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I didn't know I had hay fever until ...

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PamelaJ1 Tue 09-Jun-20 17:59:21

I never suffer from anything and couldn’t understand it when I first got hay fever.
Now I’m resigned to taking clarityn but it takes me by surprise every time.
My husband just rolls his eyes!

MamaCaz Tue 09-Jun-20 17:39:44

It's taken lockdown to make me realize that I do actually suffer from hay fever, albeit mildly.

In the past, I just put the stuffy/runny nose and eyes and other similar symptoms down to 'fighting off a cold', but this year, as we have been shielding so haven't been exposed to colds or anything else, it has become really obvious that the symptoms must be allergy-related.
One of my sons has come to exactly the same conclusion about his own health!

Has anyone else found the same thing?