Oh My Allergies! - Your Allergy Resource

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast. Antihistamines are mentioned heavily within the allergy community. Whether you’re allergic to pollen, cats, dogs, or even mold, you may have been recommended by your physician or allergist to consider antihistamines. However, have you ever wondered what antihistamines are, how antihistamines work, and the impact antihistamines have on your body? In tod...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast. This episode marks episode 3 of the “How Allergies Can Affect Your Body” series we’re doing on the podcast. We’re all familiar with the more obvious allergy related symptoms like having a runny nose or sneezing, but there are other allergy related symptoms allergy sufferers may experience that aren’t as obvious or as common. Today’s episode is all abou...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . We all know that itchy eyes, inflamed sinuses, sneezing, and an itchy throat are common symptoms during high pollen count days or just in general as allergy season is becoming more and more perennial. Last week we talked about how allergies can affect your throat, but have you ever thought or wondered about whether or not allergies can affect your mou...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . SEASON 5 HERE WE COME! Have you ever had a sore, scratchy throat and can’t tell whether the problem is seasonal allergies, an infection, a cold, or the flu? Well, you’re definitely not alone. With allergy season getting longer and worse, you may find yourself experiencing symptoms you may not have experienced before or the symptoms you typically exper...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you ever wondered what are contributing factors to making your allergies and allergy symptoms worse? Well, today’s episode is all about seasonal allergies and the worst cities aka the most challenging cities to live in if you have seasonal allergies in the United States in 2023. Valencia discusses what the Allergy Capitals report from the Asthma...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Throughout our life navigating allergies, we have some traumatic situations and some lessons learned. Today’s episode is all about some of the seasonal allergy mistakes Valencia has made throughout her allergy journey and things she wished she knew before they actually happened to her. Valencia discusses what is pollen, common seasonal allergy symptom...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Today’s episode is about an important first step to take in discovering whether or not you have an allergy and that is allergy testing. Allergy testing can be a great tool to figuring out allergies you may have to things you eat, touch, or breathe in. However, a lot of people don’t really know where to start and what to expect when going to get allerg...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Today’s episode is for all our peeps that are allergic to sesame and/or are a parent/caregiver to someone who is allergic to sesame. We are talking all about the recent updates with the major allergen list due to the FASTER (Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act) today. If you didn’t know, sesame is now a major allergen according...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Happy 2023 Oh My Allergies Fam! It’s been a minute, so in today’s episode Valencia is giving you all an update about her life. Valencia reflects on some things that happened in 2022, the importance of improving your overall mental and physical health for the sake of your allergies, a glimpse into the behind the scenes of being a content creator and po...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Fall is officially upon us! One of the first foods you think about when you think of fall is pumpkins. When October hits, pumpkins are EVERYWHERE. Pumpkin spice coffee, pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin spice cookies, etc., but what if we told you that pumpkin isn’t always nice? Today’s episode is all about pumpkins, the teal pumpkin project, and whether...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you ever had it where you feel a tickle in the back of your throat that makes you want to cough or clear your throat? Have you had it where you experience nasal congestion due to allergies and feel mucus dripping down the back of your throat? Well, this is all thanks to post nasal drip! In today’s episode, we are talking about all things mucus an...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Today’s episode is all about a food that can impact your allergies and the allergic response you experience, which is sugar. Sugar is known for impacting a lot of health conditions and allergies are no exception. We discuss whether it's okay to ignore a life threatening allergy in this week's allergy news, what is sugar, the different types of sugar,...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you ever experienced hives also known as urticaria as one of your allergy symptoms or do you deal with chronic hives (urticaria) due to a specific health condition? Well, then this episode is for you! Hives are raised bumps called welts or wheals on the skin that are itchy and are typically one sign of an allergic reaction. However, hives can hap...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you ever experienced allergy symptoms like red itchy, runny eyes, swelling and irritation of airways, or hives? Well, these symptoms all come from uncontrollable inflammation due to allergies and that’s what we are going to be discussing today. Today’s episode is all about allergic inflammation. We discuss what is inflammation, the difference bet...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you ever experienced pollen allergy symptoms during the summer even when it’s not the “typical prime” pollen season? Although allergy season is lasting longer due to warmer temperatures shifting the growing season earlier and extending it longer as well as the heat helping plants produce more pollen, there is a plant that matures and produces flo...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you ever went to a pond, lake, or an ocean to swim and afterwards had a skin rash? Well, it may not be a chlorine rash or reaction to saltwater. You could be dealing with a condition called swimmer’s itch. In today’s episode, we are talking all about swimmer’s itch also known as cercarial dermatitis. We discuss what is swimmer’s itch (cercarial d...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you ever felt like the doctor you were seeing or your usual doctor wasn’t listening to you during a visit? Have you ever felt like a doctor dismissed your medical concerns? Well, today we are talking all about it! In today’s episode, Valencia is talking all about medical gaslighting and how to talk to a doctor when they don’t listen to you. We've...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you ever wondered whether coconuts are actually tree nuts? Have you come across coconuts and coconut products and were confused as to why they have may contain labels on them even though they don’t look like traditional nuts? Well, let’s talk about it! Today’s episode is all about whether a coconut is a tree nut, a fruit, a seed, or all of the ab...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you ever felt like your allergies affected your mental health and vice versa? Well, that’s today’s topic. A lot of people tend to focus on how allergies affect us physically and tend to not focus nor realize how allergies can affect us mentally. That is why today’s episode is all about allergies and mental health. Valencia discusses what an aller...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you ever had it where you go to the store and pick up a product that looks free of your allergen, but it has a statement on it that says it may contain your allergen and you’re just confused? If so, you’re in the right place because we are going to talk all about it. Today’s episode is all about may contain and may contain allergy labeling statem...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you ever had it where your mouth itches or you develop a stomachache after eating crab, lobster, or other shellfish? Well, you may be a part of the nearly 7 million Americans who are allergic shellfish. Today’s episode is all about being allergic to shellfish. Valencia discusses what is shellfish, what is a shellfish allergy, the different types...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . Have you experienced an allergy flare up where you are sneezing, but you feel fuzzy headed and muddled at times? A lot of people who deal with allergies describe this as having “a brain fog”, which connects back to what’s known as allergy fatigue. In today’s episode, Valencia discusses what is allergy fatigue, the ways people can experience allergy fa...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast. Have you ever had it where you felt like something was in your eye and your eyes are red and irritated, but you don’t see anything in them? Well, it could be allergies. Specifically eye allergies. Today’s episode is all about eye allergies also known as allergic conjunctivitis. Valencia discusses what allergic conjunctivitis is, the different types of...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast . In honor of the sun coming out more often and entering spring as well as summer, today’s episode is all about chlorine. This episode is for all of the swimmers and hot tub lovers out there. In today’s episode, Valencia is talking about whether or not you can be allergic to chlorine. Valencia discusses certain symptoms you may experience due to chlorin...

Welcome back to the Oh My Allergies! Podcast! We have a guest on the podcast. In today’s episode, Valencia sits down with Kathlena The Allergy Chef. Valencia and Kathlena The Allergy Chef start off their conversation talking about all things ice cream and the key to perfecting free from, allergy-friendly ice cream. Valencia then goes on to discuss Kathlena’s allergy journey, what it is like living...