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...]
Updated advice on using Epipens and AAIs
Do you know how to use an adrenaline auto injector (AAI)? Even if you think you do, please have a quick scan and read of this blog post with updated guidelines from the Medicines & Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA). Click here to Read the new guidelines for using AAIs. What is anaphylaxis? With over 20% of the UK’s population affected by at least one allergy, … [Read more...]
You are not anaphylactic!
You might be reading this thinking, yes I am! What does she mean? Well you're not. At least not most of the time anyway. It's a lesson I learnt from Frans Timmermans, President and CEO of the European Anaphylaxis Task Force, who I met many years ago in Copenhagen at the The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI ) annual conference. He told me … [Read more...]
The anaphylaxis in the room
It's a bit like the elephant in the room. Sometimes I don't like to mention it. It consumes my life in so many ways that I often want to just keep this shame to myself. That sounds dramatic, I am not ashamed of who I am, but sometimes, especially in company, when I'm feeling anxious I don't want to share this thing about me... which is stupid and unhelpful. After a recent … [Read more...]
Interested in taking part in some Food Allergy Research?
This is a message from a research company who want to speak to people with allergies in the South East. I've checked out their website and it all seems quite legit so if you want to get involved it could be very worthwhile and interesting too. Read this if you have food allergies and live in Herts, Surrey, Bucks and West Berkshire... We are looking to speak to food allergy … [Read more...]