#Asthma and hay fever

[defectivegembrain]

Goddamn fucking pollen curse

[chronicallyuniconic]

idk there's something my body really despises about the temperature going from 9°C to 20°C in 48hrs, I feel sick, tired, thoughts are something like "what am I thinking about, I can't think of anything, you're just staring off again, say something, do something, what do I want to do, my head still hurts, my body hurts, I'm tired" it's all I got.

The warmth is one side, the humidity, uv level, barometric pressure levels, the I-can't-breathe because it's worsening my asthma levels. I overheat really quickly & doing so much as a coughing fit in this weather will sweat my back out.

i don't wanna pass out, or have a seizure, or a headache, or glass-in-my-eyes pain because of the light level.

i used to go to the beach on days like today

& now i do everything to avoid the Sun☀

i really do grieve for the old me

[us-the-voices-and-more-voices-2]

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[blatterpussbunnyfromhell]

Oh, I love waking up to find that I'm having an asthma attack and an allergy flare-up in my throat. Just took my meds but it seems I'm going to be breathing like a harmonica for a little while longer

[hayfeverinjection]

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Some Allergy Vocabulary

for your next poem/story

Allergic crease - A crease or pale line that develops across the lower part of the nose because of frequent upward wiping of the nose.

Angioedema - (or edema) Swelling

Dander - Material that is shed from the body of humans and animals that have fur, hair, or feathers.

Dust mite - A small mite invisible to the naked eye. Dust mites are widely distributed in homes and dust mite allergy is a major cause of asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever).

Elemental diet - A diet of predigested liquid containing amino acids, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, and glucose.

Eosinophils - Cells that circulate in the blood. They attack tissues at the site of an allergic reaction causing damage.

Erythema - Reddening of the skin.

Macrophages - Scavengers whose job is to engulf or eat up infecting germs and even infected cells. Macrophages also help to overcome infection by secreting signals that help activate other cell types to fight against infections.

Monocytes - Cells that circulate in the blood and become macrophages in the tissues. These cells are very important in alerting the immune system about an infection.

Neutropenia - A condition that results when the body does not have enough neutrophils, an important white blood cell that fights infections. The lower your neutrophil count, the more vulnerable you are to infectious diseases.

Pollen count - (or a mold count) Is based on the measurement of the number of grains of pollen or mold spores in a cubic meter of the air. The higher the count, the greater the chance that people suffering from hay fever will experience symptoms when they are outdoors or exposed to outdoor air.

Pruritus - Itching

Urticaria - The medical word for hives, which are itchy, raised lumps that can vary in position from hour to hour or day to day.

Wheal - A raised whitish itchy lump, which occurs after skin prick test or after contact with an allergen and is a term also used to describe the individual lump seen in hives.

Wheeze - A whistling sound that can occur in the breathing tubes or airways. It is important to make your doctor aware of wheezing that reoccurs. Wheezing is often a symptom of asthma or COPD, but it may be related to temporary respiratory conditions such as pneumonia or bronchitis.

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[junglejim4322]

I have been so sick for several days but it’s not even something I caught it’s the weather and my asthma attacking me and I’ve got like constant nosebleeds and fever and whatnot and missed my last therapy appointment of the year and now will have to wait weeks to find out if I will face repercussions for it maybe I should just succumb to hay fever and die

[theantarwitch]

About medicine in witchcraft: Health spells, Professional Healers and Unprofessional scammers (And two healing spells from me)

Lately I have been seeing a dangerous amount of medical dangerous videos in our usual witchy spaces (specially in Instagram, since I refuse to use TikTok) and that bring me here in one of my long rants who nobody really cares. But, as a healer with lot of medical background, I have to.

First, for the love of your deity, don’t take these damn vids seriously. I’m not a doctor but I know enough that a huge ton of what they put there is medical misinformation dressed as mystical powers.

I’m not asking you to become a doctor, but at least remember: Physical symptoms are NEVER caused by one single illness, and you HAVE to rule out all the possible physical illness before even consider it a symptom of your superpowers.

Yes, some minor things like a random ear ringing or a random tingle on your hand doesn’t need you to run to ER, but at least THINK about mundane causes to it.

Your ear ring? Are you using headphones a lot? Loud music? You shower and water entered on your ear? You are taking meds? Stress? Your neck is stiff and affecting your inner ear? You are neurodivergent?

