I have created a document which includes all major airlines, their allergy policy and the link to their website. Please note that this is accurate as of April 2022. Please ensure that you check the airline’s website for their latest policy as these can change frequently.
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Top Tips – Orlando, Florida
FLIGHT – BRITISH AIRWAYS: able to take a bottle of piriton through (not prescribed) but had to show my doctors letter in London. They didn’t ask for a letter in Tampa announcement made both ways – although announcement was much clearer flying home. 3 announcements were made on both flights if you have anaphylaxis, youContinue reading “Top Tips – Orlando, Florida”
Come Fly with Me…
When you want to fly abroad, where do you start? Firstly, I am a huge advocate of research. Unfortunately, when you are travelling with allergies, you can’t just book a flight and assume that everything will be ok. It starts by researching the airline. Who should I fly with? Now, this is very much dependentContinue reading “Come Fly with Me…”
Helping Others
One of the main challenges I experience with having a life-threatening allergy is travel. I LOVE to travel but my goodness it takes some planning when you have an allergy. Epipens? Inhalers? Safe food? Contacted the airline? Contacted the hotel? Nearest hospital? Translation cards? As I got older, I realised that there was very littleContinue reading “Helping Others”
Where did this journey begin?
One Saturday night, at the age of 5, I ate a raisin from a jar of mixed nuts and raisins which resulted in anaphylaxis. From that day, my life would change drastically. Skin prick tests confirmed my allergy and I was sent away with 2 epipens and told to read every label. I had toContinue reading “Where did this journey begin?”
Oral Immunotherapy
Oral immunotherapy (OIT) refers to the medically supervised therapy of feeding an allergic individual an increasing amount of a food allergen with the goal of increasing the threshold that triggers a reaction. The goal of therapy is to raise the threshold that may trigger a reaction and provide the allergic individual protection against accidental ingestionContinue reading “Oral Immunotherapy”
OIT & Me 