Sabrina_Fields Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 We are on day 28 of our first Whole 30 and have loved it!! However, we live in SC where the pollen is already pretty bad and my husband is struggling! For the last several years we've purchased local honey that he will have a spoonful of every day to help with this. Normal meds don't really do much for him... Any ideas on what he can take/do? He's pretty miserable with a runny nose and watery eyes :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn Cornett Hobbs Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Hello, I am in SC too. I thought through this Whole 30 I was not having a problem with my seasonal allergies but today it is hitting me hard. I took some Allegra hoping it will help. My garage is filled with Pollen though so I imagine we are tracking it in the house. BTW I am on day 29 and I think if I continue like this I will probably take my local honey on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 i am in kansas city,KS and i have had allergies since i moved here i had them in ohio too i was hoping this whole30 might help i am on day 22 but i have been on zirtec for 6 months at least. maybe give it some more time,,,i don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physibeth Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Have you tried a neti pot? Getting the pollen out is key! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 i have tried it in the past but i wonder how safe it is to use regularly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrina_Fields Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Thanks everyone! We picked up some Allegra last night hoping it will help. I'm also going to get some honey to have on hand later this week since today is day 29. He's used a neti pot before and we have one, but he had a sinus infection last year that was so bad I think he now has an aversion to that little blue pot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat2021 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Personally, I'm hoping that the Whole30 will help with my allergies! Allegra and claratin don't work for me - benadryl does, but makes me exhausted! I've had some luck taking querecetin and stinging nettle supplements. Both are natural antihistimines. It's not enough to make the allergies go away, but they are much more manageable. You can find each alone or together in capsule form. You can also make nettle tea, but I haven't tried that yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Disclaimer: I haven't tried this yet, and I have no idea if the ingredients are compliant, but I plan on trying this when I need to: http://www.enzymedica.com/store/MucoStop. I'm sure there are similar products out there, but I've had good luck with that brand's digestive enzymes and figured I'd give it a go sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I've used this http://www.amazon.com/Haymax-Organic-Nasal-Pollen-Barrier/dp/B00BXM3SUI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1365601386&sr=8-2&keywords=haymax and found it really helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsm14 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 You may want to try a local honey producer and purchase bee pollen pellets from them. They typically recommend that you start with just a pinch and move up to a teaspoon daily. It's something that builds immunities to local pollens over time so ideally you would start a couple of weeks before allergy season, but I think could be a big help even now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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