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Check Up is your chance to talk to doctors about the health issues that most concern you and your family. Each week Barbara Myers is joined by a medical expert to take your calls and emails on a particular topic and give you the most up to date advice. No appointment necessary.
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"There is no substitute for one-to-one advice from aÌýtop medical expert and that's what we offer our callers and emailers. But for each person who calls to ask for help, someone else phones in to pass on a tip or a suggestion -Ìýit's a great programme to present."
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 Full programme transcript >>
Food Allergies and Intolerances
Two million people in the UK have a food allergy and numbers are increasing rapidly.
Are we in the middle of a food allergy epidemic?
In this week’s Check Up Barbara Myers is joined by consultant allergist Dr Pamela Ewan to take your calls and emails on food allergies and intolerances.
Before the mid 1990s nut allergies were very rare; now 1 in 50 schoolchildren has one.Ìý In the lastÌýfour years the numbers of people with allergies to fruits, from plums to peaches, kiwi to apples, has also risen exponentially.
Adults and children can become allergic to any food from eggs and milk, shellfish, vegetables, seeds and nuts.
What’s causing this epidemic and what can be done about it? What’s the best advice for pregnant women and what’s the difference between a food allergy and an intolerance?
If you have a question about food allergy or intolerance call Check Up.
Contact Us
Please contact the programme with your questions or comments on 08700-100-444 from 1.30pm – 3.30pm on the day of broadcast or e-mail us via the ‘Contact Check Up’ link above.
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