Month: August 2019

Acceptance – accepting that you have food allergies is a big step to leading a positive life. It sounds obvious, however if you have grown up like me from a very young age being ‘different’ you can kick against this and take risks as you get older because you cannot…

Have you ever seen anyone go into anaphylactic shock? Would you know what to do and how to react?   For me, the ignorance of others is my worst nightmare and my central fear around being a severely allergic person. I worry that I could have a reaction and be…

There’s actually not too much known about the relationship between mental health and wellbeing and having allergies.   For me, it’s obvious – there must be a link. When you have to plan and consider many aspects of your life in ways that others do not, this can have a…

Allergies have a huge impact when you are thinking of going on holiday overseas. In fact, for many parents of allergic children and allergic adults, it can feel much easier to just stay at home. However in doing so we deny ourselves experiences enjoyed by others.   I’ve lived in…

Allergies are expensive – having anaphylaxis is even more expensive. The parent of a child with food allergies will find that the cost of caring for an allergic child is thousands of pounds more expensive than for a child without any allergies.   Studies have been done at different times…