure your filters are clean – learn more about them here. If you don’t keep your filters clean, all of your other efforts will have been for nothing!
I just started running as one of my health goals for 2017, so I refuse to let my allergies prevent me from enjoying my life and the things I love! With these tips, you should also be able to enjoy a happy and healthy spring, just like everyone else, without the constant battle against allergies!
i hate allergies. we have an air purifier in a few of our rooms to help with that.
Filtered air is a must for us. We love spring! Our spring is around September tho. My daughter and husband have allergies.
This is absolutely a great tips and I think my mom will need this I will share this with her.
I would really love an air purifier. The air in her could definetely be cleaner and would help out with the sickies we’ve been getting.
I have everything but filtered air. I need to really look into it and consider it, 3 out of 4 in my home have allergies.
Most of my family suffers from allergies – it’s not easy to deal with, but we’re coping. Making sure you use a high quality filter in your heating and cooling system helps a LOT.
My son suffers worse so I have the air purifier in his bedroom. I need a bigger one for the Master bedroom for my husband and I
We almost always get seasonal allergies so we wash our faces and hands a lot. We have air purifier in the house too. Great tips!
Great tips! We have air purifier that runs 24/7 so that helps. I’m so glad I don’t have allergies!
I don’t have allergies but my husband does and they make him absolutely miserable. Don’t know what we would do without Claritin!
I LOVE my air purifier, mine is from Febreze and has these great scent cartridges that fill the room with scent in addition to doing a great job reducing allergens and pollutants in the air it fills the room with scent, and since my neighbors have gross habits whose smells filter into my apartment I couldn’t survive without an air purifier. Claritin is a great brand and it is the one I use to treat allergy symptoms as well.
I can’t use Claritin but Allergra and Flonase keep me going during the spring months!! Great post!!
I get the worst seasonal allergies. Clartin is my top product I use to get rid of my sneezing and congestion.
I don’t normally get allergies but I definitely would share this info with my friends who suffer from allergies.
Really appreciate you share this info with us 🙂
I suffer from a lot of allergies! These tips are very helpful!
Honestly, I don’t know what I’d do without Claritin. I have the worst allergies. I’m going to use all of your tips to trudge through the summer months.
I’m thankful that I don’t suffer from severe allergies, and also that there are products like this for those who do 🙂
I couldn’t make it through Spring without Claritin. It sucks having allergies.
These are valuable tips. My allergies are so bad at times and get in the way of completing chores.
These tips are great! I remember how awful some parts of summer were when I was still having allergies. For some reason they have disappeared now!
Allergies hit our house hard this year. These are great tips, thanks for sharing!
I do use Claritin – it’s a must to have around
And have learned not to put my hands around my eyes, mouth, nose areas wherever I am!
Great tips! I have awful allergies – not helped by living in the UK countryside! I learned that mixing up your meds (I.e use one brand one day, and another the next) helps prevent your body from getting used to one particular blend – I actually got mildly immune to Claritin until I took a break from using it! After adding a couple of different makes to my bag, I seem to be able to keep symptoms fairly at bay. Great advice though!!!
These are all very helpful. It’s important to wash your hands and face every time you come inside the house. It’s good to make sure that you’re free of anything that can trigger your allergies.
That is really a great ways! I will note all of these list. Its useful!
I’m so glad I have no allergies! This medication would be a life saver for those that do though.
These are really great tips! No one in our house has allergies but I think it’s great to have that air purifier! Will check them out.
It such a great advises! I will duly noted it. It can be helpful for my family. Very useful post!
I never had to worry about allergies until my son. Now I have to be super concern to make sure he is breathes well
I’m all about the Claritin! My allergies make me wretched without it.
Awesome tips! Totally love these 5 ways and we’re a big fan of Claritin too! We do need an air purifier asap. Especially now with a lil one on the way. Thank you for this.
I suffer from seasonal allergies. I hate the itchy, watery eyes, the runny nose and the sinus congestion. These are great tips.
