How can you tell the difference between allergies and a cold?

Answer 1

allergies will come with itchy watery eyes, sneezing,stuffiness, and can also cause shortness of breath. You need to go the your doctor just to be on the safe side.

Answer 2

Normally with a cold you're going to have some body aches and pains; feel miserable and may have green/yellow mucous. If you have a sinus infection, you will have almost the same thing. I'd say that if you experience symptoms daily and they deminish when you take an anti-allergy medication, you do not have a cold. The cold virus is self-limiting and will only last 5-10 days then it's gone.

Answer 3

Allergies last longer than colds.