Don't let allergies ruin your summer vacation
Posted: Jun 3rd 2007 4:41PM by Rigel Celeste
Filed under: General Health, Healthy Habits
Nothing can ruin the fun of a vacation faster than an allergy attack or an asthma flare-up, and since most of us don't get to take that many vacations it's obviously pretty frustrating when that happens. So
try these tips this summer to help keep the fun and lose the sniffles and wheezing:
- If driving, open the windows and run the A/C for about 10 minutes first to clear out dust mites and mold.
- Keep the car windows closed if you have pollen or mold allergies.
- If sensitive to air pollution travel when air is cleaner in the early mornings and evenings.
- Inquire about allergy-proof rooms at hotels, or get a sunny dry room away from the pool.
- For those with food allergies always carry an epinephrine injection on your person and be careful when eating airline and restaurant foods as ingredients aren't always listed.
- Consider seeing your allergist/immunologist before your trip for a physical.
- If you have a sinus infection (sinusitis) try to delay flying until you've recovered, and if you can't do that try taking an oral or nasal decongestant about an hour before take-off.
- Use a saline nasal spray to keep your sinus membranes moist on long flights.
- And obviously be sure to pack all your medications and bring them with you -- but bring more than you think you'll need and store them in their original containers.
Tags: allergic, allergies, allergy, asthma, travel, traveling, vacation, vacationing, vacations
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