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Question: Do food allergies start suddenly? or do they have to start from birth?

(Posted by: phil8656 on 2010-03-17 19:59:28)

I keep developing more and more food allergies. First I became lactose intolerant. Then couldn't eat peanut butter or sunflower seeds. Now it seems I have suddenly become gluten (wheat) sensitive. And that last one came on suddenly after a lifetime of eating, and baking, whole grain bread. Has anybody else had a food allergy start late in life without warning? Thanks to all.

Answers:

Posted by: Dr Huh?! on 2010-03-19, 19:07:28

I think they are caused by industrial farming chemicals, and food preservatives. To say the least about all the other additives. There is no recorded history of such things a hundred or so years ago.

Posted by: cashmere_mist on 2010-03-17, 20:02:09

They can start suddenly

Posted by: Gellar on 2010-03-17, 20:02:41

First of all, lactose intolerance is not a food allergy--as it says it is an intolerance, meaning you cannot tolerate lactose but can still eat it. It is possible to develop allergies later in life.

Posted by: Gary B on 2010-03-17, 20:08:42

They can start suddenly. LActose intolerance is one VERY common one that starts later in life. Of course, infants MUST drink milk, so they are not lactose intolerant. But as we grow older the intolerance increases. By the time we are adults, it is estimated that about 80% of people have some level of lactose intolerance. I, myself, had NO problems with sea foods until I was about 45. The, quite suddenly, I was stricken with a case of anaphylactic shock after eating mussels. I was unable to eat mussels, shrimp, oysters, crab, or shellfish for almost 5 years. JUST as suddenly, it went away! Not only can allergies happen suddenly, they can actually "come and go " at random.

Posted by: angels on 2010-03-17, 20:44:13

They sure can start suddenly! when i was in highschool i somehow became allergic to oranges and within 6 years it has grown to all citrus fruits and cleaning products. just the smell gets me. oranges are my favorite and not being able to eat or even smell them just kills me. and not being able to get the vitamin c that you get from the citrus fruits have weakend my immune system so much im like sick all the time. it really sucks and my allergy is just getting worse. i sure hope you dont have anymore problems. i cant imagine being allergic to wheat and nuts. good luck

Posted by: Spicey on 2010-03-17, 21:57:20

Allergies affect everyone differently. I'm only speaking from experience with 3 generations of familial allergies, including both of my daughters but not myself. Allergies are complex. If you eat a peanut and are having a reaction or fever. something you eat with it may do kind of a fusing, crossover thing with the peanut, and you'll wind up being allergic to BOTH things. It's called a "hapten. " That's two things, and you might eat 3 other things with each of those while you're having a reaction, or a fever, and wind up being allergic to 8 things. All this takes time--there's a lot of "chance " involved. If you have a good knowledge base, read all you can about the effects of fever on histamine reactions, haptens, allergies in general. Read nursing medical books, like a pathophysiology book for nursing. At birth, you may be prone to allergies through heredity--a family history of allergies which could go back for generations. The first time you touch or ingest something, you won't have a reaction--you are not yet allergic to it. That first exposure "sensitizes " you to it, and the next time you are exposed, whether it be through touch or ingestion, you may have a reaction. Maybe one hive. The third time, you may get two hives. With each subsequent exposure, your reaction may increase, and sometimes to a level that could be fatal, such as anaphylaxis. The problem with allergies, even when you KNOW you have a family history, you just don't know exactly WHAT you will be allergic to or how you will react. My family has a history of allergies at least 4 generations back. My brother, sister, and both my daughters have had SEVERE reactions to things--unusually things. I have not to my knowledge, ever been allergic to much. A little itcy behind the knees and elbows in the Spring when the grass first turns green. I know the roof of my mouth burns when I eat an almond Hersey bar. The aforementioned family members have almost died from violent reactions.

Posted by: fibrohubby on 2010-03-18, 08:08:52

Yes, they can start suddenly. Many people believe a physical or emotional trauma can trigger them. My wife became gluten intolerant after the birth of our child.

Posted by: Psyengine on 2010-03-18, 18:54:46

'An Allergy is a disorder of the immune system often also referred to as atopy. Allergic reactions occur to normally harmless environmental substances known as allergens; these reactions are acquired, predictable, and rapid.' en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Allergy It is possible that allergies, in part, are weakened conditions in the epithelial tissues in the body, making the allergy hypothetically a symptom of a specialized malnutrition. The specious nature of the allergy, the sensitivity to peculiar allergens, normally ineffectual in other people is valuable in apprehending the biochemical needs of the species human bio-organism. en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Epithelial_tissue en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Epithelium#General_characters_of_epithelial_tissue en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Connective_tissue

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