Does Smoking Cause Allergies/Stuff Up Your Head?

Something I've always noticed is after smoking, despite what strain or smoking method used, I always seem to get stuffed up. Sometimes taking a regular Claritan will help or even prevent it but does this happen to most people or could I possibly be slightly allergic? It's not bad enough to keep me from smoking but it does get really annoying.

Hard to tell cuz im always stuffed up but im always smoking too lol

i know a few people, including myself, that are affected by weed this way. it is a type of plant, so if you already have allergies, ........

Im the same exact way actually. It's usually right after the first bowl of the i have to blow my nose cause i'll be so stuffed up. Then as the day progresses i just have to blow my nose before each bong rip or ill end up gagging and i'll die because i can hardly breathe haha.

yes it will aggrevate your air ways and cause inflamation its not air

yes imo when i quit smoking im way less stuffed up

no i haven't had this problem in all honestly, in fact the complete opposite affect weirdly. hmm? interesting post

supermoto said:

Hard to tell cuz im always stuffed up but im always smoking too lol

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thats me.....been addicted to nose spray 20 years

Best way I've found to help with stuffy nose from tokin' is to use "saline" or "ocean" nose spray to keep nasal membranes moistened and less reactive....straight quafanesin (no additives) is also good for keeping membranes lubricated in the winter.......
In the 80's I was addicted to sinex until my ent convinced me to have surgery on my nose to help with the rhinitis that plagued me for years........he pounded home the most long term simple treatments for nasal maladies......keep the membranes moist!!!!!

Only sometimes... when the pollen is bad outside

Hell no!!!!!!

Sometimes it makes my nose run then I blow out alot of junk

brownbearclan said:

Something I've always noticed is after smoking, despite what strain or smoking method used, I always seem to get stuffed up. Sometimes taking a regular Claritan will help or even prevent it but does this happen to most people or could I possibly be slightly allergic? It's not bad enough to keep me from smoking but it does get really annoying.

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i have seasonal allergies and those includes grasses, weeds, trees, flowers, and pollen. but i have noticed that i do get stuff sometimes after smoking. i just chucked it up to the smoke irritates my nasal cavity and in response to what it thinks is an allergen it produces mucous. but the there are sometimes where blowing the smoke out through my nose seems to keep my sinuses clear. but more than likely it is related. if you breathe through your nostrils and keep airflow flowing through your sinus cavity it seems to help keep them clear. atleast this is my experience with this.

It depends up on us. If such things happen better to quit smoking ...

When I'm sick, if I smoke it all goes away. The running nose, the cough, the ill feeling... I'm quite lucky love the herb!

i find this sometimes. i know im allergic to pollen n some other seasonal stuff, and sometimes if i touch some real sticky icky and then rub my eyes/nose it really becomes noticable. so ive decided that i must be a little allergic to weed! NOT GONNA STOP ME THO!

well i have alergies normaly but i herb from my buddie we shal call george that every one is alergic to weed kinda like a mosquito bite every one in the world is alergic to that thats y they get itchy but red eyes and some of the high he tells me is an alergic reaction but i was just told this i have no reserch to back it up

this happens to me almost everytime i smoke....i have problems with freshcut grass, pollen... i just live with it cause im not gonna give the buzz up for having to blow my nose ... I just blow away and smile about it : )

Ya i get this all the time, i have it right now actually lol. Ya it is a pain in the ass but it is not enough to make me quit blazing.

i got hardcore allergies and smoking doesnt affect them at all