About Allergies

Many patients and quite a few doctors are confused about what is and what isn't an allergy. The word is used indiscriminately and sometimes inaccurately to imply any illness caused by a reaction to something in the environment we live in.

True allergies are caused by an over-reaction in the immune system to a trigger agent in the environment. These triggers are usually natural substances such as foods, pollens, animal furs or insect stings. Reactions can less commonly occur to synthetic agents such as antibiotics and other drugs.

People with allergies often have a genetic make-up that makes them more likely to develop allergic illnesses. It is estimated that 30% of us will suffer an allergic reaction at some time. In developed countries more people than ever before are suffering from allergic conditions. The reasons for this are the subject of much research but no definite causation has yet been established. » read more


Further information about type 1 allergies can be obtained from these websites:

www.bsaci.org        www.allergyuk.org

Useful Downloads

Allergy Factsheet       Appointment & Consent Form

Welcome to Roberts Allergy Clinic Website

Roberts Allergy Clinic, Manchester offers a comprehensive allergy service tailored to your individual needs. The clinic is operated by Dr Stephen Roberts MB ChB, MD, MRCP, FRCPCH, who has combined an interest in allergies with an NHS hospital appointment in paediatrics and child health. and has been Consultant Paediatrician at Wythenshawe Hospital in South Manchester from 1982 until his recent retirement from hospital work in 2009. During this time he has looked after children and their families with allergic illnesses in a specialist Allergy Clinic, one of the largest in the Northwest region, attracting patients from all over the country and specifically Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Derbyshire, and North Wales ...

More people than ever before are suffering from multiple allergic conditions. Many of us suffer needlessly and can be helped considerably by modern allergy treatments from an allergy specialist.

Click here to find out how the allergy clinic can help you!

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Common Allergy Symptoms

  • sneezing
  • wheezing and coughing
  • itchy, watery eyes
  • itchy throat and palate
  • asthma
  • eczema
  • urticaria
  • sinus pain
  • Vomiting
  • Abdominal Pain