To think a clean house is not harming our kids? Dh wont let me clean the house

[FannyWaglour]

He throws such a tantrum if he discovers I have cleaned the house, I have had to develop tactics for him not to notice. Such as not tidying before mopping floors, but move mess as I mop.

Does anybody elses partner not like if you clean?

Dittnay

I am never wrong. Please do remember that.

I am asthmatic myself and allergic to most pets, but that has never stopped me having them (did I say I am getting kittens soon).

I would like to see evidence about this, I think most studies (have no scientific background, so don't ask) show that the more exposure to grubbiness, within reason, the less problems.

I am also very sceptical about the use of the word "allergy" but that's for another time/

We have found that my brother is allergic to dogs but is fine with dogs because he has them and so is exposed all the time. He has been told if he ever doesn't have dogs for a time he will become reactive again. At the moment he shows as allergic on all the tests but has no reaction.

Exposure can be good for people who are allergic but the whole area is such an inexact science that it is near impossible to predict who will respond well and who won't.

Overall a little dirt is not a bad thing, anti-bac is the work of the devil and should be put in Room 101 asap.

hello KingCanute, I think you are me, love your name by the way, did you know that it's all to do with the very orange town of Knutsford?

I am just like that with cats, I am very nearly obsessed with them and am looking forward to the day when I can live on my own, wearing a grotty fleece, driving a landrover and breeding the little bleeders. For now, any new ones make me cough like hell.

Is that where they have city limits? (don't ask, late night randomness....)

I know quite a few people who have responded well, I also know some who haven't so I suppose it is an individual thing. ALthough it could also be that exposure is not consistant enough or pursued for long enough to have the effect needed. I also know some people hav been helped with their nut allergy in a very controlled and exact, medically supervised study using exposure to nuts (the bold for emphasis incase anyone gets silly ideas). Having said that, I have never heard of someones Dust Mite Allergy being helped by exposure so I assume this works slightly differently.

Thank you, I won the name in a namechange recently and I am quite attached to it! (Also there are soem great King Canute cartoons on the internet!)

HiKingCanute

Nah, that's Nutbush.

Talking of nuts, I do realise that those allergies are very real and very different. I am sorry to say that I didn't really understand that until I read about the athlete who died a few years ago, I am so sorry, I can't remember his name.

I think that is the trouble with talking a bout allergies. There are so many different ones with differing levels of reaction. Add to that the fact that many people call an intolerance an allergy and it all becomes a bit of a mine field!