Just this week I've noticed something strange has been happening. When you have allergies and eczema you get used to that - makes life interesting (Not!). So this is the thing. The palms of my hands and the soles of my feet have been itching, they've been on fire and so tight and scratchy but I cannot see any rash or obvious hives to show for it. If I feel the skin I can … [Read more...]
The day after the beer festival with a wheat allergy
Well I braved the beer bellies and crowds of men and had a hoot at the Great British Beer Festival. I did indeed find 'the only gluten free beer at the beer festival' and enjoyed quite a lot of Stringers Plan B which is a very drinkable, light ale - perfect for a drinking session! I met some very friendly, very drunk people. Mostly men. I made friends with some lovely … [Read more...]
Airborne wheat dust – hayfever or wheat allergy?
If you're allergic to wheat you'll know how hard it is to avoid, it's used an ingredient in so many things. Wheat allergy occurs when the body wrongly reacts to protein in the wheat when it's eaten, causing an immediate inflammatory response. The body sees the wheat as invader and goes on the attack, causing skin irritation, watering eyes, vomiting, trouble breathing... the … [Read more...]
Five alluminium and paraben free natural deodorants
What deodorant do you wear if you have sensitive skin? Some high street anti-perspirants can be too harsh and irritate dry or sensitive skin, especially if you have eczema but there are quite a few natural alternatives out there. Even if you don't have sensitive skin there are many arguments against smothering your armpits with chemicals just to stop you sweating. … [Read more...]
How to crash your blog’s server – half a million hits!
First of all I would like to apologise to anyone who tried to access this blog on the evening of 29th July and the morning of 30th July. It appeared that whatallergy.com had been suspended. But why? I was worried. I was thinking I'd probably lost data, that I may have been hacked. You hear about blogs getting a virus and having to be completely rebuilt. I was a bit … [Read more...]