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How do you know if you have an allergy? As we move into Spring and Summer the pollen counts increase and hayfever crops back up in our lives. I remember one person I knew had severe hayfever when I was young. They had constant red itchy and streaming eyes. My dad was a farmer so growing up outdoors on a farm I was subjected to lots of animals and plants around me. One of which is chickens. Yes now I’m an avid chicken keeper with my hens kept in the garden, but as a child, I was severely allergic to them whether it was the feathers or the chicken themselves I didn’t know. I used to be covered in hives, puffing up and sneezing whenever I went near a chicken. But funnily enough, it never stopped me. As I grew up into my teens I have less of a reaction to and gradually my allergy disappeared. Now it’s so easy to help people overcome and face their allergies with at home allergy testing like Klarify
What is an allergy?
An allergy is when an allergic reaction takes place in your body. Your immune system mistakenly identifies a harmless substance as a threat and takes excessive defensive action. Some of the symptoms of an allergy include a blocked stuffy nose, itchy, watery eyes, frequent sneezing, and a runny nose. Food allergies can have more severe reactions such as diarrhoea, and anaphylaxis in a worst-case scenario.
Allergy testing may help you to find out which triggers might be causing your symptoms and to rule out others. Having the right information can help you to better manage your allergy and know what to look out for.
Many of us don’t even know if we have an allergy, and we won’t until we have an allergy test. A home allergy test shows sensitisation and can be a first step to finding out if you have an allergy.
Home Allergy Testing Made Simple
Many of us have busy lives and it can be hard to get a doctor’s appointment to discuss your suspected allergy, this is where the Klarify.me Home Allergy Test comes in. You can discover what your body reacts to with their easy-to-use home-to-lab test. The test kit includes everything you need to take a small blood sample and send it to their partner lab for analysis. Results are available within 2 weeks. This at-home allergy testing kit analyses your body’s reaction to 294 different allergens and you will receive a personalised report of the findings in your online account. Taking the home allergy test is a fantastic start to discovering your allergies and learning how to live with them.
Remember an allergy test can show an indication of your triggers. It is not a diagnosis. Only a doctor can give you a diagnosis of allergy so it’s worth speaking to your GP for further help on your allergy and ways you can live around it.
Do you have any suspected allergies you may want allergy testing for?
Here is an easy guide to understanding allergies.