I have a rash on my neck for over two years. It goes up and down in various intensity. It used to itch but not any more. I meant to go to my GP but I never got around to do it. 2 and half years down the line, I still have it to some degree on my neck. I now think it's an allergy to something and it recently clicked with me that maybe it might be wool. I like wool scarves. I wasn't wearing my wool scarf all throughout January and recently when I changed back to the wool scarf last week, the rash became more pronounced. This leads me to suspect maybe its wool. I wore wool socks for a day last year and my feet were very sore at the end of the day. Now I think maybe it's wool that's aggrievating the rash and maybe an allergy to wool. I stopped wearing the wool scarf and I am taking an anti histamine tablet now and the rash has gone down considerably.
I wonder if I have an allergy to wool? Will my gp take me seriously or will I need private testing or will I just continue with my own observations and keep away from wool.