Is it possible to get alergic reactions from working on your house?

Is it possible to get alergic reactions from working on your house?

H guys. Well, for pretty much the whole day, I've been feeling quite awkward. Last night I was at a friend's house and I woke up this morning at around 7 (I'm an early bird, can't help it ) And my face, mainly my cheeks felt really weird. You know the feeling when your hand, or arm, or leg falls asleep? That's what my cheeks felt like. And for the rest of the today, everything started feeling funny. And as of the past few hours, EVERYTHING has started to become itchy. At first my mom assumed it to be poison ivy, but I'm positive I didn't touch any last night, and even if so, it would be isolated and not everywhere. Another assumption she made is that I could be getting an allergic reaction from the construction going on upstairs-we're completely tearing everything apart, refurbishing, drywalling, carpet, etc, the works. And even though I wasn't up there for to long, my mom and dad said the dust was real bad and that there might even be asbestos. I'm just concerned because I've never been allergic to anything before and it's odd for something like this to happen now.

So what I'm asking is has anyone ever became sick or had an allergic reaction after working on their house/construction or become allergic from something you assummed had no affect on you at all?

Thanks for listening guys...

*Scrathes everywhere*

 

Asbestos wouldn't make you itchy.

Plenty of stuff to be allergic to though, Drywall and carpet pads would be my first guesses. Maybe insulation.

 

Well I was certainly around a lot of all of the three. My whole day yesterday consisted mainly of tearing up and carrying away drywall, tearing up carpet, and being around old insulation...a triple threat

 

Of course you could have an allergic reaction.

Case in point: dust allergies. A common allergy - I have a reaction when exposed to too much - would be very common when working on a house.

Not to mention countless others.

 

Yep, breathing in dust mite turds can really set some people off ... :shocked:

 

same with mold and other allergies
if its really dusty where your working you should be wearing safety masks

have you been rolling around in fiberglass insolation?

 

OMG Mesothelioma!

 

Mould would be my first thought if you have never had a dust issue in the past. Many types of mould are extremely nasty even in small quantities.

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