Can people get a food alergy later in their life

[cherri7]

I started taken nasal spray last week because the doc said i might have post nasal drip.if the spray doesn't work i have to get an allergy test.i have these problems for 7 years now ; i get mucous in my troat ,i snezze,cough,i get tired esily,i feel congested,nausea when eat most of the time...so i was wondering if i had a food allegery.before i didn't think that i could have any food\insects allergies or any allergies because i assume that people have to be born with it.

[rsox34]

You should not be "scared" about getting allergy testing done.  For most people, it's a simple procedure where your  skin is pricked with tiny needles containing extracts of common allergens.  The comprehensive test that I had involved pricks of skin on my arms and back.  

[cherri7]

Hi,I'm getting my allergy test in about a month which i'm scared about.I'm getting the test somewhere on my arms.i hope they'll find out what's wrong with me.

[bsmsl]

Allergies are strang things.  You can develop allergies at any stage of life.  Sometimes hormonal changes will trigger the devolopment of allergies.  I have even heard of 70 and 80 year olds developing allergies.

I explain it this way - Every person has a limited amount of exposure to a substance.  Each person's limit is different.  When  a person reaches that limit they become allergic.  A person may never reach their limit to any substance and therefore not have allergies.  Another person's limit can be so low that they react the first time they are exposed to a substance.  A person can literally not be allergic to something one day, but they could be allergic to it the next.

I hope that you find some answers soon.

[holly14386]

Hi cherri.  My mum used to love mushrroms and only became allergic to them when she was 40.  Also seemed to develop severe hayfever in the same year having never had it before so, yes you can get allergies later in life although, I have never heard of this from anyone else except mum

[cherri7]

thanks for input everyone=).To the first answer, i'm in my early 20's and i have no kids.

[SassyLassie]

Oh absolutely YES. I have food allergies, and mine seem to change about every 5 years. Now that I am in peri-menopause, they are more erratic too, it is not fun.

[allmymarbles]

Yes.

[Possum2]

Hi, you can certainly get more sensitive/develop allergies to food or things later in life... I don't know how old you are exactly but certainly around perimenopause my skin started to change & I am even super sensitive to my husband's beard now...(Been married almost 30 years & he has always had a beard)
I also have developed intolerances, allergies to certain foods later in life...
Hope that helps ;-)