Any allergy/asthma experiences at any WDW resorts?

[deelam]

On asthma and the weather, I'm right outside of Philly. So I know that our weather is not the best for asthma sufferers. But I know that the florida heat in the summer is also no good. In fact I think it is worse. I'm talking when the humidity is up over 90, along with the temp. If we have hot days like that there would be advisorys on TV, saying people with breathing problems should stay indoors. I think anytime you have high humidity like July & August in Florida, you can worsen breathing problem. I would always try to avoid the extreme temps. June in Florida was good last year for me, but is was cooler then usual. October is beautiful there.

On drugs,
I also went through a long period that every cold I got went right to my lungs and triggered my asthma.
I've been on Flo-vent. It's a good drug. I had been on nasacort years ago. It worked well, but I had problems with headaches from this. Nose spays like nasacort and Flonaise can work wonders with asthma.

 

[Karibeth19]

I have mild asthma that is usually triggered by exercise, cold, smoke, or animal dander. I carry my inhaler religiously around WDW, just in case, but I don't use it all that much. We even stayed at POR, with all the foliage, and I didn't have a problem.

On the topic of drugs, I had been on Singulair, along with my albuterol inhaler, and I was still having mild tightness in my chest two or three times a day recently. My Dr. took me off the Singulair (he said research was coming out saying that Singulair may not treat asthma as effectively as previously thought), and put me on Advair. Let me tell you, I could kiss him!!! I've been taking it for a week now, and I have not used my inhaler once (I had been using it two or three times a day!)! I have even gone to the gym and used the eliptical trainer for 40 minutes, and did not need to use it (I ALWAYS needed to use it when I exercised!). It may not work as well for everyone, but for me, it has been a godsend and freedom from worrying if I accidently leave my inhaler at home.

 

[Cameo]

I am asthmatic and although going into the humidity and change of climate in Florida (from North Dakota) has at times made me a little wheezy, the worst problems I've encountered are on some of the rides. It seems like some of the rides must have a high mold count in their environment and that closes down my breathing a bit. Some of the enclosed boat rides (Small World, POC, etc.) make me cough a bit and in particular, there is a scene in Spaceship Earth where a "fire" is burning. That is always hard for me and I pray the ride doesn't stop at that point while I'm riding.

My DS is also prone to asthma, especially when he gets a cold. I haven't seen anything in or around WDW that has bothered him, though. Good luck with your son.

 

[ptrbryant]

Wow, the disboards reall DO feel like a true community! I've already had WL booked for 5 nts. in early Oct...just want to try some other WDW resort for 2 other nights.
BTW, DS seems to have turned a corner this morning. Last night, his fever finally broke, but he was coughing until after midnight. Today, he seems tired, but the coughing is MUCH less than the past few days.
Interestingly, I spoke with the Communications Disorders Clinic at our university where DS has speech 2x a week. She said they'd just received a full report yesterday that the building has a major problem with toxic black mold and that the epicenter of the mold is--you guessed it--in the Speech Clinic! I don't think it's caused DS's problems this winter (each episode seems to have connected to a prior virus), but it certainly couldn't have helped and probably lowered his resistence levels. Fortunately, she's going to look into the possibility of his finishing the semester out in an adjacent building.

Karla B.

 

[loveswdw]

DH and I had terrible sinus congestion while staying at POFQ on our honeymoon (Sept. 1999). Something must've been in bloom or there was something in our AC unit, who knows? But everytime we came back to the resort we both clogged up beyond belief. Once we'd leave the resort and go to the parks, we'd clear up and be fine until we hit the resort again. It was so weird! We LOVED POFQ and would do it again but... man, whatever we were allergic to was awful! And we live in the Ohio Valley-- one of the worst places in the world if you have any kind of allergies (went in for a physical today and the nurse asked me if I was allergic to anything-- I said KENTUCKY!).

loveswdw

 

[erinch]

My DS has had "catastrophic" level asthma all his life. Up until age 15 any trip to a location involving air conditioning ALWAYS ended up with asthma attacks, secondary infections, prednisone, the whole shebang.

Our miracle drug was advair. He hasn't needed to use his inhaler more than a couple of times since going on it 2 years ago.

When he was little I always hated it when people told me he'd grow out of it--and he hasn't outgrown the food allergies--but we did stay at the AKL last time without incident, and that would have been hospitalization time when he was littler.

I guess what we can all keep our hopes up over is that as research and medications improve, quality of life keeps going up.

 

[ptrbryant]

I'm so glad to hear your DS has his asthma under control. We just added Flovent (inhaled steroid) to his other meds, but it will probably take a couple of weeks to see how effective it is.
I really appreciate all the input!

Karla B.

 

[sters]

We had dinner at O'Hanas, which we LOVED but the minute my husband hit the outside he was sneezing like the dickens. No problem at POR where we stayed that week.

 

[ptrbryant]

We've never eaten there, but now that you mention the Polynesian, we went there once when they still had church services on Sundays. Both my DH and DS got all sneezy and had watery eyes around the resort and DH said there's no way he'd stay there because of that. Oddly, I have more allergy triggers than he does and I was fine!

Karla B.

 

[jenr812]

Great thread and info. Thanks!

 

[momto2]

May daughter has allergies and mild asthma. We went to Disney in October about 5 years ago. Her allergies really kicked up. Nose draining constantly. Another adult allergy suffered saw her and said her allergies were acting up to. Back home in Illinois, September and October are usually bad months for my daughter anyway. Good Luck

 

[bearzabout]

My husband doesn't have many allergies, but had respiratory problems whenever we stayed in a Disney hotel. We now stay in condos offsite. His problem is either non-existant or not as bad at the many places we have stayed offsite.

We think it is a reaction to chemicals Disney uses to control bugs indoors.

 

[mickeyluv'r]

My brother is mild asthmatic. I think he had a mild reaction on his first day in Epcot, but that was all (he had forgotten his inhaler). I had a reaction to something I ate at AKL. I've never been classified as an asthmatic, but I have numerous allergies, and sometimes get a asthmatic-like reaction. My sister doesn't have asthma, but she won't stay at WL again, becuse she had some sort of reaction there. It cleared up each day after they left the hotel, and returned at night. She thinks it may have been due to mold. She's never had any problems elsewhere on property. My DH is very allergic to dander and hay, never had any problems at WDW.

Incidentally, I've seen him react strongly around horses, but he was also able to tolerate the Cylesdale's stalls at Budweiser in ST. Louis. It was AMAZINGLY clean. There were attendants standing next to each horse!