Allergy reactors are, understandably, worried as to whether they should accept a vaccination if and when it is offered.
After consultation with the BSACI (British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology) the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) have updated their original warning that those with allergies to vaccines, drugs and food should not receive the vaccine. The advice is now that ‘individuals should receive the vaccine but that if they have a history of allergic reactions to any of the vaccine ingredients or if they experience anaphylaxis after the first dose then they should not receive it. Individuals should be closely observed for at least 15 minutes following vaccination.’
But – that leaves a great many questions unanswered. So full marks to the Anaphylaxis Campaign who have stepped up to the mark. On a dedicated page on their website they have given links to information about the vaccines’ excipients and answered a range of 15 frequently asked questions including:
- I am allergic to penicillin. Can I have a COVID-19 vaccination?
- I have an egg allergy. Do the COVID-19 vaccines contain egg and are they safe to have?
- What percentage of the population usually have a severe reaction to a vaccine?
- I am allergic to all fish and have read that squalene, which comes from shark liver oil is used in some vaccines. Do the COVID-19 vaccines contain squalene and does it pose a risk to me?
- Can individuals with a history of venom anaphylaxis have a COVID 19 vaccine?
For more, go the Anaphylaxis Campaign site.
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My husband has been struggling with a very restricted diet for the past 5 years and have been struggling with his health for over a decade. He is down to a 3 day rotation of foods he tolerates the best, but seems to be on the edge of “losing” a few more on his limited list. Are there any suggestions for someone nearing or at total food intolerance?
Hi Sarah – I am so sorry to hear about your husband. Such a difficut condition to manage.
You may already have seen them but there are a number of articles on the FoodsMatter site about Total Food Intolerance whic you might find helpful. A number of them are by John Scott whose intolerances were so total that he was forced to live for some years on elemental infant formula. He finally found the answer in helminthic therapy and runs a large site of his own on the subject -https://helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/index.php/Helminthic_Therapy_Wiki
The other site you might find helpful is the Pure Health Clinic run by a health researcher, Micki Rose, who has herself been reduced to six foods in the past. Ther are a number of osts that you might find interesting, including at least one on helminthic therapy. (I searched under Total food intolerance.)
I hope that you manage to find something of use. Michelle