The symptoms are similar, but you need to treat them differently.
, a clinical assistant professor of allergy and immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine, says she commonly hears from patients that it can be hard to tell the difference between the two, because many of the symptoms overlap. Fortunately — with the help of a doctor — you can figure out what’s causing your symptoms.Allergies can trigger a variety of symptoms, including watery and
Some of the symptoms do overlap, but typically, allergies have their own tempo and time frame. “For a traditional common cold, you can expect symptoms to increase in a few days and resolve within a week or so,” explains Chen. “Depending on what you’re allergic to, that time frame can be different with allergies.”after you’ve been spending time with one — but Chen says those symptoms usually dissipate within a few hours of leaving the allergy-inducing environment.
Another way to tell if you have a cold: Your symptoms don’t improve with antihistamines. “How you respond to allergy medications can be helpful,” says Chen. “If you’re sneezing and you have a runny nose, but your symptoms improve with antihistamines, then your symptoms are more likely due to allergies.”
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