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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like there are so many children with nut, dairy, soy, etc. allergies these days, way more than ever in history. What causes this? What did children with egg or dairy allergies do 100 years ago?  [/quote]

They were sickly and many died. Just like babies in developing countries today.[/quote]

NP here. My 4YO has food allergies. In previous generations, he likely would have died long before showing symptoms of/being diagnosed with food allergies. Allergies/eczema/asthma are related and he was hospitalized several times for asthma when he was a baby.[/quote]

I’m the person you replied to. My aunt was sickly as a kid. Skinny. Stomachaches. Always vomiting. Constipated. She missed months of ES and junior high. By 9th grade, she was two years behind she graduated with my mom who was 2 years younger. When my youngest was born, she was the same way, but we had access to great medical care so my DD was diagnosed with food allergies. We were able to make changes that helped her health. I think she would have ended up like my aunt otherwise.[/quote]

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