By 2025, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) predicts half of Europe will suffer from at least one allergy.
Josh Wilde speaks to those affected and explores the reasons behind this startling increase.
Video will go live at 15:00 GMT on Thursday 13 December 2018
"We all thought it was really professionally put together and made some very clear and important points. It was a pleasure to be involved."
Documentary Producer
Josh is a final year Multimedia Journalism student at Bournemouth University. He is producing this documentary as part of his course. His previous work includes broadcast documentaries titled 'Face It, It's Racist' and 'The Price of One Punch'.
Leading Allergy Specialist and Paediatric Consultant
Dr Michel is an accredited European Paediatric Allergy Specialist and has also researched allergy treatment. He spoke about what happens when someone has an allergic reaction, why allergy numbers are rising and the impact of the EpiPen shortage.
Principal Research Fellow and Consultant in Respiratory Medicine and Allergy
Dr Ramesh is involved in a number of cutting edge research projects at the University Hospital Southampton. He spoke about where we are now with allergy research and its future, and showed us round one of his clinics.
Fashion Stylist and Allergy Sufferer
Farah is a 29-year-old Manchester fashion stylist who spoke to Josh about living with severe allergies. She described the way it's impacted her life and how times are changing as allergies become more recognised.
Scriptwriting Student and Allergy Sufferer
Jess is a second year Scriptwriting student at Bournemouth University. She talks about having an allergic reaction and her wait for an Epipen which could be life-saving in an emergency.
Major UK Supplier of EpiPens
Mylan supply EpiPens to adults and juniors in the UK. Since May 2018, an manufacturing issue has led to a shortage. Despite repeated attempts, Mylan refused the request of an interview. However, they did provide a statement which will feature in the documentary.
How many adults do you think have allergies in the UK? That's the question we posed to Londoners near Canary Wharf as we canvased opinion on the capital's streets.
Click on the video below to see what the public thought and whether you're close to the real answer...
Statistics provided by Allergy UK
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