This weekend my blog is in the Mail on Sunday! The last time I featured in the Daily Mail was in the 'woman is couch potato' article about exercise induced anaphylaxis... I still get people mentioning this article to me, even people from China have seen it! However this week I have been speaking to the rather lovely Alice Smellie. I had to google her just to make sure she … [Read more...]
Hidden milk and lactic acid in salami meat
Salami is meat, right? It shouldn't have milk in it. To find out whether it might it helps to understand how it's made. It involves making a paste of meat, generally pork and beef. Then salt, spices etc. are added and lots of fat too. The following bits of the process are probably the reasons why I should NEVER eat salami: Cultures are then added, the same kinds of … [Read more...]
Ordering gluten free meal on BA flight was rubbish!
This is a hot topic in the allergy world, flying with allergies. I have a very interesting blog here from my friend Jacqui who recently flew to the good-ol-US-of-A for a holiday of a lifetime. She asked me for advice about the trip, where to go when she got there for gluten free food and I have to admit, apart from saying "Take your own supplies" I wasn't really much help. I … [Read more...]
We’ve had 2 million views – thank you all!
Incredible news, hot off the press. This is just a short blog post because I think it's pretty cool. You and over two million other allergy and eczema people have read this blog. WOW! Over Two Million people have visiting whatallergy.com... in total, over all time. Not in one day. Whoah! Now that would get me in trouble with my blog server. Who would have predicted that … [Read more...]
Sainsbury’s prawn crackers contain milk!
Recently I ate some prawn crackers. I love prawn crackers. They are one of those snacks which I can often enjoy because prawn crackers are gluten, wheat and dairy free. Woo Hoo. They do contain fish and egg so are no good if you are allergic to these allergens but for me, they're tasty and make a change from ready salted crisps! I eat these ones Marks & Spencer … [Read more...]