Food Allergies Treatment

Question by phil8656: Do food allergies start suddenly? Or do they have to start from birth?
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.

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Answer by cashmere_mist
they can start suddenly

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Question by Missie Tugae: Could I have suddenly developed an allergy to milk?
I’ve never had any allergies, but this past year it seems as if I’ve developed an allergy to any sort of dairy there is. It started off with my stomach hurting a little whenever I had cereal, then it just got worse. I get so dizzy, have debilitating pain through my body, and I feel as if I can’t breathe. At first I thought I was just lactose intolerant, but I’ve tried those pills and they don’t do anything.

Tonight I had baked ziti for dinner and even that made me really sick and it never did before. I understand there’s a difference between lactose intolerance and milk allergy. No one seems to believe me that milk suddenly makes me very very sick.

What do you think?

Oh and I’m seventeen years old.

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Answer by jud
The thing about allergies is that you can develop them anytime in your life. You do not need an excuse. Our bodies change all the time, our tiny cells, hence hormones evolve and mutate. Even these are miniscule changes, they can influence other cells so their “job” change as well.

So, yes it is very possible that you are allergic to diary. I just stopped eating diary a few months ago because i too have other allergies, and diary makes them worse.
Do not panic just yet. There are plenty of alternatives out there. They taste slightly different, but can get used to them very quickly if you consume them on a daily basis.

Milk – rice milk, almond milk, soymilk (fortified with all the good vitamins and minerals milk has)
Cheese – tofu/soy cheeses (taste just like the real one)

In the long run, it is better for you to eat the vegan diary anyway, because animal diary tends to produce lots of mucous in the body, which is difficult to get rid of, and messes with digestion.

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Question by Jello: Why did I suddenly develop a food allergy?
I’m 23 and I almost died of anaphylactic shock. After 3 days in the hospital I discovered I’m suddenly allergic to shrimp and all shellfish. Why all of the sudden? I wouldn’t say I’ve eaten an abnormal amount of seafood in my life but I never had a reaction before. Why did I suddenly develop this allergy now even though there is no family history? I have no other allergies and yet this so severe. Why?!

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Answer by WENDY S
There is no way to know. You can develop allergies at anytime during your life, even if you were not allergic before. It is odd that you would have such a strong reaction so suddenly that you almost died but it does happen. Just thankfully your ok, so you can stay away from shellfish now. Good Luck!

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recently i have been getting red spots all over my chest,face and stomach.Also i have been having stomach cramps and have the symptoms of a cold.
could this be an allergy to milk that has just developed?