Comments on: Marketman’s Hay Fever Woes

By: glai

glai — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:37:55 +0000

salamat po mr marketman… :)

By: Cookie

Cookie — Tue, 29 May 2007 03:42:24 +0000

Love your site. I found about this site from reading about the Blog Awards. And you truly deserved your award, I must say.

Isn’t that just a bummer..you’re in New York in spring/summer and you have hay fever. That’s exactly the same reason why we postponed our 3 week (like you) honeymoon. 4th honeymoon, actually. I have the most horrible case of rhinitis that when bunched up with hay fever can render me almost comatose. It happened to me on my last trip to NY and on the night before coming home!! My husband insisted that it was an allergic reaction to the Grilled Portobello mushroom sandwich I had but I knew better.

I’ve been on medication since. My pulmonologist gave me Flixotide spray which I used for a month then whenever I feel an attack coming I take it for 3 days straight. It’s been ok.

I’ll be reading your posts to prepare for our honeymoon in NY September. It’ll be fall by then so no worries.

Cheers!

By: Mokongbugoy

Mokongbugoy — Mon, 28 May 2007 18:46:39 +0000

Still suffering from hay fever? I hear Nasalcrom is a good over-the-counter nasal spray that coats the nasal passages & protects the nose from pollen & all those air-borne allergens. I hear it takes a week of continued use for it to fully work, but it’s supposed to be a safer, more effective alternative to decongestants & antihistamines. Note that it’s PREVENTIVE medicine, so it doesn’t work to get rid of already existing symptoms. Haven’t tried it myself, but you might want to ask the local pharmacist about it.

I’ve had my own bouts of hay fever to deal with (not abroad, fortunately), so I can totally relate to the misery.=S Enjoy the rest of your trip!

By: erleen

erleen — Mon, 28 May 2007 16:22:26 +0000

Nice to know you are alright.

i am not sure if it is just me but it seems all your fonts are larger.

By: sylvia

sylvia — Mon, 28 May 2007 06:05:40 +0000

Marketman, I can totally relate to your misery. When I visited NYC with my kids, my son and I were miserable with hay fever. It was mid-April last year when we visited. Ok, we were just physically miserable but we otherwise loved the city. No amount of nasal congestion could stop me from exploring the place. I had, in fact, forgotten about that until your post resurrected those memories that had been buried in the back of my brain.

I am looking forward to reading about your vacation. Your foodie trips in NYC always make me drool.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 27 May 2007 21:22:36 +0000

glai, I have a post on millet, here, try reading that. Otherwise, you need to go to the purdue university website or other websites featuring the grain millet. Teresa, thanks for the concern, I am recovering...oddly, slower than I thought, the pollen must really be stuck in my lungs!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sun, 27 May 2007 14:42:07 +0000

Hi MM! Welcome back! I’m sorry to hear about your hay fever. From what you wrote, you had a really bad case. It’s really a bummer you had to start your vacation that way. But seem like that didn’t deter you from enjoying yourself on the remaining days of your vacation. Like your other followers, I can’t wait for you posts with photos of your trip. I hope you’re feeling better now. Take care!

By: glai

glai — Sun, 27 May 2007 12:43:08 +0000

mr market man! :)this “comment” is out of this world. but i’m desperate. what i’m interested in is bout ur budbud kabog blog.you see,my thesis is about millet. iâ€™ve tasted budbud kabog just recently and it was wonderful! maayo na lang naa ka recipe..hehe..anyway, i was wondering, do you happen to know the cultivar or variety of the millet you used? pls tell me, through email, if you doâ€¦thanks a lot! ;] please po…thanks a lot! ;)

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 27 May 2007 09:09:35 +0000

I have allergic rhinitis which is similar. Zirtec works for me but only at bedtime because it makes you drowsy. Also try Nasonex, an anti-histamine nasal spray, but it is steroidal so don’t take it for too long.

I can also direct you to an excellent allergy specialist in Asian Hospital who got my rhinitis under control.

Looking forward to hearing about those Lobsters in the Ruff!

By: Sister

Sister — Sun, 27 May 2007 02:11:37 +0000

It’s called the “starburst effect”. Mild winter, cool, wet spring and hence the record pollen count on the east coast… everything bloomed the minute you got here.