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Does anybody suffer with allergies.

I've had this for 18 months now. It is difficult to work out what is causing it, but I think nuts and seeds may be part of the problem.

Symptoms are enlarged tongue, swollen lining of mouth, itchy skin on chest at times, tight throat etc.

Waiting for an appointment at the allergy clinic, be glad to get it sorted.

I'm too scared to fall asleep at times, so it keeps me awake.

Aww, Lavender, that's awful. I'm allergic to a few things, I know how you feel.

The allergy clinic should give you some skin tests (I wish they'd change the name of "prick test"!!). It doesn't hurt, but anything you're allergic to will show up as a small blister and be itchy. Don't worry about that, because they'll wipe it all when they're finished, you won't be scratching.

When they find out what you're allergic to, you'll probably be told what to avoid, or you may have to have a course of "de-sensitising" injections.

If it's a nasty allergy, PLEASE consider getting a medicalert bracelet.

I hope it gets sorted for you soon. Good luck <3

Lavender i have an allergy to Eggs, chicken, duck so i just avoid eating these <3

Hope you get sorted soon <3

i was recently diagnosed with asthma , only because i was rushed into hospital because i couldn't breath, 3 weeks of steroid tablets and a nebuliser sorted it out but my blood test revealed that i had 245 unspecified allergies.
They haven't done scratch test because i must have lots of allergies that the test doesn't cover.
Hope the one that put me in hospital doesn't flare up again.. :-0

Lavender, if you eat ready meals at all ( and that includes gravy,soups, sauces etc) have you checked the contents for garlic? My friend is allergic to it, with the symptoms you have also, and it is often used but way down on the list of ingredients on the packs

oh and as I put on here last year, seems many fabric conditioners even when thoroughly rinsed out close my throat and cause asthma like attacks, so may be worth looking at that also if you tend to have allergies ( I have bad hayfever).

Rose,

i can't use perfumed fabric softeners and i can't have flowers in the house.. it is surprising how everyday things can affect you..

Hi Stella I am ok with flowers but my friend mentioned above had some lilies given to her recently and they had the same effect, so I am careful when sending her flowers.She also can't have anything with lavender in ( air fresheners etc) she discovered.

Rose,
it used to be just lilies and hyacinths, but now it is all flowers including lavender..if people buy them for me even tho' i have asked everyone not to i have to put them in a jug in the garden where i can see them from my kitchen window.

I can however keep orchids for some reason..just as well i love orchids..lol

:-)

I'm allergic to penicillin.Found out, when I was small, I had measles, and apparently given the childs pink liquid penicillin, which caused me more problems, with a rash etc as well as measles spots.
I was tested for penicillin allergy, some 15 - 17 years later, as apparently I could have grown out of it, but still showed I had allergy to penicillin and not anything else in the pink liquid.

Occasionally, have been give a script for penicillin, by Doctors, and had to hand it back, and say can I have another antibiotic - and they query it - even thought it should flag up. Current Doc practice i good, they always ask if am alleric to anything,

Liz

That is all so interesting, thank you everybody!

I think nuts may be a problem, am avoiding them but still getting the problem.

I do put garlic in everything, having it everyday in soups and roasted vegetables. It's so difficult, the doctor at the hospital said the 'prick' test (let's not go there) would be good hopefully. Hope I don't have to wait too long.

I was at the hospital at 2.00 am so really tired now. Mouth still terrible but has been for ages now. I've cut out the face cream, trying not to eat convenience stuff but still can't work it out. Suspect it is more than one thing.

Interesting to read that a nut allergy may have something to do with a birch pollen allergy which involves other fruits, too.

I have an epipen now which is reassuring. :-)

Elizabeth,

i can have penicillin but not codeine.. i had a bad reaction to that , thank goodness i was in hospital at the time..
It should be in red on your notes if you are allergic to any medication.
:-)

I have several allergies. Grass, pollen etc. Lillies are really bad and I cant have them in the house. Anything can start me off,polish, dust. My main allergy is wasps. I ended up in hospital abroad this year when stung and now have epi pen but it does worry me.

That sounds horrid Lavender and scary when you don't know for sure what causes it. It's good they have given you an epipen though and hopefully you will soon find out what to avoid.

I have had hay fever since so much rape seed has been grown. I can't have penicillin, but otherwise my allergies are to hospital alcohol wipes, most adhesive plasters including micropore and tegaderm dressings. I had no allergies as a child, they have all come as I've got older. :-S

Consultant told me that asthma and allergies can develop at any age.. :-)

I did end up in hospital once after penicillin, so know to avoid this now.

I did used to have extremely bad hay fever from the age of 14 years, used to have a jab to help at the time. The problem just disappeared when I hit 30 years of age!

Nuts are in so many products! When I shampooed today I looked at the ingredients in the conditioner, it said seed oil, I would suspect the shampoo might be similar.

I haven't been able to use eye make-up since my teens, it makes my eyes smart unbearably. I keep my foundation clear of my eyes.

I did have some heavyweight painkillers when having an operation, I was allergic to a couple of those, too.

If one is allergic to seeds and nuts, I'm now wondering if 'healthy' rapeseed oil is problematic. Hope it's not nuts..

*edit - I came off the lithium meds, thinking it was the issue.... no..

What a worry for you, Stella. 245 allergies is 244 too many :-(

lavender,

i have known for ages that certain things give me a headache, make my nose run and give me sore throat and cough, but the doctor just took no notice and gave me anti-histamine tabs.
It was only when i turned up at the surgery for the third time in 3 weeks wheezing like mad even though i was taking steroid tablets that i suddenly became an emergency and was rushed to hospital. I told them that i thought it might be my old dog that was causing it this time so they blood tested me ..i am not allergic to the dog but the test said all these other unspecified allergies.
Steroid inhalers are now stopping me wheezing thank goodness. :-)

I,m allergic to lots of things aswel

all oils! wheat oranges cheese milk

My children have lots of problems aswel

I hate cooking coz its like a mine field

Good Luck Lavendar

that must be awful for you Kemp..

I have what I and my GP believe to be a allergy which causes my skin to itch. I had an interview with a skin specialist asking what foods I ate, products and chemicals I came into contact with. I was then checked with a PATCH test. A sheet of small inch square patches with all different allergy causing items stuck onto my back. This was on a Monday morning. On the Wednesday back to hospital to have it removed to see if anything had caused a reaction. A further visit on the Friday for a further check up. Results were that I MAY have had a reaction to peanuts. Now I just keep nuts at arms length but I have had a try of nut products without it making my condition any worse but I am still wary of them.