ALLERGIES, who has 'em?

[Jack]

I'm lucky.

 

I'm not allergic to anything.

 

My brother is allergic to penicillin. He had to find out the not nice way.

[snowshine]

Who doesn't have allergies? :lol: I bet that's rare, those lucky people!

[*andrea*]

i dont think i have :thinking:

[Lore]

Who doesn't have allergies? :lol: I bet that's rare, those lucky people!

 

I don't :P

[snowshine]

Lucky you! :laugh3:

[RICK8]

I wish I could do that with cats :veryangry2:

 

 

 

:o :angry: I love cats!!!

[Byron369]

If you had asked me a week ago, I'd have said none.

 

But now...I think I might be allergic on something. I should investigate it further with my doctor.

[iccp]

well.....im allergic to mosquito coils....crazy huh??

[*Sarah*]

i'm allergic to birch, hazel, beech and alder pollen. also to some gras pollen, house dust, mould and cats.

 

:nice:

[indanomati]

Lucky too. Not a single allergy. *knocks on wood*

[coldplay_steph]

I wish I could do that with cats :veryangry2:

 

:laugh3: You could try?

 

 

 

:stunned::laugh3:

[grids]

I have that thing today!

I don't know why, maybe because of the food that I ate this evening..

Those are came up on my hands and now foot :bigcry:

[bellynelly]

seriously allergic to feathers, also cheap jewelery, and tree pollen, don't know which trees though!!!

[mc_squared]

I wish I could do that with cats :veryangry2:

 

Have you considered moving to China, then??:rolleyes:

[busybeeburns]

:laugh3: You could try?

 

:stunned::laugh3:

next doors cat is a good start :sneaky:

[mc_squared]

next doors cat is a good start :sneaky:

 

Yes - isn't there a recipe for catatouille in Jamie O's new book??:rolleyes:

[FixYougirl]

I'm allergic to nickel (cheap jeweleries), hot pepper, melted cheese (except mozzarella).:( No other allergies. I've got to sort out what i can eat when I go to a restaurant. I went once to New Orleans and i can assure you it was difficult to find something i could eat because the food is spicy in this state.

[green eyes88]

i dont think im allergic to anything... atleast if i am i havent found our about it yet

 

im the sort of person that never ever gets sick... i mean, i can remember the last time i was sick and it was like 4 years ago. I guess i have a strong imune system, also not allergic to everything...

it's pretty strange

 

the only thing i do have is low blood pressure so i tend to faint alot

[RICK8]

Wow,hello there!!!

[caru_Politik]

I'm allergic to any animal that looses hair (yet my mother won't get rid of any of our animals, so my eyes are normally swollen :rolleyes: ) i can't lie on the floor or dust anything, so I assume I'm allergic to dust. Also, my body swelled up once after I ate an orange. occasionaly allergic to grass. there's probably more, i just haven't discovered them yet :(

[RICK8]

^^Oh that sucks!!!! :(

[mc_squared]

The bloodsucking worm that fights allergies from inside your tummy

 

by FIONA MACRAE - More by this author » Last updated at 19:04pm on 14th September 2007 Comments

A bloodsucking tropical worm could hold the key to combating allergies, scientists believe.

Hook worms are thought to produce a substance that calms the overactive immune response behind our allergies.

They are already being tested on asthma patients, to see if they can ease their symptoms.

And in time the half-inch-long parasites could be used to treat a range of diseases linked to flaws in the immune system, such as diabetes and multiple sclerosis.

Today, the therapy is still in the trial stage - and is not for the squeamish.

 

Close-up: Hook worms are half an inch long

 

Attached to the arm with a sticking plaster, the worms burrow through the skin and move via the bloodstream and lungs into the gut.

 

Here they latch on to the wall and produce the substance, which is thought to be their way of switching off the parts of the immune system designed to get rid of them.

The Nottingham University scientists were inspired by years of work showing that those infected by hook worms do not suffer allergies.

They tested the parasites, commonly found in Asia and Africa, on at least 25 volunteers in two trials.

The first trial, in which volunteers had up to 100 worms wriggle into their gut, determined that ten worms could be given without sideeffects such as diarrhoea.

The second, involving hayfever sufferers, showed that the creatures do not increase breathing problems as they travel through the lungs.

The findings offer hope to the millions-of Britons who develop an allergy in their lifetime, as well the two million diabetics and 85,000 multiple sclerosis sufferers.

Researcher David Pritchard told the British Association Festival of Science in York: "I am keen not to oversell because it is still very early but the message so far is good."

Successful trials could lead to allergy sufferers being given a dose of the worms every five years or so.

 

Calming: The worms could ease asthma

 

 

Hook worms usually make their way into our bodies through the soles of the feet. They do not multiply inside the body and can be removed using worming tablets.

Eventually, it may be possible to create a drug that alters the immune system in the same way.

Muriel Simmons, of charity Allergy UK, said the study held out "real hope", but warned that more allergy specialists are needed to ensure patients get the treatment they need.

Hook worms are not the only creepy- crawlies being tested as alternatives to modern medicine.

Recently scientists used maggots to clean sores contaminated with MRSA while leeches have been found to ease pain and inflammation for arthritis sufferers.

[RICK8]

:huh: I dont think so..

[i'maveryneatMonster.']

Nasty allergic reaction right now.

 

I can't tolerate strawberries that well.

[an angel]

I'm allergic to cats and pollen :tongue: