my allergies go nuts by the end usually
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Allergic reactions during trimming (skin itching, sniffly nose etc)
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Allergic as hell to pollen. Can't even smoke a bud that has a couple "Nanners" in it.
Other than that, I love to roll kief into hash balls on my bare palms, never wear gloves when trimming and suck the finger hash off my fingers!!!
In otherwords, me and the boy's don't jive...... But I love me some ladies!!!!!!
Other than that, I love to roll kief into hash balls on my bare palms, never wear gloves when trimming and suck the finger hash off my fingers!!!
In otherwords, me and the boy's don't jive...... But I love me some ladies!!!!!!
Certain plants get to me. Whenever I bump into a sour bubble leaf it leaves red marks on me, really irratating to my face. The marks quickly go away once I am not crowd surfing the canopy. One time before my girlfriends oil recipe didn't have any chlorphyl in it I ate a brownie made with sour bubble trim oil and I basically tripped and couldn't breath. My fingertips were ICE cold burning hot water wouldn't warm them up. Two out of 4 of us had the same experience that night and haven't had edibles since.
One time trimming sour bubble I couldn't breath, I was in a small space trimming over the course of days and it fucked me up. Now my girlfriend gets the same reaction, and when I trim in the house she can't breath in the bedroom a long ways away. Now I have carbon filters all over the house hidden in with the furniture lol. She has to wear a mask when trimming sour b or she can't breath, like bad. One night we had to go outside for her to get fresh air in the freezing cold for like 30 min from a dead sleep. Needless to say that is when I put an end to that and am stepping up the carbon filter game for our living space, I only trim and dry in the house.
One time trimming sour bubble I couldn't breath, I was in a small space trimming over the course of days and it fucked me up. Now my girlfriend gets the same reaction, and when I trim in the house she can't breath in the bedroom a long ways away. Now I have carbon filters all over the house hidden in with the furniture lol. She has to wear a mask when trimming sour b or she can't breath, like bad. One night we had to go outside for her to get fresh air in the freezing cold for like 30 min from a dead sleep. Needless to say that is when I put an end to that and am stepping up the carbon filter game for our living space, I only trim and dry in the house.
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NancyBotwin412
Interesting that the Sour Bubble is so intense. I always have some sort of Sour Diesel cross in my garden, maybe it's the sour that is causing my reaction?
Have harvested pounds and pounds of outdoor buds and have never had a allergic type reaction on my skin or with my breathing during the trimming process.
I'm very sorry to hear that some peeps have bad reactions but am glad that you all solider on for the plant we all love so much.
Peace an Puffs
I'm very sorry to hear that some peeps have bad reactions but am glad that you all solider on for the plant we all love so much.
Peace an Puffs
Allergic as hell to pollen. Can't even smoke a bud that has a couple "Nanners" in it.
Other than that, I love to roll kief into hash balls on my bare palms, never wear gloves when trimming and suck the finger hash off my fingers!!!
In otherwords, me and the boy's don't jive...... But I love me some ladies!!!!!!
Did a pollen collection last night... Throat dry and tight, eyes and nose running like faucets. Gahh...
I respect the plants and the plants respect me. Never had any issues with allergies from them. I used to play in poison ivy growing up. I believe i am immune to it from so much contact with it. The more your around something the more you get used to it. I used to be allergic to certain foods but not anymore. I would eat little bits of it till my body got used to it. I can now eat chocolate, peanuts and certain additives like sodium nitrite. After a while your body should get used to the allergic reactions and fend them off but if your only coming in contact with the plant every 2 months then you'll be allergic forever. You need to get sticky 3 times a week. Rub some plants against you. Get used to it basically. Your body was built to fight off toxins and what not. Hopefully you all will be free and clear of allergies coming from the plant. It'll take time. I just think you haven't been in contact with live plants all that much. Things need time to get a used to. With people getting red spots from coming in contact try adding some lotions to your skin prior to entering the room. Don't cover up just rub some lotion on your arms and legs. That should protect your skin from taking in the properties your allergic to. Eventually you should be able to enter the room without problems. Oils are tough to fend against but lotions work well to counter act them
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NancyBotwin412
I used to be able to "play" in poison ivy too. I used to be able to pull it out bare handed, grab a leaf when someone asks me "what does poison ivy look like?" run over with the leaf and say "See? 3 leaves w/ reddish pink petioles".
Three years ago, I used a line trimmer on poison ivy since "I was immune", and that was the first time I caught it. Now I get a little Ivy reaction every year.
It is not entirely true to say the more you expose oneself to something, that you become used to it. Google Dutch Tulip Breeders and see how even flowerists get allergies from handling the plants for years and years.
My daughter suffered an allergic reaction this year and her doctor explained to me that the first few times she had a reaction they were not that bad, but as her body built up antibodies to the irritant the reactions got worse and worse.
I do agree, that there are people out there who react less and less, such as yourself
Allergies come and go just like the wind it seems, sometimes.
Just wanted to send a quick shoutout & THANKYOU to everyone who's voted so far, as well as provided feedback... the results have surprised me -- I thought allergic reaction would be a minority, but it seems only 1 in 3 people get to enjoy harvest without allergy!! And I was also surprised to see that so many other people also get itchy forearm skin from contact like I do
I was also very surprised and disappointed to see 6 of the 67 voters rate their reactions as SEVERE though! Hopefully antihistamine can come to our friends aid there
Please KEEP UP THE VOTES and encourage your fellow icmag friends to vote; the more votes the clearer the picture we get
I was also very surprised and disappointed to see 6 of the 67 voters rate their reactions as SEVERE though!
