Private GP · Lurgan
Private GP for hay fever and allergies
Hay fever can look like a cold that lasts all summer. Hives, swollen eyelids and a blocked nose that wrecks sleep are worth a proper plan: the right antihistamine, a steroid spray used properly, and a look at whether this is allergy or something else.
Alongside the NHS, not instead of it. Keep your NHS GP. Call 999 in an emergency. Friends Medical GP is for planned private appointments and home visits that are not emergencies.
People also search for: allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergy, hives, urticaria.
When to book
- Hay fever that is not touching usual tablets
- A blocked nose all spring
- Hives or itchy swellings
- Eye symptoms that stop you working or driving
- You want to know if this is sinusitis instead
Call 999 or go to A&E if
- Swollen tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing (call 999)
- Wheeze with facial swelling
- A reaction that involved collapse
- A child with breathing difficulty after a food
For urgent advice that is not an emergency, call 111. Friends Medical GP is not an emergency service.
What happens in the appointment
- The GP maps season, pets, work and what you already take.
- They look at your nose and chest if needed.
- You leave with a stepped plan, not a random extra tablet.
Clinic, online, or at home
Straightforward hay fever is fine online. Anaphylaxis is 999. Food allergy testing and travel vaccines sit with Friends Medical Service.
After you leave
Start the spray plan as shown. If you later need immunotherapy or a wider allergy work-up, that is a specialist path, which we can help open.
FAQs
Can you do allergy testing in this appointment?
Not a full panel. We can advise whether testing is useful and where to do it. Travel and specialist allergy services remain on the main Friends Medical Service site.
Related problems we see
Sinusitis and blocked nose
Facial pressure, a blocked nose and thick discharge after a cold is usually viral. Sometimes it is not. A private GP can examine you, sort hay fever from infection, and decide if a steroid spray, a delayed antibiotic prescription, or further ENT input is the honest next step.
Skin rashes and infections
A new rash, an eczema flare, or a spreading red area on the leg is easier to sort when someone actually looks at it. We see skin in clinic, take photos into the notes if useful, and refer to dermatology at Friends Medical Service when the next step is a specialist, not a second guess.
Cough and chest infection
A cough that has gone past a cold, green sputum, a wheeze, or a temperature that will not settle is a common reason people book a private GP. You get time, a chest examination, and a decision about inhalers, antibiotics, steroids, or tests.
See a GP this week
Same-day and next-day private GP appointments in Lurgan, or a clinician at home if travel is the problem.