Developing Allergies

HI,

I have a family full of allergies (seasonal, animal, dust, food), you name it and we have it. They can come on at any time and any age. I would have the pediatrician refer you to an allergist and have him tested. Allergies can interfer with health, growth, attention, learning, and even happiness. Don't wait. Good Luck!

B. O

Hi~ I was diagnosed with allergies at about 4 1/2 yrs old, so yes, it is possible. Find a good allergist and have testing done.

My grandmother at age 80 developed allergies after never having them in her life... so you can get them at anytime. On the plus side, you can also stop being allergic (or become more immune to it) as time goes on.

When we tested my 3 year old for allergies, they did it through a blood test which was a lot easier than a scratch test.

good luck.

Yes. You can develop allergies at any age. If you suspect food allergies, you can try an elimination diet, where you remove the common allergens and any foods you suspect, then add them each back into his/her diet one at a time. If the symptoms return, I would suggest you see an allergist, who can do skin tests and blood work. You'll want to have an idea of what foods to test before you go to the allergist.

You can develop allergies at any age. My 8 year son was just diagnosed with a tree nut and peanut allergy this summer. He at a brownie (with walnuts) and went into anaphylatic (sp?) shock. Thank God I had an Epi-pen because my 3 year old has a peanut allergy. I gave him the injection and took him to the ER.

The allergist will usually do the skin test first to see what types of reactions (grass, peanuts, wheat, etc.) and then order blood draws based on the categories that come up positive. Not sure where you live, but if you live in CT, I recommend CT Allergy & Asthma Associates - they have offices all over.

Good luck!
C.

My 4-year-old was just allergy tested. She is now on Xyzal every night and Veramyst (nasal spray). She can now breathe without having to open her mouth and doesn't snore. She's a happier kid! I'm not sure why its developed now, but the ENT dr. (yesterday) said its been a bad, weird winter for allergies. Good luck!

You can develop an allergy at anytime and they can also go away. You can get referred to an allergist and they can do a skin test or a bloodtest for a variety of things to see what he allergic to.

My daughter became allergic to all nuts the day after she turned 8 last year. This was a kid who ate all nuts prior to this reaction.

Allergies are often a quick onset. As an example, I had been stung by bees before with no reaction and suddenly had a bad reaction to a bee sting when I was in 7th grade (I was brought to my Dr's office then spent the night in the hospital after going into cardiac arrest in my Dr's office). 3 or 4 years later, I was diagnosed with pollen allergies which I had never had before. Usually, the tests will depend on the allergy. When I went through the tests for bee allergies, they injected a little of the venom from 5 different types of bees in my arm in different strengths and watched for reactions. With the pollen allergies, it was a scratch test to see which pollens I reacted to most. I am not sure how they would test for food allergies as I have only ever had adverse reactions to certain foods. Good luck!