How to tell the difference between a cold and allergies?!


Question: How to tell the difference between a cold and allergies!?
How do you tell the difference between a cold and allergies!? I am not especially allergic to anything and it is all the time, not when i am near something like flower pollen!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Allergies go away with special medicine!. Medicine dosnt always help for colds!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

There are some visual ways that show up for some people, for example if you pull down the lower rim of your eye - if it's reddish that could be allergies!. Also if you get what some people call the allergy ring a purplish darkening under the eyes!. It's different from person to person!. For me my eyes are dry my throat is scratchy and I get tired!. Some peoples noses run a lot!. To really know you could mark down your symptoms and record them for each season - if the same stuff happens around the same time each year then it's likely to be allergies!. PSKWww@Answer-Health@Com

The color of what you cough up or blow out you nose is usually a good indicator!. As gross as that might be, Allergies are not an infection so mucous is usually still clear!. A bacterial or viral infection will cause the mucous to become yellow, green or rust colored!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Try taking benadryl and see if that clears things up for a little while!. Anti-histamines only work on allergies, not general cold symptoms!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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