16 y/o girl allergies?

[Anonymous]

my DD is 16 and she has peanut and soy allergies. We have known this since she was about 11. In the past 2 years it has gotten worse. Before, if she had peanut by accident she would just become itchy and throw up, now if she has nuts she goes into anaphylactic shock. Also, she used to be able to touch nuts, but now if she touches them her hands swell up really badly. I was under the impression that kids grew out of allergies as they age, but her's seem to be intensifying. Any suggestions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my DD is 16 and she has peanut and soy allergies. We have known this since she was about 11. In the past 2 years it has gotten worse. Before, if she had peanut by accident she would just become itchy and throw up, now if she has nuts she goes into anaphylactic shock. Also, she used to be able to touch nuts, but now if she touches them her hands swell up really badly. I was under the impression that kids grew out of allergies as they age, but her's seem to be intensifying. Any suggestions?

I was told that allergies can become dormant but never that you grew out of them. I was also told that something can trigger a dormant allergy and it becomes active again.

[Anonymous]

Go see Dr. Wood in Baltimore at Hopkins. Have you ever had a rast test done on her-it would be helpful to see how her allergies are tracking. I am a little surprised that her allergies would suddenly become worse..but..it has been said that reactions can be worse if person is stressed (and being 16 is stressful) or if other sickness like cold is going on. I hope you are able to get her some help. In meantime..maybe better educate her on things that may have peanut butter that she didn't realize had it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go see Dr. Wood in Baltimore at Hopkins. Have you ever had a rast test done on her-it would be helpful to see how her allergies are tracking. I am a little surprised that her allergies would suddenly become worse..but..it has been said that reactions can be worse if person is stressed (and being 16 is stressful) or if other sickness like cold is going on. I hope you are able to get her some help. In meantime..maybe better educate her on things that may have peanut butter that she didn't realize had it.

OP here. Thanks so much! actually, she has been allergic to peanuts since she was about 3 (looking back) when she would refuse anything that had nuts in it. And she was able to by the time she was five, avoid all nuts. She did not have a reaction until she was 11 (candy mix that had peanut m&ms mixed in) and that is the first time she was tested for allergies.

[Anonymous]

I developed a shellfish allergy at 22 and an egg (although I can eat things made with eggs) allergy at 24. Doctor had no explanation whatsoever.

[Anonymous]

allergies intensify with exposure--she should definitely wear a medic alert bracelet and carry an epi pen

[Anonymous]

I developed fruit allergies at 24.

I have read that some environmental things can make you more prone to developing/worsening allergies.

My apartment I moved into 2 mos before the allergy began had a slow gas leak that wasn't immediately detected and also suspected water issues (part of the ceiling in one room fell to the floor during a bad rain storm- clearly the damage had been accumulating.) I still suspect SOMETHING about being there led to it. (you'd think the place was a cheap sh*t hole from what I wrote- but alas it was just poorly built/maintained.)

I'm still hoping however unlikely that the allergy will go away as randomly as it came.

Hopefully your daughters will improve and not get Any worse.

[Anonymous]

I never had any allergies at all until my dad died when I was 16... Now I'm allergic to everything!