[Margaret Pilkington]

I cook everything from scratch, but I have hay fever and eczema....both of which developed later on in my life.
The eczema, I think was caused by exposure to the harsh cleaning chemicals that we used in nursing.......and I nursed before it was common to wear plastic or latex gloves to do this sort of work.
The hay fever came on after I had been working with dried flowers(as a hobby and to make money for The Scanner Appeal).
These are just my personal observations of my allergies, and may not relate to anyone else.