These are great tips. Sneezing is very common in my household during this time and Claritin always worked for us.
If I don’t have some type of allergy medicine then I am in for a long day during the summer. I like Claritin because it does keep me clear. Plus, it helps me to sleep at night.
I never suffered from allergies until I moved to Virginia. So until I went to the doctor I never knew why I stayed so stopped up all the time. I have never used Claritin before but do take an allergy pill. It works the majority of the time. I will give this a try and see if it works better. Great tips by the way. Washing your hands and keeping them away from the face are the most important!
Oh yes! Allergy season and flu season are the worst! It’s definitely difficult to avoid when you’ve got kids as well! Good point with the air filter! I think it’s so important and if not cleaned properly, can also spread a lot of allergens!
As I’ve been suffering with itchy eyes for this entire week, I’m looking for anything that will help my issues. I was able to pick up Claritin from a local store for a STEAL and it looks like I will have to take them every day during this summer. While I don’t like having to, I’m grateful that it can alleviate the horrid eye itch!
I need to get a good air filter system for my house. My allergies are just starting to act up again. Claritin is the only kind of medication that helps me.
My kids suffer from allergies. I’ve never had to deal with them, so these are good tips to know.
We have allergy sufferers in our home – myself included and we do rely on Claritin to help us. By the way – I have to say – I want your bag!
I do need to remember to get some Claritin. It’s tough not being able to enjoy the nice weather when you have allergy symptoms.
My husband and two of my children have allergies. We used to live in the South and the atmosphere there always triggered their allergies. It was horrible. Now that we moved up North, I’ve noticed their allergies are not as bad. Really great tips here!
Claritin is great! Its one of the only allergy meds I can use because others make me SOOOO drowsy.
Also when it comes to limiting allergies, changing my pillows to hypoallergenic ones really helped!
Allergies are my enemy!!! Every spring I suffer greatly!! From exhaustion to cloudiness, allergies can consume your lives. I agree with the things you mentioned above. The biggest one is choosing the right medication. Find one that works!
I will keep this in mind for sure. I don’t suffer from allergies too much, but sometimes I’ll suddenly get hit and I’m miserable.
My husband has horrible spring allergies. He cannot go outside with out taking his Calritin.
Allergies can be a pain to deal with. Especially when your eyes get red and itchy and it makes you look like a raccoon or someone who partied way too late the night before.
These are some really good tips. Allergies get to me every year so I’ll have to try some of these out!
I love Claritin, I take it daily along with other allergy medications. It’s awesome! I agree 100% on the don’t bring the pollen/allergens indoors. We have a strict policy when you’ve been outside, you shower when you come inside and your clothes go in a special hamper by the front door that has a lid on it. The clothes stay there until laundry day so the pollen doesn’t get spread all over the house. It has helped my allergies tremendously.
Oh my goodness! It seems like everywhere I go people are sneezing like crazy from allergies. If they would just take Claritin they could be done with it and not freak people like me out with their sneezing germs in public!
This was the first year I experienced allergies. I don’t use drugs so I just kept on with my fasting diet.
I had no idea this was such a rough time for those with allergies. Sounds like solid advice though!
These are all great tips. I have wicked hayfever, so I wash my hands A LOT in the spring.
I am of the lucky few that do not have allergies. But I have a friend who suffers from them terribly especially in the spring. I will definitely tell him about this post he is desperate for anything that will make him feel better in the spring.
I have had spring allergies for a few years now they are not fun. These are some great tips, I will have to use them and pick up some Claritin.
These are some great tips. I love Spring, but it does not love me. Claritin is the only thing that works for my seasonal allergies.
I’ve always heard great things about Claritin. These are some great tips for those of us who have allergies.
We have all of these in place at our house. My children, husband, and myself…we all have allergies. We have to take extra precautions during this time.
I love Claritin. It works wonders on my allergies – which are many and varied. LOL
These are all great tips. We have an air purifier in our house, and it’s a big help with keeping down the allergens.