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Jo Swinson MP recovers from allergic reaction | Jo Swinson MP recovers from allergic reaction |
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Equalities minister Jo Swinson has praised staff at a Glasgow hospital for "keeping her alive" after an allergic reaction to a biscuit. | Equalities minister Jo Swinson has praised staff at a Glasgow hospital for "keeping her alive" after an allergic reaction to a biscuit. |
The Liberal Democrat MP, who has a nut allergy, unwittingly ate a snack containing nuts at a charity cake sale on Saturday. | |
She started to feel unwell and before long went into anaphylactic shock. | She started to feel unwell and before long went into anaphylactic shock. |
Doctors gave her adrenaline to reverse the shock after she collapsed, struggling for breath. | Doctors gave her adrenaline to reverse the shock after she collapsed, struggling for breath. |
The MP for East Dunbartonshire told the Scotsman: "Almost instantly I felt a tingling sensation so I knew I had unknowingly eaten a nut. It's difficult to always know whether something contains nuts or not - and this time I got it wrong." | The MP for East Dunbartonshire told the Scotsman: "Almost instantly I felt a tingling sensation so I knew I had unknowingly eaten a nut. It's difficult to always know whether something contains nuts or not - and this time I got it wrong." |
'Scary experience' | 'Scary experience' |
Ms Swinson's mother drove her to Glasgow's Southern General Hospital, where doctors injected her with an Epipen containing adrenaline. | Ms Swinson's mother drove her to Glasgow's Southern General Hospital, where doctors injected her with an Epipen containing adrenaline. |
"I had taken the precaution of writing out what had happened in case my throat swelled up so much I couldn't speak," she said. | "I had taken the precaution of writing out what had happened in case my throat swelled up so much I couldn't speak," she said. |
She was also given steroids and put on oxygen, and kept in overnight to make sure she did not suffer any further adverse reactions. | She was also given steroids and put on oxygen, and kept in overnight to make sure she did not suffer any further adverse reactions. |
The 33-year-old, who has suffered from a peanut allergy for 30 years, said: "It was a very scary experience. | The 33-year-old, who has suffered from a peanut allergy for 30 years, said: "It was a very scary experience. |
"Luckily, once you get the right treatment you recover very quickly from it - but the bottom line is that if you don't get help, you can die." | "Luckily, once you get the right treatment you recover very quickly from it - but the bottom line is that if you don't get help, you can die." |
Ms Swinson urged anyone with a nut allergy to take precautions. | Ms Swinson urged anyone with a nut allergy to take precautions. |
"The message I would really like to put out is that anyone with a nut allergy should always carry an Epipen," she warned. | "The message I would really like to put out is that anyone with a nut allergy should always carry an Epipen," she warned. |
"They should also make sure their friends know what to do to treat them." | "They should also make sure their friends know what to do to treat them." |
She later took to her Facebook and Twitter accounts to praise hospital staff: "Thankfully now recovered from anaphylaxis episode yesterday: huge appreciation to the fab staff at Southern General for keeping me alive." | She later took to her Facebook and Twitter accounts to praise hospital staff: "Thankfully now recovered from anaphylaxis episode yesterday: huge appreciation to the fab staff at Southern General for keeping me alive." |
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can cause a person's airways to become constricted, and can lead to cardiac arrest and death. | |
Common causes include foods such as peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, fish, shellfish, dairy products and eggs. Non-food causes include wasp or bee stings, rubber, penicillin and other drugs or injections. | Common causes include foods such as peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, fish, shellfish, dairy products and eggs. Non-food causes include wasp or bee stings, rubber, penicillin and other drugs or injections. |
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