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Asthma – New Puffer – Seretide
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Help – An allergic child is coming for tea!
So you’re used to be able to eat anything you like, and the biggest challenge at meal times is juggling the various likes and dislikes of family. Dinner time is ruled by taste buds, not medical needs. And then…your child wants their friend to come
Play Dates and Allergies
When your child is diagnosed with an allergy it means a whole host of new issues to deal with – parties are now something to be prepared for, eating out needs planning and menu checking, school is a minefield over lunches and most of all
Holidays and Allergies
To be honest; like most people I really look forward to going away on holiday. But, for us, it’s more convoluted than for other folk, due to our allergies and other health issues. When you think of going away I bet your first thought isn’t
Patch Testing
Skin allergies aren’t exactly news in our house. I’ve suffered for years from eczema and urticaria but over the last 12 months things have gotten markedly worse. For some reason all over body rashes, accompanied by swelling have become part of my life. Face, eyes,
Chemical Allergies – The start of my journey…
Those of you who have read my other posts know that I suffer from both eczema and urticaria. Recently I’ve been on prednisone to deal with the flare ups and it’s been a rocky few months. My GP has been reluctant to send me to
Asthma and Chest Infections…again…
Every year, every year, I get a chest infection in November. This year, for the first time, it kicked off some pretty severe asthma. It all started as a bit of a tight chest but in a few days seemed to get very nasty.
Asthma – A Shocking Wake Up Call
Molly was diagnosed with Asthma when she was very young; the inhalers didn’t make much of a difference to her symptoms but once we got her reflux and delayed allergies sorted out she rarely coughed. Sure…If she got a cold then she used an inhaler
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