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Start An Allergy Symptom Journal

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It is time to start an journal especially if you have been plaqued by running noses, itchy skin and watery eyes and not being sure as to what is the cause.

If you have been having allergy symptoms for the longest time but yet never realized that you are suffering from low grade symptoms all this while, then it is about time you get more observant.  This situation has been the story of my life with my various chronic symptoms, which I never knew them to be allergy symptoms.

Starting an allergy symptom journal can help you find appropriate treatment for the various causes and triggers. Keep track of everything around you and those things that you come into contact with. 

Here are some exampled for record keeping in your allergy symptom journal:

1) Where were you and what were you doing?

2) What foods you ate and what reactions you have thereafter?

3) What new environment or new contact that you just had?

4) Were there any new pets in the house?

Most are triggered by four basic allergens: dust mites, pollen, pet and mold.  So start your observations in relation to these factors.

What you are allergic to may not be obvious immediately.  It may take you a year or more to discover any pattern.  A season, a location in your home, a change in work, etc may be the trigger to your allergies.  The important thing to remember is that without an allergy symptom journal, it would be more difficult to identify any patterns.

When you know what your allergy triggers are, it becomes a much easier process to take preventative measures or to reduce your exposure to them.

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