I'm at my wits' end with some sort of allergies that seem to crop up at random, usually when I'm at home at the weekend. It's been going on for as long as I can remember and I usually think I've found the cause but it seems to be more frequent at the minute.
Are there any actual tests that can be done?
Currently wondering if it could be houseplants?!
So what happens is: sudden onset of sneezing, puffy watery eyes, streaming nose, constant irritation up my nose, scratchy throat and this lasts for about 24 hours once triggered, so it's not like I can just 'move away' from whatever it might be (or test it like that).
A few years ago I found it was an old feather duvet in the spare room that when washed at the launderette seemed to stop it (I was in there infrequently as toddler child used it as a sort of play room at the time). Have recently washed all feather bedding anyway and it doesn't seem to set me off as far as I can tell.
Houseplants are spider plants and a few others, normally OK as we've had them for a while but after the last onset DH moved them outside, brought in a few at a time, then today the spider plants came back into the kitchen and I've been set off again so I'm just assuming it's them - is it a seasonal thing with pollen?
Things that set me off more mildly but then eventually die down if I move away - cats (we don't have any pets), clothes that have been in storage for a while.
I went on holiday abroad this summer in a mobile home type thing and felt fine for the whole time. It's driving me mad that it's likely something in my house that's ruining my days and I just want to get rid of whatever it is!
I didn't have any allergies when I was a child. I noticed hayfever type symptoms in my early 20s (I'm early 40s).