Your hand tingle? Is the same hand in what you use your phone 20 hours at day? You sleep over that arm? Your shoulder is stiff? You use a mousse a lot? You practice a sport and the nerves are tired? Did you drink coffee or Red Bulls?

And I’m not even mention REAL illnesses, this is just a bunch of mundane causes! So how you dare to believe in more deeper topics of spiritual stuffs, if you have zero critical thinking in something so mundane and basic as your own body? How you plan to be an efficient witch if you don’t even doubt about these things? How you even dare to talk about your deity if you believe anything as a sign?  

An advanced witch bases their path in three big needs:

Need of study (Books or google, spend months or YEARS reading and learning)

Need of critical thinking (Think, think and ask, be curious and compare data, question it)

Need of wise skepticism (Don’t fall into the “The government want me to believe this but I’m smarter” or ���Vaccines do harm, people don’t need calcium, there is brick’s dust on ketchup” kind of mindset (Yes, these are things I heard). That’s not skepticism, that’s being a Facebook Boomer Mom. Skepticism is question everything and to always be suspicious, but is neither “don’t believe in anything because I’m so smart that I can see the lies”.

And healers, my beloved healers. As one, I have to say it on the most real way: LEARN SOME MEDICINE. Specially before to do public claiming that can really hurt others.

Why learn medicine? Because as happened once… A lovely lady did a spell to lose weight. She got gastroenteritis and spent a week on the bathroom. She lost weight? Yes. In a dangerous unhealthy way? Yes. She recovers her weight back after go to the doc? Absolutely.

The body is a fine machine, a ton of process, hormones, parts, that you will always ignore and omit.

Another big mistake: “Spell to Boost my Metabolism”. Do you even know what a metabolism is? What it does? Do you even know that it has three main functions of metabolism? (Conversion of the energy to run cellular processes; conversion to building block of proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and some carbohydrates; and the elimination of metabolic wastes). When you “boost your metabolism”, what you are aiming to do? You even know what your body need of these three…

“Spell to boost my Immune System”… Again, what part? Do you even know that your immune system is “slow” or it is just working against an illness as it should? (Reaction is not the same than an immunodeficiency) Are you aware that your body can be doing great and you will be pushing to get an overactive immune system? (And getting Asthma, Eczema, Hay fever, Food allergy and any other kind of allergy, Lupus, Type 1 Diabetes, Inflammatory bowel disease, Celiac, etc.).

Please, if you use “detox spell” in any way, just stop. Period.

If you are not willing to spend a couple of weeks at least in the damn Wikipedia, or you are in a rush, at least aim big and general, do a classic “Health/Healing spell”, that is focused on that, bring health where is needed. “My body gets healthier. My body gets health where is needed” It can’t go wrong, since you purposely don’t specify where or which part, you just do a “Somewhere I need it, and since I can’t know it, the Cosmos may know it and aid me”. If you need spells to focus a healing in a body part, maybe you need a doc, not a spell…. (Get a doc. If is so simple to not need a doc, then your body will do it without need a spell anyway)

You can also do the same with Physical Strength Spells (again aiming to boost what you don’t know what it needs to be boosted and avoiding to boost something that it DOESN’T NEED IT).

And if you are a Healer who really want to have a 90% of effectiveness on focalized and specialized healing spells, then time to study. You will need to know about hormones, chemicals, physical process, all the systems, nerves, bones, nutrition, meds… And pretty much being able to discuss with you client (to put in a way) about literally all their medical history.

And a gently offer to anyone who actually read all this shit, I give a couple of “simple” ideas for you all:

Regeneration Spell: Just a Healing spell, aimed to “attack” where is needed, but it focusses in a cellular level. General Healing spells usually are so general that include things like disposal of waste, mineral absorption, water absorption, digestion, hair growing, skin growing, muscle develop, and pretty much EVERYTHING that’s happening on your body right now, even including the gut bacteria. A Regeneration Spell will focus in each single cell of your body, from skin to bone, to neurons, to T Cells from your immune system. All. Something that your body do (except with the neurons) but that get slower with the age. This spell focus on restores damaged or missing cells to full function (you can help it to happen better with a good balanced diet, some basic exercise, proper sleep, and trying to reduce stress)

Big warning. BE SPECIFIC “My cells will get regenerated where my body need it to be healthy and in full function” or something like that. Why SO specific if the healing spells are general? Because Cancer.

