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Losing my career and almost my life puts things into a different perspective. I remind myself how fortunate I am to be here and enjoy my family and that’s the silver lining in my cloud! – Jo, latex
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The psychological processing of the issues
and implications of an allergy/coeliac diagnosis
is vital to ongoing adherence and well being.
– Hazel , coeliac
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Having food allergies has made our family feel more connected to our community. We are so appreciative of those who go the extra mile to ensure my son is safe and welcome when we are away from home.
– Erin, food allergies
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Hay fever (grass pollen). Ruins my summers. Three showers and three changes of clothes a day helps but it's still agony! – Jamie, hay fever
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Having an allergy has motivated me to always cook at home and from scratch so that I know exactly what I'm eating! – Emma , peanut allergy
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My partner thankfully also stays clear from gluten and cow's milk and we both enjoy goats milk and cheese. It can feel hard in friendship groups if you can't go and have a meal in a certain place and you have to always check the back of the pack. – Amy, cow’s milk
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I'm allergic to pollen (mostly trees) so spring is a disaster. A combination of homeopathy and air purifier just about contains it. – Kinomi, pollen
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Have you ever been itching for some reason? Then you know what it means. Can you imagine yourself itching all your life? – Lina, eczema
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Allergy to mold/fungi leads to ear pressure and sore eyes! I have been working with a nutritionist to change diet. It's just depressing to have and goes on and on, it can make me feel foggy and tired (between 10am and around 3pm...working hours!) – Nick, mould and fungi
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I stayed in an AirBnB before a client meeting... the place obviously had a cat, because I woke up with red hives all over my face! – Beth, cat allergy
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Experimenting with recipes is important and not giving up when it all goes wrong and you have to throw all those very expensive ingredients away! It’s a well known family joke that one day I’ll open my very own bistro called “The Gluten Free Emporium”! – Helen, gluten
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Allergic to cats, dogs, horses and spent my entire life avoiding them as they’d make me sneeze, itch & break out in hives... until last year when I found a hypoallergenic breed of dog (who is now receiving 23 years of previously unspent love for pets!) – Evie, pet allergy
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It helps just to have someone say ‘I get it’ or ‘we’ve been there’, and has definitely helped to reduce the feeling that nobody understands the challenges we encounter daily. – Sarah, egg allergy
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When everyone welcomes spring time, I know what this time of year does to me. For me spring time is stuffy nose, red and watery eyes, sneezing and coughing. I am out of breath as my allergic rhinitis blocks my nose and my asthma prevents me from care - free activities. I lose count of the medications that I take and I feel drowsy during my lessons. – Georgina, rhinitis
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Have developed several food allergies as an adult. Very scary and most annoying to a lover of food and food business owner! – Eloise, food allergies
