Toddler allergies ?

I took Julia to the Doctor last week because of a high fever she had for 2 days, turns out it was just something viral and the Doctor said her lungs and throat were fine.....

She has a runny nose and cough now for almost 2 weeks, I'm guessing its allergies, her cough has gotten worse and more frequent. I know my allergies are bothering me, can kids suffer from allergies this young? I'm worried about her coughing so much......TIA!

Re: Toddler allergies ?

It's uncommon, but they can... My DD's allergist said they ususally start around age 3.

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My DD is now 8yo and has has seasonal allergies since she was 2. The dr's put her on Zyrtec. I love it (for her) it relieves her symptoms relativly quickly and I have never seen any negative side effects from it.

What's amuzing is that I just took DD to get allergy tested to see if we could narrow it down a bit and the allergy test came back TOTALLY negative Yet if she doesn't take her zyrtec she has a runny nose, itchy eyes, scratchy throat, etc. ALL signs of allergies.

Good luck with your DD

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my son started this yr with allergies when he was 2 1/2 and the doctor said that people who dont even have allergies are suffering because its just a bad yr.

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Thanks girls, yeah I'm guessing its allergies my DH's side all suffer from allergies really bad, shes seems fine, just has this stupid cough...