Yes. Cancer. A cancerous tumor is failed cell of your own body. Our beloved bodies kill around six infected or cancer cells each DAY. Eventually (if you live enough or if your immune system gets weak) one of them will grow your body be on troubles. If you do a regeneration spell without that proper aim, you will also help to any cancer cell to regenerate, hence you can cause you a HUGE DEAL in a future. Will not happen 100% of the cases, many of these tumors can be not cancerous (benign) yet give you problems.

How do the spell? Just as any healing spell. Do your way.

Homeostasis Spell: What’s is homeostasis? Is the condition of optimal functioning for the organism, a state of steady internal physical and chemical conditions maintained by living systems. Is a stable self-regulated process of equilibrium between interdependent elements. In simple words, is the perfect state of full pure health of your body. Is a healing spell without the “but”.  

What it affects? ALL in the most basic small internal way. Body temperature, fluid balance, the pH of extracellular fluid, the concentrations of ions, blood sugar, oxygen, hormones, etc. If the body do it properly, then is balanced, in an optimal functioning, hence healing itself without big issues.

This spell helps specially (or BOOST) the body on regulate itself despite the many changes in the environment, diet, or level of activity. In this case, you don’t need to be specific, since homeostasis seek for health naturally. Do your regular healing spell but like “My body reach homeostasis”.

So. Rant and all made, I think is time for me to shut up. See you around, and check if you need drink water, sleep, rest, stretch, food, meds or hygiene!

[apollosdreams]

I love your post about elphaba allergic rhinitis. My other hc is that she has really bad eczema and getting wet triggers it (like with mine) which would fit the atopic triad of allergic rhinitis, asthma and eczema. Sorry this is hyperspecific but I'm glad someone has the same visions that I do

That is so so very real! People think she's gonna melt, no guys she's itchy as fuck, and also terribly hard to keep up with 😭 I don't think shes asthmatic though, I think she has that weirdly insane lung capacity and I just know Elphie's skin is baby smooth cause she cannot be caught being ashy especially cause of her eczema.

With Glinda, I think SHE'S the one that was asthmatic as a child, she'd get really bad asthma attacks that kind of filtered through panic attacks (if you get me). Elphaba finds this out after a terribly rough sparring session and she suddenly has an episode, thankfully, Elphaba was taught by dulcibear on how to administer the medicine. Glinda, in return, litters medicine for hay fever around the room next to Elphie during her particular hay fever days.

EEEK i just love nitpicking them, i recently saw an uptick of fanfics abt how Glinda has insane cuteness aggression towards Elphie and I wanna tackle that next AAAAAHH

[vikt0rsgl0ri0usreign]

Fun Fact About Me:

Raw fruits and veggies make my mouth and throat itch like crazy. Some, worse than others.

It's called oral allergy syndrome, where your body mistakenly reacts to proteins in certain raw fruits and vegetables that are similar to pollen you're allergic to. And those who have seasonal allergies like hay fever are more likely to experience OAS, which I do have.

The proteins in certain raw vegetables can closely resemble the proteins found in pollen, triggering an allergic reaction.

Symptoms: itching, tingling, and/or swelling in the mouth, lips, and throat. And ohhh man, god forbid I have an open cut or something on my lip because it will sting and swell like a motherfucker lol I also start coughing because I have asthma.

Once they veggies and fruits are cooked or baked, I'm totally fine because the heat helps break down the proteins that cause a reaction. Drinking something also helps.

[brujadepinarrio]

🌼Medicinal & Spiritual properties:chamomile🌼

Chamomile is a herb that belongs to the Asteraceae family, Chamomile is a daisy-like herb with an apple-like scent native to Europe, Asia, and Western Asia

Medicinal properties: Chamomile is used for many human ailments such as hay fever, inflammation, muscle spasms, menstrual disorders, insomnia, ulcers, wounds, gastrointestinal disorders, rheumatic pain, and hemorrhoids(quick note: Chamomile may make asthma worse, so people with asthma should not take it. Pregnant women should avoid chamomile because of the risk of miscarriage. If you are allergic to asters, daisies, chrysanthemums, or ragweed, you may also be allergic to chamomile.)

Spiritual properties: chamomile has strong spiritual properties of healing, purification, luck favoring your way, love and many associate with the divine feminine, also perfect for prosperity and grounding.

