Now this kind of shocked me and when I finally got to hospital it shocked the A&E staff too who told me I should definitely not have been sitting phoning around for someone or a taxi to take me to A&E. This was totally my fault and I'll get to what caused it in a bit, but I accidentally ate a bite of something containing milk and had a very mild reaction to it. … [Read more...]
10 tips to treat blocked TSW ears and ear eczema
It makes sense really when you think about it. If you have eczema on your body then you could have it inside your ear. It's very frustrating because you can't get to it to apply moisturiser and you can't scratch it! The latter actually being no bad thing. Since starting Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW), I noticed that my ears had been getting completely blocked and also … [Read more...]
Mental health awareness, anaphylaxis and eczema…
This month is mental health awareness month and it was also Anaphylaxis Awareness Week (6th to the 12th of May) as the Anaphylaxis Campaign celebrates 25 years this year since it was founded. It's also Asthma and Allergy Awareness in America I have loads to share on the psychological effect of living with a life threatening allergy and the fear of anaphylaxis so I wanted … [Read more...]
New FSA allergen regs at last
Today saw the news the the FSA have announced new allergen labelling regulations for restaurants. You can read the article in 'Food outlets should list all ingredients' on the BBC website here. Following on from the tragic death in 2016 of sesame allergic Natasha Ednan-Laperouse after eating a take-out sandwich containing unlabelled sesame, these new regulations are far … [Read more...]
Soft FitBit strap for eczema
This was a bit of an amazing discovery if I'm honest... I was about to give up FitBit, which would have made me very sad. The strap was just irritating my wrist to the point where the skin was broken, weeping and just not good. I wasn't sure if I was allergic to the strap and discovered I could wear it over a tubular bandage and it would still work! Amazing right? But … [Read more...]