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...]
Countryfile diaries seasonal allergy special on 20th May
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...]
Avoiding coriander at Christmas
Just a quick warning about the almost random and indiscriminate use of coriander in food these days. It seems that nearly every Christmas food I look at that's very cleverly wheat, dairy and nut free will contain conriander. Why? Why? Why? Please, someone, please tell me. Is it really that tasty? It's a curry ingredient... and it makes me sick! Please, please, please, … [Read more...]
Coriander allergy – watch out for ‘spices’!
Coriander allergy is quite rare and can often be linked to oral allergy syndrome. This means that people who react to different kinds of hayfever triggers such as birch, mugwort or ragweed may also be allergic to particular foods which cross react due to being very similar in make up or from the same plant group. Oral allergy often develops in adults or late teens and … [Read more...]
Hay fever and oral allergy syndrome explained
Hay fever is becoming more and more common with 18 million Americans reporting they have symptoms, according to the Centre for Disease Control (CDC). Over 20% of the UK population, some 10 million people are diagnosed with hay fever and the number is growing - this statistic from the NHS from 2019 so it's likely much higher now. People who have never previously experienced any … [Read more...]