If you have a nickel allergy then you probably know the main things to avoid like metal objects, coins, zips, studs on clothes, jewellery, certain foods even. The list of things containing nickel is endless but had you ever considered that your beloved phone or trusty iPad could cointain nickel? This subject has been on my mind since the 'itchy palms' fiasco, but on closer … [Read more...]
Hazel nuts and country walks – nut allergy alert
This is something I had never ever considered as a danger. After all, I'm an adult, I won't be picking up nuts from the floor so I'll be fine, right? We are also not in the habit of holding hands, the mother-in-law and I but with small children there could be hand holding, fighting, shoving and general passing on of any nut traces... and they were everywhere. Hazel nuts seem … [Read more...]
Is coffee making me wheeze?
The 'itching palms and soles of feet' saga continues after yesterday, my test coffee, made from fresh ground beans, initially seemed to not cause any reaction. By lunch time though I was rubbing my palms and wriggling my feet. The itch was back... Having already collected a whole rash of allergies I am still very much in denial. So I told myself that the uncharacteristic … [Read more...]
Wheat, soya, rye, barley and corn in your filter coffee!
I've been thinking a lot about coffee lately and drinking a lot of coffee lately. I always grind up my own coffee beans as I KNOW that instant and ground coffee affects me. Not always, but sometimes I get a mild adverse reaction. Sometimes migraines. If it's just pure coffee I'm OK. So imagine my horror when I read an article shared with me by Fiona who read my recent blog … [Read more...]
Beware of Spanish Romesco sauce – contains nuts and wheat!
I love a bit of food porn, which is what I call my fascination with cookery programmes despite the fact that nearly every recipe on TV is laced with allergens that I can't eat. I think in some way I'm imagining my other life, the one where I CAN eat all these things without fear for my life. Well this week I watched one where the chef made a traditional romesco sauce. I'd … [Read more...]