This weekend I was in The Sun on Sunday, Fabulous magazine with a full page spread and some fantastic coverage for allergies, anaphylaxis and eating out with allergies. You can read the article here: 'My Dinner out almost killed me and left me too scared to leave the house!' It's a very serious subject and easy to let the focus slip when we are living through a Pandemic … [Read more...]
Allergy, Oral Allergy Sydrome or Lipid Transfer Protein?
I recently attended an online webinar entitled "When plants and allergies collide", organised by the Anaphylaxis Campaign with Dr Isabel Skypala of the Royal Bromsgrove Hospital presenting. To say it was an eye opener would be an understatement. I know all about allergies and I thought I knew quite a bit about Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS) but I'd never even heard of Lipid … [Read more...]
Am I allergic to almonds?
Imagine having allergic reactions and not knowing what's causing them? Imagine these reactions are so bad that you are prescribed an adrenaline injector but you're still not 100% sure what has been causing these reactions. Sounds a bit scary right? This is Sarah's story. She has just had another anaphylactic reaction and still doesn't know what's causing it! This is … [Read more...]
Allergic reactions to Covid Vaccine
People who suffer from ‘significant’ allergic reactions should not take Covid vaccine, UK regulators warn. The UK’s drug regulator has warned that people with have a history of “significant” allergic reactions should not receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued the warning after two NHS staff members who … [Read more...]
Almond allergy #101
I lived my whole life thinking I was allergic to almonds but never quite knowing for sure. I knew I'd been exposed to them by mistake in a snack bar years ago which contained nibbed almonds and I didn't react. At the time I continued to avoid them because I was too scared to risk it and worrying about cross contamination. Allergy blood tests recently confirmed - I am not … [Read more...]