How to utilize it: you can make a tea out of it,

1. Boil water

2. Add chamomile flowers or tea bags to a teapot or mug

3. Pour the boiling water over the chamomile

4. Steep for 5–7 minutes

5. Strain the tea

6. Add honey or lemon to taste

7. Pray over your tea and enchant it if you’re a spiritual person

You can also use it in a spell jar or dress your candles with it, be careful of fire hazard though and practice fire safety. You can also just put it in the tray with all the herbs and and light a candle on top of it

Enjoy and see you next time✨🌼🦥

[defectivegembrain]

hay fever is ridiculous I am drained of all energy and struggling to breathe because the plants are blooming that makes me sound like some kind of evil wizard whose weakness is life and joy

[unicornbeck]

RIP Richard Simmons.

Many years ago, my dad died quite suddenly of an asthma attack. He had bad hay fever, and he thought he’d get in one last mow before the weather turned really cold. He had run out of his inhaler, a fact which he didn’t realize until 11:30 at night. My mom went out to the all-night pharmacy to pick up a refill. My dad realized how bad it was, called 911, and started the shower to see if the steam could open his airways at all. He opened the door to the paramedics and collapsed. He never woke up.

He had just turned 34.

My mom, 32, returned to an ambulance flashing in front of the house. My sister, a year and a half old, and I, almost 7, slept through it all.

I woke the next morning to my mom, sitting on my bed. She had to tell me what had happened. That pa was dead and not coming back.

We stayed home, stayed inside, all day. My mom was shut away in her room, taking care of my tiny sister as needed, but otherwise mostly unreachable. The boredom and restlessness of that day are with me still, the shock of the way the world continued to exist, innocently, as if nothing had happened. My dad didn’t come home from the train. The sun went down, and time dragged on.

There are two years of my life that I just… don’t remember. I remember school, but not much else.

My mom was a zombie for a long time. She couldn’t cuddle or hug very much. She met all of our most basic needs, but it wasn’t living.

One day, she was sitting in the family room with the TV on mostly because that’s what you do. Richard Simmons came on. He was upbeat and encouraging, and so genuinely kind. He was funny and cheerful and so real. He was surrounded by ordinary women and men, with ordinary bodies. He called to my mom and told her to get off the couch and join them. And for the first time in 2 years, my mom began to breathe.

She credits Mr. Simmons with saving her life, and for the rest of my days, I will never forget what he did for her, and for our family. I love you, Mr. Simmons, wherever you are. Thank you for being the amazing person you were/are. There are no bounds to my gratitude. Peace.

Hail the traveler. 💗

[bunnywip]

𝘼-𝙕 𝙇𝙄𝙎𝙏 𝙊𝙁 𝙄𝙉𝙅𝙐𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙎/𝘼𝘾𝘾𝙄𝘿𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙎 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙎𝙄𝘾𝙆𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙎/𝙒𝙃𝙐𝙈𝙋𝙎

A

Achilles tendon rupture.

Airsickness.

Aerosol burn.

Aftercare.

Appendicitis.

Asthma attack.

Abuse.

Amputation.

Abdominal pain.

Ankle sprain.

Adrenaline crash.

Aortic disruption.

Anaphylactic shock.

B

Bear trap.

Blunt kidney trauma.

Broken bone.

Buried alive.

Blood poisoning.

Backache.

Blunt cardiac injury.

Bullying.

Burn out.

Burns.

Blood sugar crash.

Black eye.

C

Concussion.

Cat bite.

Cut.

Crossfire.

Collapsing.

Coping mechanisms.

Car crash.

Carbon monoxide poisoning.

Confusion.

Carsickness.

Cavity.

Coma.

Cramps.

Carpal tunnel syndrome.

Chemical burn.

Chilli burn.

Cardiac arrest.

Corneal abrasion.

Choking.

D

Drowning.

Dehydration.

Delirium.

Dangerous diet.

Diffuse axonal injury.

Dizziness.

Diarrhoea.

Dog bite.

Deafness.

Dislocations.

Diaphragmatic rupture.

E

Electric shock.

Exhaustion.

Electric burn.

Edema.

Emergency surgery.

Ear infection.

F

First-degree burn.

Flail chest.

Flash burn.

Fighting.

Fire.

Food poisoning.

Frostbite.

Fainting.

Falling from height.

Falling over.

Fear.

Friction burn.

G

Groin pull/strain.

Gunshot wound.

H

Heart attack.

Herniated disc.

Human bite.

High fever.

Home invasion.

Hypoxia.

Hyper/hypothermia.

Hernia.

Hemothorax.

Hematoma.

Heat exhaustion.

Hay fever.

Hemorrhage.

Hidden injury.

Homesickness.

