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New report says one in three Australians have an allergy
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One in three Australians are now living with an allergy according to a report released today. It's a figure experts say has jumped by 10 per cent since 2007 and is estimated to cost the economy $19 billion per year.
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For many Australians living with food allergy, eating out isn't carefree.
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Sometimes it gets a bit tricky, like all your friends want to go out for a nice dinner and you have to call the restaurant.
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Not every restaurant is good at managing allergies.
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There are now more than 8 million Australians who live with an allergy, according to a report released today.
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For some it can result in mild hay fever symptoms, for others life threatening anaphylaxis.
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I go really red and then I get puffy eyes and can't breathe so that's my normal sort of reaction.
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The new National Allergy Council and Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Research found allergies are increasing.
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But the reasons aren't clear cut.
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It's a combination of environmental factors, some lifestyle changes and then an increase in awareness and diagnosis of allergic disease.
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And they warn it's costing the economy more than 19 billion dollars.
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Health care is impacted, the cost of health care, the cost of productivity.
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So people not being able to work or not working at a level that they could work if they felt well.
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The Federal Government acknowledged the report and points to a 27 million dollar investment
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into addressing allergic disease and anaphylaxis, a measure set to end this year.
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But advocates argue there's more work to be done.
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We need to be doing more to improve the care of these people to try and reduce that cost burden.
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They say the tides have turned in awareness.
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People have become more aware and the better understanding makes life a lot easier in every aspect really.
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Preparation for the worst, key to staying safe.
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