>Kathy <[log in to unmask]> posted:
>I told a mom I would check with the group...
>
>she suffered from severe nasal congestion and clear drainage of new onset
>during her pregnancy.  After the baby was born, the drainage stopped, but
>she is left with the terrible congestion.  Her baby is now 10 months old.
[snip]

Dear Kathy,

I wrote earlier about the potential for allergies, got curious, and did 
some poking around. I found this on a UK allergy site 
<http://www.allergy-network.co.uk/index.html>:

>Nasal allergies often occur for the first time in pregnancy.  Pregnant 
>mothers are prone to nasal blockage and irritating nasal symptoms and 
>increased nasal discharge. This state of affairs seems to be triggered by 
>the hormones present in pregnancy.

HTH

regards,
Julia

Julia R. Barrett
Freelance Science Writer & Editor
Mom to Sean (6) and Kira (2)
Madison, Wisconsin

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