talkallergy

Welcome to the allergy library!

This is where you can find a host of articles on everything allergy-related. All content has been written and researched by doctors, specialists, journalists or individuals from professional bodies. Settle down and start browsing!

View All
Acne Allergy Arthritis Bladder Bowel Eczema IBS MS Men's Health Psoriasis Respiratory Rosacea Weight Women's Health Wound Care
View all

Recent allergy articles

New treatments for peanut allergies are on the horizon

Peanut allergy is the most dangerous type of serious food allergy, and the number of people living with it is growing. The potentially fatal severity of the condition means that nut allergy sufferers have to be incredibly careful about their surroundings and foods they eat; we’ve seen in recent years cases of people dying from poorly-labelled sandwiches and contaminated takeaways. .

Learn more allergy
AAA Nut allergies & food labelling

Action Against Allergy highlights issues with EU labelling regulations, particularly when listing food and food groups that are problematic to those with allergies in bold or CAPITALS. .

Learn more allergy
How to travel with a medical condition

While going on holiday can be a relaxing and rewarding experience, if you're travelling with a chronic or mental illness, it can be particularly stressful. However, with a little planning and guidance, you can still have a safe and enjoyable trip.

Learn more allergy
10 simple & practical solutions for controlling your hay fever

Hay fever affects 1 in 5 people in the UK and if you suffer from it, you’ll know that when your symptoms kick in it can really start to mess with your day! However, with our top tips and some careful planning, you can avoid letting hay fever take over your life this Summer.

Learn more allergy
How to establish a healthier, allergen-free home

Maxima Skelton, founder-director of The Healthy House, offers some tips on creating a healthier and allergen-free home in her comprehensive article on Action against Allergy’s website.

Learn more allergy
Could ‘free from’ skincare products be good for you?

If you suffer from any of the many allergens or irritants that are responsible for triggering sensitivities and reactions then maybe ‘free from’ skincare products could help.

Learn more allergy
Life-changing peanut allergy study improves tolerance in children 100-fold

New research has found that children with a severe peanut allergy can significantly build up their resistance over time. The Peanut Allergy Oral Immunotherapy Study of AR101 for Desensitization (PALISADE) study, which involved almost 500 children aged from four to 17, was partly run by King’s College London and the Evelina Children’s Hospital in London. .

Learn more allergy
Action Against Allergy calls for tighter regulations

The charity Action Against Allergy (AAA), which campaigns for better food labelling on products, has stepped up its call for regulations covering the supply of meals or refreshments to be improved urgently. .

Learn more allergy
Show more Articles

Samples

Find out about our latest samples available to help manage and treat your allergies.

Learn More

Product reviews

Don’t buy a thing before you read our latest product reviews

Learn More

Latest talk on the forums

  • Can emollients make skin worse initially?
    Marcie Mom on Fri Jul 10, 2020     3
  • Red circles on skin
    Plantlife6 on Thu Jul 9, 2020     1
  • Hay fever cure natural,no medicine.
    talkhealth on Wed Jul 8, 2020     2
  • My girlfriend's journey in lowering allergy symptoms
    talkhealth on Wed Jul 8, 2020     2
  • Emollients and eczema
    talkhealth on Wed Jul 8, 2020     2
  • Contact eczema, help needed!
    talkhealth on Tue Jul 7, 2020     2
More posts