This is something I have been meaning to blog about for a long time, because whilst I've been aware of Exercise Induced Anaphylaxis (EIA), suspecting that I've had it before, it's not well understood. Wheat Dependent Exercise Induced Anaphylaxis (WDEIA) is even rarer than EIA. What is wheat dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (WDEIA)? Wheat dependent exercise-induced … [Read more...]
‘Let Them’ judge me for having allergies
I've just read the book Let Them by Mel Robbins, it's such an incredible book. I can highly recommend. What struck me whilst reading it was the many ways saying 'Let Them' can help you let go things that no longer serve you. If you have allergies, like me, you will have felt many emotions, including sadness, guilt, anger and disappointment surrounding how hard it is to … [Read more...]
Why I hate Rachel Johnson’s horrible article
Thank you Michelle for drawing my attention to Rachel Johnson's, quite frankly diabolical article in the Evening Standard. You'll enjoy reading Michelle's well put together and brilliantly written, 'A food fad won't kill you, an allergy will.' But you'll be seething when you read, "Endless dietary requirements are a sign of our decline as a society". Rachel is a well … [Read more...]
Adrenaline needle, nasal spray or sub lingual for anaphylaxis?
100% of people would rather not be using adrenaline auto injectors with needles! In fact we all hate the needles, it's just added stress to the whole situation. I just made up that statistic, but help me prove it. I'm asking all those with severe allergies to answer me one question: Would your rather inject adrenaline or use a nasal spray? If you have time, please pop … [Read more...]
25% of severely allergic people leave adrenaline at home
That's a lot of wasted adrenaline - if a quarter of people who are prescribed life saving anaphylaxis medication are not carrying it with them at all times. It's also pretty risky behaviour, but it's easy to think you'll be OK and that nothing will happen to you. Recent survey assessed allergic peoples habits Government guidelines recommend people at risk of anaphylaxis … [Read more...]