My nose is stuffy, my nose is running, my sneezing a bit, my eyes are sometimes watery... And I don't want to go to the doctor for, if it turns out to be, a cold.
Also, I have environment allergies in the fall.
How Can I Tell if I Have Environmental Allergies or Just a Simpy Cold?
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The symptoms can be very similar. Allergic rhinitis (runny nose) is often associated with more sneezing, itchy nose and/or eyes. Cough is not usually a big part of allergic symptoms. Runny nose is usually clear.
Colds usually do have some cough with them and tend to hurt more with sinus pressure, etc. Runny nose can be clear or discolored.
One simple test would be to try a few antihistamines over the counter (claritin and benadryl are examples) - if you are able to take them - to see if they help. They will usually help allergy symptoms quite a bit, but for colds they do very little.
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