I went to the hospital yesterday to see the asthma specialist and they did some skin prick tests.

I was meant to leave it on for 15 minutes but started reacting quite badly after 5 so the nurse had to wash off the substance and apply steroid cream. In that short space of time I showed a strong response to mould, house dust mite and the worst one was Cockroach!!!!

I never even knew you could be allergic to cockroaches but the specialist said its a big problem with allergic asthma. Where I work, we have loads of roach bait traps as I work on an industrial estate, you can imagine how many we have.

So now I have been put on 2 additional inhalers, totalling 90 bucks a month Its not as easy as people think to change jobs either so I shall make the best of it.

What are you allergic to, have you developed any strange allergies since moving?

(still trying to get my head around the cockroach thing)

Funnily enough I have been thinking about this recently. I had a cold/cough back in January, and since then I have had a persistent cough and also very slight asthma symptoms (which I had as a child/teen but grew out of). Anyway, I went to turn our mattress over the other day and noticed that there are a few spots of mould on the bottom which I presume is something to do with the humidity (I guess). I am wondering if the mould spores are causing an allergy which is presenting itself in mild asthma symptoms and a cough. I slept in the spare bedroom since and have got much better, so I think a new mattress is in order.

Alcohol ... It makes me turn red, talk shite and fall over.

bloomin mozzies of all things, just spent the last two days in bed from one mozzie bite on arm, had fever, sick and a very fat arm!

try getting it steam cleaned..lot less dosh than a new mattress

u sure it wasnt a March Fly bite I have the same reaction

maybe? i've reacted like this a few times, when i have been bitten in the ankles with mozzies

if i have loads of mozzie bites I get crook, but if one bloody march fly gets me im stuffed...get better soon xx

Ive never heard of a March fly In England I was allergic to horse fly bites.

Not a thing. Used to get quite bad hay fever in the UK as we lived close to rape growing area and I reacted badly. Since being here not a thing.

Green ants - have to get to doc's for a shot.

Not allergic to March flies but they really hurt

Cornwall, Jersey and Guernsey and Dorset or Devon (can't be sure which, thinking it was Dorset though).

It may not be the entire county/island that I'm allergic to, but it would appear to be something in the drinking water. Never did get round to finding out what it was.

That does not sound good at all!

Plasters! But only on my hands and arms. If I need one anywhere else I am fine.

Rape Seed, I agree it sounds horrid but they are the most beautiful fields when in full colour. My nose and eyes didn't agree.