Adult allergies

[First-light]

I'm 52 years old and never was allergic to anything in my life. In the past month I had 3 allergic reactions to food. Ist time I went to the ER because my lips and lower face swelled up. 2nd time was to Urgent care because my tongue became twice the size. 2 nights ago it was just my chin that became swollen which took a day to get back to normal. I now have an Epi pen that travels with me and will be seeing an allergist. Anyone else develop adult alleges???? They say it could be environmental meaning my change of jobs has me working in more sterile conditions thus my immune system isn't as strong. Frustrating and scary at times. 2/3 of episodes a common food was peanuts. The reaction though didn't happen right away it took a few hours. FL

Edited February 6, 2016 by First-light

[Rockspek]

When younger I had allergies to some things like shellfish, grass and trees.  As I got older I would test out shellfish now and then.  I can eat clams with the best of them now.  However now I can't eat pineapple without feeling like I swallowed fiberglass insulation soon after.  I never remember so many food allergies as a kid but now they have special tables for kids with food allergies at schools and also have warnings on classroom doors when kids in the class have certain allergies.  Makes me wonder if we used to be not as good at identifying the allergies and kids just suffered or are we getting more allergies to normal things like nuts and milk because of all the other messed with ingredients in the food we eat.   

[Rebel Darling]

Wow...  I haven't experienced anything on that level of severity, but I have developed allergies as I've aged (I'm 36).  I grew up with a cat, but now can't sit on a couch if a cat sleeps there, nor can I be in a cat owner's house for more than an hour or so.  My parents have two, so I guess that says something...  My uncle, a nurse practitioner, told me that it's likely environmental (I haven't lived with a cat in 18 years) combined with aging. 

 

My Spring pollen allergies have gotten worse over the years, but I've been able to mitigate those reactions by using local honey as a sweetener throughout the year.  I'm unsure if eating a peanut, or part of one, a day or week would be advisable.

 

A quick google search for "adult onset allergies" didn't yield a ton of helpful information, and according to this article, it's a relatively new field of study:

 

http://allergicliving.com/2014/11/20/searching-for-answers-to-adult-onset-allergies/

 

Here's an even more general article:

 

http://www.everydayhealth.com/allergies/understanding-adult-onset-allergies.aspx

 

Best of luck and health to you, FL...

 

 

 

Edited February 6, 2016 by RebelDarling

[Doc]

Back in my real childhood days, I spent a lot of the summer months going barefoot, and it was not unusual to walk through poison ivy with no reaction at all. Now, if I touch the stuff, I break out in a pretty ugly way. so there is an allergy that I developed in my older years.

 

On the other hand, as a child I suffer something fierce with hay fever. Goldenrod and ragweed used to almost close my eyes right up with swelling and ,itching and runniness. And the runny nose and sneezing were pretty ugly. today, I might have a day or two of sneezing, but that's pretty much the extent of it. So these things can both ways with age.

[coonhunter]

I am allergic to shrimp, but I can eat clams and crab with no problem. Never made any sense to me.

 

[ATbuckhunter]

Personally I haven't had any reactions to anything yet, but that can change tomorrow. Its not uncommon to become allergic to something seemingly out of nowhere and vise versa. 

[Elmo]

Developed allergy to grass pollen in my mid-20's.

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[BizCT]

Developed allergy to grass pollen in my mid-20's.

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I developed pollen in spring around 14, it was real bad but has not gotten much better each year. I take Claritin D from 4/1 - 6/1

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[growalot]

I have been in several times  for odd things...and I know full well about fresh pineapple...I have allergies to a few different weeds,lanolin, Deet, wood alcohol(wood smoke), Demerol. Mr B shell fish and some nuts. All mild...except my  Demerol,deet and wood smoke.

Neither of us had them as kids and it started in our forties.