I just thought I'd share my lunch with you today because it looks so pretty and tastes amazing. I had no idea what to have and since lately gluten and wheat have been giving my terrible stomach cramps, bloating and constipation I'm now going totally gluten free. This on top of already being nut and dairy free due to allergies and also tomato and celery free due to nasty … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
The day I used my EpiPen for the first time!
On a cold icy snowy afternoon in the winter of 2010 I used my EpiPen for the first time ever, whilst in the grip of a terrifying anaphylactic attack. Little did I know when I took this beautiful photograph that in a few hours I would be in A&E. I had been out for lunch with a friend and had what I felt to be a safe meal; smoked Salmon and scrambled eggs with brown … [Read more...]
Use your EpiPen!
Who would have thought that an apparently sensible, intelligent young woman, would suffer two severe anaphylactic attacks over two years, both with my epi-pen in my bag, and still not take action and administer the medicine that could have reversed the reaction and hastened recovery… and potentially saved my life! I have been lucky. I have also been stupid and careless and … [Read more...]
A quarter of the population think people with allergies are fussy eaters!
This week is Food allergy and intolerance week, from 23rd to 29th January 2012. Thanks to Allergy UK for building awareness of what allergies really are and the difference between allergies, food intolerance and coeliac disease. About 2% of the population in the UK have a true life threatening allergy which can lead to anaphylaxis, and in rare cases, death. However the … [Read more...]
Stress and depression – the allergy link
At the recent Anaphylaxis Campaign conference in November 2011 we learnt from Dr Rebecca Knib of the University of Derby about an interesting study into families where one or more child had allergies. Both parents were analysed as well as the children to find out what the impact of food allergy was on anxiety in the family. Interestingly the mother of the family seemed to be … [Read more...]