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Living with an Allergy

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Starting University with a food allergy shouldn’t be scary
Starting University with a food allergy shouldn’t be scary

The prospect of starting university is exciting, but can be daunting for many young people. When I left for University in September 2016, it was the first time I’ve ever had to deal with my food allergy on my own, without the help of my mum.

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Managing your allergy abroad on work trips
Managing your allergy abroad on work trips

Holidays are meant to be a stress-free time to enjoy yourself and relax, eat some lovely local cuisine, and enjoy your time away from work/life. But what if you have an allergy?

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Misconceptions around Nut Allergies
Misconceptions around Nut Allergies

There’s a lot of stereotypes/misconceptions out there around allergies and the people that have them, so we thought it might be good to highlight these to help raise awareness.

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EasyJet finally bans nuts on all flights
EasyJet finally bans nuts on all flights

EasyJet bans nuts on all flights, this is great news for the allergy community and a massive step in the right direction - hopefully more airlines will follow suit.

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Travelling Abroad With An Allergy | May Contain
Travelling Abroad With An Allergy | May Contain

It was my first time flying solo with an allergy and I couldn't have asked for a better experience flying with Delta Airlines….

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Q&A with Allereview
Q&A with Allereview
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Just landed in Greece 🙌🏻 I have decided to take a few days away from the blog (minus the odd Instagram story) to relax and recharge the batteries ☀️ Its been a crazy few months from preparing to do a talk at Cambridge University, to getting the opportunity to do a talk at Free From allergy show! Worked really hard to create more content for you guys on my blog. I want to take this opportunity to thank all who followed my journey! Really exciting content lined up for after my holiday, keep you posted 👈🏻
How do you translate your allergy, when you go abroad? ✈️ . .  It’s a topic I recently spoke about at @allergyfreefromshow talk, I feel it’s really important to make sure the staff understand how severe your allergy is definitely when traveling abroad. When I travel on holiday I always use Google translate app, you can turn your phone on the side and it shows the message on the full screen, that you severe allergic 🥜
Amazing first day at @allergyfreefromshow event! Massive thanks to everyone who came along to my talk today ❤️ I have two more talks tomorrow at the ‘Free from Family Corner’ at 2.30pm & 4pm talking about going to University & Traveling with an allergy!🙌🏻 Looking forward to meeting more people tomorrow!
NEW BLOG POST: I’m really happy to introduce you to Ria, our new May Contain contributor 🙌🏻 She has written about her experiences going to University with an allergy 🥜 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 'Another simple tip for living at university with a food allergy is to keep the kitchen as clean as possible. I know cleaning the kitchen isn’t every student’s top priority, and it can be easy to let dirty dishes build up, especially if you live with messy flatmates. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ But keeping kitchen tops clean and washing up plates and utensils stops any risk of cross-contamination of food. Throughout my time at university, this has been the one thing that’s worried me the most. I know which ingredients I’m cooking with and eating, but I can’t always be sure of everyone else. So don’t be afraid to enforce the importance of keeping pots, pans and plates clean if you’re worried - it’s you that’s at risk, after all.' - Ria⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Read the full blog post - link in my bio 👈🏻What's your top tip living with an allergy?
Don’t let your allergy get in the way 🥊 I recently won a signed boxing glove by @liambeefysmith @robbiedaviesjr @swiftysmith3 and others in a raffle raising money for @anaphylaxis_campaign⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Anaphylaxis Campaign is the only UK wide charity operating solely for the growing numbers of people at risk from severe allergic reactions and anaphylaxis 🙌🏻⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ I was lucky enough to be asked to be a speaker at the event held at St Johns College, Cambridge University raising awareness but also money for Anaphylaxis Campaign! Emma and Jacqui put on an amazing event not only did they have really interesting speakers talking at the event, but they also raised loads of much money for Anaphylaxis Campaign to support all the amazing work they do! ❤️⁣
It's so important to be vocal about your allergy so your friends are aware, but more importantly, making the staff aware when you are in a restaurant! 👌🏻 I recently read that teenagers feel like they are making a fuss if they bring up their allergy and more likely to take risks! You are not making a fuss - it's your life at risk if you don't mention your allergy! 👈🏻⁣ ⁣ Trust me I know how it feels talking about your allergy in front of a stranger, but it's so important to be confident and vocal about your allergy 🙌🏻 because one day it could save your life! If you can take anything away from this post, it would be next time you're in a restaurant please make the staff aware of your allergy! 🙏🏻 Over time you will feel a lot more confident and comfortable talking about your allergy in front of strangers! 👍🏻
Its so important to speak up about your allergy….Always make sure your friends are aware of the seriousness of your allergy & how to use the auto-injector! Never know when you might have an allergic reaction! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ A few years ago I had a severe allergic reaction in Croatia. I remember telling my friends at start of the trip, what to do if they needed to administer the Epi-Pen (they already knew, always best to make sure). ⁣ ⁣ When I suddenly had an allergic reaction my friends remained calm and knew what to do if the reaction got worse, and I couldn’t breathe. I was very lucky and didn’t need to administer my Epi-Pen. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Please always make sure you inform the staff in the restaurant about the seriousness of your allergy. I get a lot of young people getting in touch saying they feel like they are making a fuss, you are not making a fuss when it’s your life a stake! Please always remember to make them aware it’s so important! Hope everyone having a good week, be safe! ❤️
GREECE IS FINALLY BOOKED 😉😝😝 I’m going back to Greece for the 3rd year in a row ☀️Always have an amazing time out there, I’ve never had an issue eating out in different restaurants with my nut allergy! I will try and do some holiday content in the next few weeks, and the reasons why I feel safe eating in Greece! ☀️
ALWAYS CARRY YOUR TWO EPI-PENS WITH YOU🙏🏻 I know a lot of you carry different brands of auto-injectors, it’s so important to carry two everywhere you go! I recently read that over 45% of young people don’t carry their auto injectors with them which is crazy, it’s so important because never know when your next allergic reaction might happen! Always be safe and carry two with you 🙌🏻 Hope you all had a good weekend!
Absolutely honoured to talk at St Johns College, Cambridge University last night, to speak about my allergy blog May Contain and the power of social media. I was able to share personal stories of living with an allergy, as well as the story behind May Contain and why I decided to create an allergy platform that would make it more accessible for young people to speak up about their allergy. It was great hear the other talks at the event and the amazing work being done by Emma Dellar, in lobbying for legal changes, which would allow Higher Education medical staff to store Epipens and other adrenaline auto injector devices (AAIs) onsite. In my talk I mentioned a quote by Phil Knight the founder of Nike that goes ‘I’d tell men and women in their midtwenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling. Even if you don’t know what that means, seek it. If you’re following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be like nothing you’ve ever felt.’ I feel very lucky that I have found my calling in life with May Contain. I want to continue breaking the stigma of living with an allergy and get young people speaking up about their allergy 🙏🏻
It’s so important to tell your work colleagues about your allergy, and to find out who the first Aider is! May Contain contributor Kayleigh wrote about telling your work colleagues about your allergy a few months back on the blog! Sometimes your work colleagues may accidentally forget about your allergy, always be vocal and confident to tell someone about the seriousness of your allergy - if they forget and eat nuts near you by accident 🥜
That time I created some May Contain tote bags! 🙈 I really want to create some more soon, what do you think? 🤔

 

 

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