As a 28-year-old who has had the freedom of eating whatever he wanted, wherever he wanted – it never occurred to me that I could develop an allergy as an adult. That is until April this year...

My earliest memory of food is associated with my food allergies. Given my history, it wasn't a surprise to discover my youngest daughter also had food allergies.

I'm Gem, 32yrs old. I'm a Health and Physical Education (HPE) and an elite athlete. I am anaphylactic to wheat, dairy, eggs, nuts (tree nuts), shellfish, salicylates, hand sanitiser, alcohol, perfumes...

I have always had my allergies, like a prickly invisible friend. I remember realising how to scratch with the texture of the fabric of the mittens my mother put on my hands to stop me from scratching.

I am 20 years old and have suffered an egg & peanut allergy since I was about 3 years old. I have been anaphylactic to peanuts since I was 10 and had a mild allergy to egg but have only recently become anaphylactic. Growing up my parents did the right thing at the time, having been told to avoid danger. But when I ...

Just when I felt I had this whole food allergy thing managed as a parent, along came food challenges and the desensitisation process, and I thought I would share some of our journey, the successes, failures, the unexpected challenges and things I’ve learnt along the way. My son was diagnosed with multiple severe food..