How can I work out what my sons allergic too?

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My son's 12 and over the past couple of months he's started sneezing a lot and having itchy eyes. He went on a school trip for a week and was still like it.
How on earth can I work out what he's allergic too? Is there a way to get tested?

I get hayfever in May and June and his symptoms are very similar but wrong time of year for hayfever. I've been giving him Piriton.

GP in the first instance. Don't change his diet without medical advice.

Some people get hayfever all year round. Some people are allergic to dust, or animals. Could be all kinds of things.

GP's can refer him for allergy testing.

Thank you. Will get him a doctors appointment. We've had a dog for 2 and half years so hopefully he's not allergic to him! He's a hypo allergenic breed.

The only thing I can think that's changed in the last few months is they've been doing a lot of building work on the house attached to ours so we wondered if it was something to do with the brick dust or something like that?

If he still had it when he was away from home might it be the washing powder or something similar?
It's not necessarily something you changed recently, I was perfectly fine with cats for 25-ish years until one day I wasn't anymore and can't go near them ever since.
But as others already suggested the GP will get him tested.

theres a late leaf mould or something that triggers my allergies at this time of year!

Fungal spores are a major cause of hayfever type symptoms at this time of year.

Yes, you can get tested, but isit really worth it? You can't avoid pollens, spores etc. so if Piriton or anything along those lines works, just use that.

Allergies to washing powders etc do NOT give hayfever type symptoms! (unless someone sticks their head in a giant box of the stuff and breathes deeply for a while, in which case I guess that might make your eyes run- but that would be irritation not allergy!)

No such thing as a fully hypoallergenic dog unfortunately, the allergen can be from their skin not their fur, so even a hairless dog could be a problem. I'm no expert but I think you can get food that promises to reduce the allergen, if the dog seems to be the issue.

Have you started using the central heating? My allergies always flare up a bit when we start using the heating this time of year. No idea why.

No help at all except my ds gets hayfever most of the year, worst is august and September

You take him to someone who tests for allergies, it’s very simple, you make it sound like you have to work it out yourself with guesswork.

Read - the 7 day allergy make over and if this resonates, contact a holistic practitioner who also uses homeopathy. In my experience, it is usually a combination of factors and reducing the body's exposure to some of them as well as supporting the body's immune system (daily vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin D and probiotics for starters), can reduce the overall level of sensitivity, reduce symptoms and quite often, mean that it is no longer necessary to avoid pollens etc.

It sounds like a part of you thinks the dog might be a problem.. that's a difficult circle to square.

GPs are often reluctant to agree to broad spectrum allergy testing as it can throw up false positives.

Keep a diary of when it happens, where he’s been, the weather etc then go and see the GP.

Anti-histamine wise, don’t use Piriton at that age, there are better drugs out there, Piriton is only useful for little ones (can be prescribed under 12 months) most others they can’t take until 6/12 so at 12 years he can access the better modern drugs.

Wow rude!
I didn't think I had to work it out myself but I didn't know how to access someone who does that or if I could get it through nhs or have to pay privately.