Cold, or Allergy??

Teri16 · October 15, 2005, 2:23am

Sometimes my daughter's allergies have gotten so bad that we were not able to tell if it was her allergies, or a cold?! I've had sore throats that have come on after a virus has traveled around my friends and family and I just knew that I was getting the 'bug' - however, it turned out to be my allergies causing this!

Teri16 · October 15, 2005, 2:39am

Here are a couple of sites that describe the basic differences between colds and allergies and why it's important to distinguish one from the other re which medications you will take!

Teri16 · October 15, 2005, 8:28pm

Have you every had a problem deciphering if you or you children have a cold, or an allergy? Share your experience!

Hugs, Teri

"Because he is he and I am I."......E. V. Lucas

Twinstride · October 18, 2005, 9:45am

Excellect source of info Teri.
My husband is the worst with his allergies. Every year, he goes thru this spell, sneezing, hacking, and spreads his germs to us. Which my twins with CF do not need this for sure. Matter of fact, I am dealing with his germs spreaded to me and now I have bronchitis from it. I usually get the lysol spray out and de-germ the place before this time of year, but I was just a tab bit too late....:-(
One season, I did have one twin sick, I sprayed lysol and the other twin never got sick....wow!. my grandmother knew what she was teaching me was a good thing!. lol.

Teri16 · October 18, 2005, 3:52pm

Hi and Good Morning, Kathy!

Twinstride · October 21, 2005, 11:45am

Ahhhhhhh Teri, sounds like we are two peas in a pod with the germ issues we have!!....lol.
"BUG BE GONE" BUG BE GONE!!.

Teri16 · October 21, 2005, 9:58pm

Perhaps a bit of an obsession, eh?! lol