Here, Jemma recalls the last time she had an allergy flare-up, the unusual thing that helped her through it and why she landed a free meal…
Touch wood, I have not yet had a critical, red alert, EpiPen episode. But sometimes a nut ingredient will sneak its way into something I eat and cause me to have a nasty allergy flare-up.
Truth be told, this now only happens when I’m off my game and not scouring the ingredient list, ruthlessly checking what I’m shoving in my mouth.
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After drinking two pints of water, my mind seemed to be telling me to eat… and its food of choice was oats. I ate some oatcakes and then a big bowl of porridge made with half water, half Koko coconut milk – but kept the mixture really thick. The stodgy oat mixture seemed to absorb the almonds in my system and within two hours (now10pm), all swelling and itching had subsided. Panic over.
The next day (and for the following few days), I felt like a train had hit me. I was devoid of energy and the skin on my face felt very sensitive, puffy and was still red in patches. I ate another bowl of uber-thick oaty porridge for breakfast, hoping to ensure any nasty toxins were absorbed, then slathered my face in moisturiser and took an antihistamine tablet to calm my system.
So, no everlasting harm was done, Mum felt guilty and took me out for some safe nut-free dinner, and I have a newfound love and respect for the healing power of whole, steel-cut oats.
By Jemma Woolley – an extreme oat lover with severe food allergies (including nuts and lupin)