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Skriven 2008-12-07 09:12:08 av Robert Bashe (2:2448/44)
  Kommentar till text 24602 av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
Ärende: "Religious" convictions
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Roy Witt wrote to Robert Bashe on Saturday December 06 2008 at 10:16:

RW>>> Ever have hay fever?

RB>> Since I was 16. And it's gotten worse with increasing age, not
RB>> better.

RW> That's caused by your environment.

To the extent that I've become allergic to more things over time, true. Before
I moved to Datteln and had a birch tree next to the house, I wasn't allergic to
birch pollon. Now I am. But that unfortunately doesn't mean I'm no longer
allergic to grass pollen, as I can easily determine everytime I go out on a
grass field in spring or early summer.

RW> I had it so bad in the upper mid-west that I let my nose run, rather
RW> than make any attempts to stop it.

I've taken antihistamines for the last 40 years or so to ward off the worst of
the symptoms. They aren't necessary on a daily basis, but when things get too
bad I take one and then have a little peace and quiet.

RW> It was a futile battle against the odds. Once I left the mid-west and
RW> moved to the west coast, I no longer had it. Even here in Texas, where
RW> they report pollon counts daily, I don't have it.

Depends on the pollen. I'm not allergic to _everything_ either. To my surprise,
I'm in paeticular not allergic to rapeseed pollen. I can drive by a field and
even smell the cinnamon-like odor of the pollon, but it doesn't make me sneeze
or my eves water. Don't ask me why this particular pollen doesn't bother me, I
have no idea.

RB>> But I still have never had any problems with food allergies.

RW> Perhaps, that you remember. I was allergic to eggs when I was a baby.
RW> Broke out in all kinds of hives, etc.. Once that allergy was
RW> recognized for what it was and eggs were no longer on the menu, I was
RW> fine. I don't remember it because I was less than a year old. Today I
RW> eat eggs nearly every day without any allergy problems.

Apparently the body changes with time too, at least in this respect. I had a
time of around three years when I was in my 30s when I got stomach cramps after
drinking coffee. No problems before and none since. Strange situation.

Cheers, Bob

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