If you love nature but also want to find out how you can enjoy the Spring and Summer and embrace the outdoors whilst minimising the effects of your hay fever read on... Simple tasks like going for a walk, run or gardening when you have hay fever can become almost impossible during the hay fever season. Just being told to take antihistamines, stay indoors with the windows shut … [Read more...]
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New ‘water’ vacuum cleaner for dust allergies
This month I have been testing out the new Thomas Allergy Air Pure vacuum. Isn't he cute? Having quite a severe allergy to dust myself vacuuming isn't my favourite passtime. I've used a MediVac hoover for years but it has seen better days and the hoover bag for it is no longer available so we have to use slightly ill fitting paper bags which split and rip - thus subjecting … [Read more...]
What Allergy in Mail on Sunday!
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...]
Back from the BSACI – Un-met need in allergy services
Back from the B.S. Back from the B.S. Back from the BSACI. This weekend I was in Telford at the annual BSACI conference. The BSACI is the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology and they organise an annual meeting, amongst other smaller events. The theme "Allergy – Towards True Multidisciplinary Care" celebrates the best of allergy care, a strong multidisciplinary … [Read more...]
Itchy palms or soles of feet – is this a sign of an allergy?
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...]