'Bless you, macaques: Hay fever hits Japan's wild monkey parks'

'Wild Japanese macaques at observation facilities across Japan appear to be dealing with hay fever-like symptoms again this year, with some rubbing their eyes and noses or sneezing -- not unlike the humans watching them.'

'Staff hope visitors will feel a sense of empathy and kinship, finding common ground in the serious monkey business of spring allergies.'

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260323/p2g/00m/0li/024000c

#Spring #Hayfever #Allergies #Macaques #Japan

Your allergies aren’t getting worse with age. The pollen season is.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/03/your-allergies-arent-getting-worse-with-age-the-pollen-season-is/

Use of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to suppress allergic hypersensitivity reactions -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOnsjfECvr4&t=1984s

One of my main reactions is painful swallowing. I had an upper endoscopy to check for eosinophilic esophagitis but biopsies were normal - but I have the same symptoms as EoE. Pain is greatly reduced by drinking a baking soda solution.

I first tried baking soda after I noticed that my symptoms were worse if drinking something acidic (lemon water), and improved if I drank something basic (Oatly oatmilk). I had not seen the video or heard of the Japanese case report.

#MCAS #Allergies #CornAllergy

If you're in Atlanta you're seeing yellow:

cars, sidewalks, exposed arms & legs...

It's Spring and pollen numbers are up!

The yellow pollen is from our many pine trees. Other contributing trees are oak, sweet gum, sycamore, and birch.

#Atlanta #Spring #pollen #allergies #yellow

My area is at that irritating point where it's enough pollen to make you tired, but not enough to make the meds neccessary - instead the latter make you a _different_ kind of tired.

#allergies #pollen #ArtistLife

oh goody it's spring
time to get fucking destroyed
by fucking plant cum

#haiku #allergies #spring

It’s days like these, that I am so grateful to have air purifiers in my home.
#allergies

Oh, and a navage (nasal irrigation) to wash off the pollen! 😎