Heart palpitations.

I

Infections.

Ice (slipping, falling through, etc).

Impalement.

Internal bleeding.

Indigestion.

J

Jet lag.

K

Knee dislocation.

Kidnapping.

Ketosis.

Kidney stones.

L

Laryngitis.

M

Memory loss.

Migraine.

Mutism.

Muscular atrophy.

Muscle bruise.

Muscle overuse.

Missing.

Manhandling.

Mono.

Menstrual cramps.

N

Nightmares.

Neck sprain.

Nosebleeds.

O

Open fractures.

Overdose.

Over-stimulation.

Overeating.

P

Penile fracture.

Perforated eardrum.

Poisoning.

Pulled muscle.

Psoriasis.

Pinched nerve.

Pinned.

Paralysis.

Puncture wound.

Pregnancy.

Pneumothorax.

R

Rotator cuff tear.

Rashes.

Ransom.

Rib fracture.

S

Shoulder dislocation.

Shock.

Subdrop.

Shark attack.

Stubbed toe.

Skull fracture.

Sunburn.

Sting (wasp, jellyfish, etc).

Smoke inhalation.

Self-harm.

Slipped rib.

Smoke inhalation.

Stalking.

Second-degree burn.

Stomach ulcers.

Seizures.

Starvation.

Spiked drink.

Sleepwalking.

Stab wound.

Snake bite.

Skinned flesh.

Scraped flesh.

Sleep deprivation.

Sleep paralysis.

Stitches.

Subconjunctival hemorrhages.

Stroke.

T

Traumatic aortic rupture.

Torn muscle.

Trapped.

Third-degree burn.

Touch-starved.

Torture.

Toothache.

Tuberculosis.

Traumatic asphyxia.

U

Uterine perforation.

V

Vomiting blood.

Vertigo.

W

Wisdom teeth.

Whipping.

Worked to exhaustion.

Whiplash.

Waterboarding.

Water infection.

Y

Yeast infection.

Z

Zombie apocalypse.

[tiredwitchplant]

Everything You Need to Know About Herbs: Thyme

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

*Kitchen herb *Medical Herb *Feminine

Folk Names: Common Thyme, Garden Thyme

Planet: Venus, Mercury, Mars

Element: Water, Air

Deities: Ares, Fairies

Abilities: Health, Healing, Sleep, Psychic Powers, Love, Purification, Courage, Ability to Speak to Fairies, and New Beginnings

Characteristics: Grows into an aromatic shrub. Can grow up to 16 inches tall with woody stems, small leaves, and pink flowers. It likes light, chalky soil and its fresh aerial parts can be harvested in the summer.

History: Is native to southern Europe but is now grown worldwide. It is referred to as the “bee plant” because it always grows near hives. It was a symbol of hope, activity, and courage during the Middle Ages. Crusades, in the Medieval ages, were given sprigs of thyme to carry in their scarfs by their lovers for that very reason. Unfortunately, it became known as an unlucky plant and connected to death. There was a rumor that the souls of murdered men inhabited the thyme plants and the smell from the plants were actually the smell of the murdered ghosts. The Greeks burned thyme at their temples to purify them and for certain rituals. Thyme was also thought to provide a home for fairies and a pleasant place for them to dance so many planted thyme in order to appease them.

Growing Thyme:

Is it easy to grow? Yes

Rating: Beginner Friendly

Are the seeds accessible? Yes

How to Grow Thyme

Video Guide

Where to Buy Seeds

Magical Usage:

A great offering to fairies

It is believed if one bathes in a bath with crushed thyme and sweet marjoram, it will heal you from all ills and sorrows

Banish evil and creates a protective ward

Can bring peace to a sad and angry space

Can give you confidence in any task you doing

If used in divination formula aids, it can aid the mind in understanding and decipher psychic visions

Wearing thyme in one’s hair will make them irresistible to others

Medical Usage:

Was praised by the herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) as “a notable strengthener of lungs and aiding in the children’s diseases, Whooping Cough.”

Is a great antiseptic and tonic for the immune system in chronic, especially fungal, throat, and chest infections.

Is a powerful antimicrobial and was used before antibiotics and also heal wounds

Was prescribed with other herbs to help with asthma, especially in children

Can relieve menstrual pain, stomach ulcers, worms, and hay fever

In the 1990s in Scotland, it was researched that the oil of thyme could help with anti-aging, be a great antioxidant and help maintain help levels of essential fatty acids within the brain.

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