For many allergy sufferers who are prescribed antihistamines, like Claritin dehydration becomes a chronic physical state.
Allergies
Briefly, allergies are physical reactions to bacterial invasions.
Sufferers know the common symptoms all too well. They include those pictured above.
Antihistamines are intended to relieve the sneezing, runny nose, itching and watery eyes that millions of people, especially children, suffer with.
There is no "cure" for allergy so generally antihistamines are prescribed to alleviate symptoms.
A popular medication for allergy is Claritin. Unfortunately, dehydration is one of its side effects.
Claritin side effects
In fact, taking drugs or medications and dehydration is a reality many consumers believe they have to live with.
Taking antihistamines, in particular is one of the common causes of dehydration. Claritin dehydration is a particular issue for users of Claritin.
The list of side effects that come with taking antihistamines like Claritin, remarkably resemble symptoms of dehydration.
Side effects include diarrhea, nausea, discomfort, dry skin, itchiness and discoloration of urine. These are typical symptoms of dehydration, also.
It's possible that antihistamines cause dehydration and it's the dehydration that leads to the side effects.
Does Claritin dehydrate
Yes, but.
You see allergy may be a symptom of dehydration. When the body is dehydrated, histamine, which is an important neurotransmitter, increases.
It is the increase of histamine that causes lung problems and allergy symptoms. The increase in histamine is the body's way of conserving water.
So, when a body is well hydrated, there is no reason for increase in histamine.
You need to drink lots of water to reduce or eliminate allergy symptoms.
Claritin users have the histamine, that is meant to conserve water, reduced and that is why users can now more sharply sense dehydration or they suffer from heightened dehydration symptoms.
So dehydration may lead to allergy which leads to taking antihistamines which lead to increase in dehydration and so on. No wonder allergies are too often chronic.
Solution
If you've read a few pages on this site you know you are going to be firmly directed to hydrate yourself. Go drink water, now!
Then with the oversight of your health care provider, try this.
At the first sign of allergy, drink 2 glasses of water. Just water. Then follow that with quarter tsp sea salt on your tongue.