Food Allergies Treatment

Question by Candace B: Are you born with a peanut allergy or can it develop with time?
My 6 year old is allergic to strawberries (since birth) amoxicillin (since birth) and recently started getting hives from Almonds. He has eaten peanuts in the past and eats peanut butter and jelly occasionally with no problems but within the last year he has been getting hives after eating almonds. I have stopped him from eating them however since he never had a problem with peanuts i let him eat PB&J. Today the nurse called me and told me my son was in her office with hives and that it happened after eating a snack of Peanut butter on celery. When he came home he was covered in hives and I gave him an oatmeal bath with Aveeno. Why is this happening all of a sudden? I have a doctors appointment for Thursday but I was just wondering if anyone else developed an allergy to peanuts suddenly? He also has seasonal allergies and Eczema that he got from both myself and his father.

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Answer by lemon
Food allergies can develop over time. Smaller symptoms may have been there that weren’t even noticeable. And since it wasn’t noticeable it could’ve gotten worse and developed into a hives problem. Things with the immune system can cause intolerance to certain foods.

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Question by stonewifey: Why are babies born with allergies?
My son is allergic to dairy and whole grains. Is it because I lacked eating something that I was supposed to when I was pregnant? The only person with allergies in my entire family is me and it’s to shellfish.

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Answer by 2Pacalypse
It’s genetic and can be completely random because of a mutation. It is possible that maybe if you didn’t eat a lot of grains or dairy, your son became susceptible to be allergic to it. I am allergic to pollen like my mom. But my younger siblings are not. I know my mom did not go outside a lot so maybe that could be why I have allergies every spring. I have gradually become more immune to it as I grew up. I’m not too sure about food allergies though. Allergies are annoying but even researchers don’t know too much about why it happens. Most likely it is genetic, but could be random. Allergies are caused because your body is overreacting towards something it thinks is harmful even if it is not. Best idea is to always read ingredients. I don’t think there is any cure for it.

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Question by nyyankeesg1rl: Wondering about unborn babies allergies and what happens when they’re born?
When I was born I had a pretty bad milk allergy. Doctors did not detect this until I was two weeks old by which time I had a severe ear infection. One of my 3 sibs also had this allergy. It eventually went away when I was 5 years old. I’m wondering if unborn babies can have allergies and how likely is my baby to have an allergy because I did? If I tell the doctor/nurses can they test him when he’s born before giving him formula that has milk in it?
Thanks.
To whoever wrote about breastfeeding. My question was not about breastfeeding. I didn’t ask for your opinion

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Answer by white_crane68
Why not tell your OBGYN who can make a note of it so that when your baby is born they do not give a milk based formula… just a thought.

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