Hopefully antihistamine can come to our friends aid therePlease KEEP UP THE VOTES and encourage your fellow icmag friends to vote; the more votes the clearer the picture we get
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nukkumatti
I'm getting skin rashes and sneezing. Specially with diesel genetics indoors. OD bud doesn't irritate that much. I been using some pills but not anymore. I don't live with the plants anymore so I can handle trimming much better.
Also I have noticed that eating lot of hemp seeds or oil will take the edge off from the canna allergy.
My gardener who lives in the current op have very severe allergic symptons atm. Well he's taking month free and heading to do some surfing in the Caribean sea..Hopefully it won't be as bad when he get back.
And pollen makes my throat itchy and sometimes it's hard to breath when collecting. I also normally eat all the pods on the males if too early or hermies and won't stop it no matter what
Also I have noticed that eating lot of hemp seeds or oil will take the edge off from the canna allergy.
My gardener who lives in the current op have very severe allergic symptons atm. Well he's taking month free and heading to do some surfing in the Caribean sea..Hopefully it won't be as bad when he get back.
And pollen makes my throat itchy and sometimes it's hard to breath when collecting. I also normally eat all the pods on the males if too early or hermies and won't stop it no matter what
This isn't about cannabis this time but last night my girlfriend had a severe allergic reaction and I had to take her to the emergency room. Her face and neck were swollen up BAD and hives everywhere. The doctor ask, do you use any recreational drugs, inlcuding medical marijuana. I was like biiiiiiiitttttccccchhhhh how are you going to ask it like that. Not in reality but in my head lol. I am thinkin, you didn't ask if she uses recreational vicodin, darvecet, oxycodone and so on, why do you have to group medical marijuana up with recreational drugs.
He asked her if she had any medical conditions and she was like no, he said "why do you have a medical marijuana license then?" Well she said I have firbromaylsia. (spelling) Oh ok he says. He also asked if it helped and of course she said yes because it does, and he said good.
He asked her if she tryed to reduce the swelling by smoking marijuana right before she came, no why she ask? Because it smells like marijauan in here. I take blame and say it is my jacket, which it was, because prior to going there I was crowd surfing my canopy of sour bubble sour skunky stank. Not to mention the fat ecsd I smoked before she had a reaction. I stunk the whole room out, everytime someone new came in you could tell they already were expecting it, they were gib gabbing out in the medical staff office.
We are pretty sure she had an allergic reaction to a bowl of rasin bran crunch. Moral of the story, smoke weed everyday.
He asked her if she had any medical conditions and she was like no, he said "why do you have a medical marijuana license then?" Well she said I have firbromaylsia. (spelling) Oh ok he says. He also asked if it helped and of course she said yes because it does, and he said good.
He asked her if she tryed to reduce the swelling by smoking marijuana right before she came, no why she ask? Because it smells like marijauan in here. I take blame and say it is my jacket, which it was, because prior to going there I was crowd surfing my canopy of sour bubble sour skunky stank. Not to mention the fat ecsd I smoked before she had a reaction. I stunk the whole room out, everytime someone new came in you could tell they already were expecting it, they were gib gabbing out in the medical staff office.
We are pretty sure she had an allergic reaction to a bowl of rasin bran crunch. Moral of the story, smoke weed everyday.
my wifes nose started a little running today.
harvest date scheduled for Jan 19
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like clockwork
shes awesome
hempyftw
Member
You should have asked why he would lump mmj into recreational drugs.
Although even if your a mmj patient, you could still be using it recreationally if your not experiencing any symptoms I suppose. Unless you say your using it as a preventative measure against symptoms.
Fuckem, their just jealous you got some home grown meds at home. I often wonder how bad I smell when I go out an about. No mmj to protect me round here either!
Hope your girl is doing well man.
When ever my forearms get a lot of contact with the buds, they get very irritated. They become very itchy and get blotchy red marks all over them.
I also have to say the smell of a large quantity of units can be quite nauseating if your are in a room with them for an extended period of time.
I also have to say the smell of a large quantity of units can be quite nauseating if your are in a room with them for an extended period of time.
badonkadank
Member
Yep, I get hives,bad itching,some strains worse than others,before I started growing would from time to time get very bad hayfever and hives from good Moroccan hash or leb and sneeze none stop for hours and in some cases eyes itched and swelled up, I can't eat or drink it(pissed)I get the worst gas,no lie and it comes out both ends,don't sound or feel nice.
77 votes now! - the more votes the clearer the picture becomes, so keep those votes coming in and THANKYOU to everyone who's voted so far! I find it a fascinating issue and the results have quite surprised me...
So far it seems that only 1 in 3 of us experience NO allergic reactions at all, whereas the rest of us will at least experience very mild reactions, most of us experiencing significant-but-manageable allergies such as itching and hayfever-type sinuses, and unfortunately some 10-12 out of every 100 people experiencing severe reactions
So far it seems that only 1 in 3 of us experience NO allergic reactions at all, whereas the rest of us will at least experience very mild reactions, most of us experiencing significant-but-manageable allergies such as itching and hayfever-type sinuses, and unfortunately some 10-12 out of every 100 people experiencing severe reactions
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Bag
i sometimes get a severe erection when trimming, i think the flowers get me excited from their beauty and aromas ! i love this plant !!
Bag: really mate? you want me to create a new subcategory for wankers!?!?!
ORGANICSPUNK
New member
I always wear gloves when trimmy
Ive noticed that it seems like kush related strains may be the worst for me personally. Most OGKs will give me some grief, as well as headband. And I love me some nice pungent headband. If I take a zyrtec (cetirizine) before trimming I can get through with almost no symptoms. In the grow room, sometimes if I bump against a plant I will get red marks on my arms. There are some strains that will make me have an all out allergy attack kinda thing, swollen eyes, watering, sneezing, hives, but only as of late have I begun to keep track of what strains do it. Maybe its got something to do with strain specific terpenoids or something like that?
