Happy & Healthy

5 X Why you should feel bad for people suffering from hay fever

(and their surroundings)

I’m sorry if I disappoint you, but this isn’t a post with yet another remedy to beat hay fever. Or so called remedy, because they claim there is a miracle drug in the form of a woodlouse and if that were the case then the pharmacy shelf for hay fever tablets wouldn’t have been empty when I was there this morning. Hay fever is hell. And don’t say it isn’t (just because you never have allergies), because it really is hell. And here is why.

1. You always get it when it’s nice out

Summer means pollen en when you say pollen, you say hay fever. So as soon as it’s hot enough to wear skirts and head out to tan your legs at a nearby terrace, this unwanted guest has a way of intruding causing uncontrollable sneezing that you’re incapable of getting through a proper conversation.

2. About that sneezing II

My sneezes are so hard that I sometimes even pee my pants a little. Not a lot, just a shot. And that combined with a short skirt is not a comfortable combination.

3. About that sneezing III

When I had to sneeze for about the 731st time yesterday while I was loading the washing machine (yes, that’s how glamorous my life is), when my neck had enough of the situation and decided it would be a good idea to lock itself. So now I’m sneezing like some wild bear (with a shot of pee as a result) and I move like a robot. When I sneeze, I have to put my hand in front of my nose and mouth (to drown out the noise and to make sure I don’t spray anyone around me) and with my other hand I hold onto my neck, because it can’t bare the shocks anymore.

4. A common ailment

Obviously I’m not talking about some life threatening disease or anything, but in the category immensely agitating you’ll find hay fever. The only people who know what you’re going through is everyone else suffering from the same thing. The others (lucky enough to not suffer from anything) just think you’re being a drag with your sneezing and itchy complaints. How annoying can it really be? Their words, not mine.

5. Itchy eyes

Everything itches. Your nose, mouth taste palate and your eyes. You might think itching is something nice. It can be, yes. But not in this case. That itch in the corner of your eye for example, it stays there until you do something about it. It’s bigger than you are. There you go. Hands on your eye and start turning, like you did when you were three years old and tired. Try explaining that to your mascara. Or even better: hello. Since it’s all over your face now.

Incase you know the solution; I’m up for anything. Bring on the woodlice.