Has anyone developed food allergies as an adult?

[Anonymous]

I posted recently about some unknown reaction I've been having which has been diagnosed as hives and eczema but now I'm starting to wonder if I have developed a food allergy. Several times I have had the reaction (red, puffy, itchy, swollen face/chest/arm/neck) it has been after eating eggs. I am over 40 and have no known allergies other than environmental - is it possible to develop a food allergy at this age?

[Anonymous]

I developed a new severe food allergy in my 20s. I don't think it's common, but it's very possible. Make an appointment with an allergist and avoid eggs in the meantime.

[Anonymous]

Yes-- I developed a couple in my 30s. One was pretty hard to diagnose because it's a food additive.

[Anonymous]

Yeah. Developed allergy to sea food with my second pregnancy and it did not go away. And I LOVE seafood.

[Anonymous]

Yes but they are still trying to figure out to what. A couple of weeks ago I was out to dinner and was drinking a margarita and my face and chest broke out in bright red spots and I didn't realize it (dimly lit restaurant so DH couldn't tell). I kept drinking the margarita and my throat completely closed up and I could barely breathe. I'm a nurse and knew exactly what was happening especially once DH told me my face and chest were all broken out. I told him to call 911 and yell that I was going into anaphylactic shock. Diner in the restaurant actually had an epi pen and I injected myself. Absolutely terrifying experience.

[Anonymous]

After I gave birth, I couldn't drink milk any more. Horrible stomach cramps. (I used eat cereal all the time.)

Now, in my 40ss, I have a reaction to meat with nitrates, e.g., salami, bacon. My lips puff up. Same with avocado.

I have weird eczema as well that doesn't seem to be connected to the food I eat. I've been to several dermatologists and one allergist. The allergist gave me more insight.

[Anonymous]

I haven't, but if know 3 people who developed food allergies in their 30s and one who developed pollen allergies.

[Anonymous]

Yes, to eggs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven't, but if know 3 people who developed food allergies in their 30s and one who developed pollen allergies.

OP here - I developed pollen/dust allergies in my 30s so maybe this is just my lot in life....

[Anonymous]

Are the foods different now--more antibiotics and animal byproducts given to animals, GMO plants, etc?

[Anonymous]

My mom is allergic to eggs, not sure when it developed, and is careful about getting flu shots because some have egg proteins.

[Anonymous]

It's DC. My allergist says it's basically an enormous cesspool of allergens and that tons of people move here and develop all kinds of allergies.

[Anonymous]

My father was diagnosed with allergies to approx 10 food items (including peanuts) in his 60's. Eczema and asthma were his symptoms.

[Anonymous]

I developed an allergy to citrus (oranges and tomatoes) when I was a teenager. I broke out in hives from head to foot with facial swelling...then two years later it was gone.

[Anonymous]

I developed a dairy allergy that lasted for 6 years in my late 20s. I broke out in hives everytime I ate dariy. It was awful. My doctor says you can absolutely grow in and out of allergies (I was horribly allergic to dogs and wool as a child and grew out of both in my late teens). He says it is especially common for women as we have more hormonal fluxuations. Every now and then I get a random case of the hives and dread the idea that I might be dealing with another food sensitivity of allergy.