Exercise and Allergies

I found it interesting, I was having a rough time with Sinus pressure, and noticed that if I ran the pressure would drop and I could breathe through my nose, it got so bad that one day I was doing hot laps in our living room every few minutes, just to get a little relief.

I found a little information below:

...A lack of exercise results in a sluggish blood flow. Stagnant allergens gather in a fixed position, which begins to destroy the tissues around them. Constant movement of the allergens through the blood stream prevents these delicate tissues from becoming inflamed...1

...A stuffed nose is worse when lying down. Sinuses don’t have gravity working with them to drain cavities blocked by mucus...1

...Sinus congestion is also loosened by increased temperature in the body’s core...2

So what we have is that we need the blood to move faster, be upright and increase our bodies temperature. These are some interesting things to note.

Now I notice it says that the allergens "destroy" the tissues around them, I would love to know what "destroy" means in this context. If something is being destroyed, can it be rebuilt (in this context), also I guess my understanding of what allergens are is beginning to change.

Previously I had always heard that the "reaction" we see is histamine attacking the allergens (even though they're really not dangerous). So are allergens dangerous or are they not and the histamine is destroying tissue.

Again if you're a doctor/allergist/researcher, I would love your input.

Good luck.


1 http://fitnessandwellnessnews.com/exercise-control-of-your-allergies/
2 http://fitnessandwellnessnews.com/work-out-sinus-pressure/

Random Thoughts on Allergies

I've had allergies all of my life. On tip of that i have Asthma. There are a lot of things I feel like have never been explained to me, my goal here is to research these questions and give answers to these questions to hopefully make sense to others!

First up. I've noticed that if I exercise my sinuses clear up during running. Why does this happen? How can we duplicate this behavior outside of exercise? Maybe one day we will have the answer to these questions, if you are an allergist or someone who has studied this type of information, I would love your feedback, as well as any opportunities to do research together. I'm a mess when it comes to allergies, if we can discover some new things using me as a (safe) guinea pig. I'm interested!