Can respiratory allergies turn into a cold?

Question

I initially had bad hay fever due to ragweed, and now it seems like Im fighting an annoying cold that wont go away. Any tips on getting rid of the cold too?

Answer 1

When you suffer from severe allergies, this causes a lot of swelling in your nasal passages and can block your sinuses from draining properly. This can then cause on overgrowth of bacteria in your sinuses leading to a sinus infection. You may need antibiotics to get over this.

Answer 2

No, a respiratory allergy can not turn into a cold.

A cold is a contagious viral disease which infects the soft lining (mucous membrane) of the nose. There are more than 100 different viruses which can result in a cold. The characteristic symptom is a runny nose.

Usually, it is a mild condition, recovery taking place within about a week. However, sometimes the same symptoms occur with other illnesses like influenza.

Allergies occur when the immune system overreacts to a given substance called an allergen (pollen, for example). Respiratory allergies affect the respiratory tract. The lining of the airway from the nose to the lungs is similar in structure and therefore similarly affected by the allergic process - so what affects the nose and sinus also can affect the lungs. And often what happens in one part of the airway has an impact on the other.

Answer 3

I'm not a Doctor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I can only tell you my experience. If I get an allergy and ignore it or neglect taking anything for it, than it always seems to develope into something worse, usually upper respiratory. Symptoms are itchy watery eyes, itchy nose and itchy throat. The itchy throat makes me have a cough. So you have to see what symptoms you have.

Do you have a cold or just allergies that have effected your respiratory system? I can't tell you what to take, only a doctor can. I take Lotradine 24hr, this is the active ingridient in Claritin 24hr. Be careful if taking this. It makes some individuals very jittery. It may cause insomnia or night sweats.

They also make multi-symptom meds you can buy at your local drug store over the counter. Look for allergy/cold or allergy+cold. This should take care of cold and allergy symptoms.

Below is a link that WebMD asks:
Is It an Allergy or a Cold?

Q: How can I tell if my son has allergies or just a common cold?

A: Symptoms of allergies and colds can be similar, but here are a few things that can help you tell the difference:

Occurrence of symptoms:

Both allergies and colds cause sneezing, congestion, runny nose, watery eyes, fatigue and headaches. However, colds often cause symptoms one at a time -- first sneezing, then a runny nose and congestion. Allergy symptoms occur all at once.

Duration of symptoms:

Cold symptoms generally last 7 to 10 days, whereas allergy symptoms continue with exposure to the allergen (symptom trigger). Allergy symptoms may subside soon after elimination of the exposure.

Mucus discharge:

Colds may cause yellowish nasal discharge, suggesting an infectious cause. Allergies generally cause clear, thin, watery mucus discharge.

Sneezing:

A more common symptom of allergies, especially sneezes that come two or three times in a row.

Time of year:

Colds are more common during the winter months, whereas allergies are more common in the spring through the fall when trees, plants and grasses are pollinating.

Presence of a fever:

Colds may be accompanied by a fever, but allergies usually aren't.

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Answer 4

Allergies don't turn into a cold. But if you have respitory allergy symptoms, you are probably more likely to develop colds, infections, etc.

How to get rid of it? If it's a viral infection, you can't do much more than continue taking your allergy and asthma meds, take some OTC stuff for the symptoms (be careful of drug interactions - talk to a pharmacist), and stay hydrated.

Answer 5

Allergies and colds are caused by completely different things. You may have coincidentally caught a cold, but an allergy cannot 'turn into' a cold.

Answer 6

Continue the Vitamins C and Start drinking a tea or taking this pill call Euthanasia you can find this on any shelf at any grocery store this Tea or pill taken each day will BOOST YOUR Immune System which will help fight off the common cold that seems to trigger your bronchitis/asthma. I hope you do not smoke this will add to you getting sick and ALWAYS ALWAYS WASH HANDS this keeps many germs away. NO STRESS and PLENTY OF WATER AND REST and a very Healhty diet.

Answer 7

you need something to help you breath. allergies can seem just like a cold and make you cough and have congestion. it's called asthma. go to the doctor.

Answer 8

yes.I have allergies and it turned into a cold.