My mom has food allergies and she is supersticious that I have them too. The allergy is shellfish and she formed it later in her life---around 39 i think? She won't let me have any, but i really don't think i'm allergic to shellfish because i went to this place where they cook right in front of you, and the were making shrimp and steak and chicken on the same grill stove thing. And shrimp "juice" is bound to have touched the steak (which i had) so i really don't think i'm allergic. So my question is: Can my mom's allergies be given to me even though she formed the allergy around 1 or 2 years AFTER i was born? please no guesses, i want you to for sure know. thank you
2007-06-27 02:36:21 · 9 answers · asked by monkisrockmisox 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
My allergist told me people's predisposition to allergies can be hereditary. In my personal case, I am highly allergic to a specific mushroom that is extremely common where my mother is from (she's from another country); however the mushroom is uncommon where I was born and raised. I do not appear to be allergic to any other types of mushroom. I didn't develop my allergy until I was well into my 40s and my mother's family has a history of allergies (all developed later in life), but not food allergies. I don't think it's a done-deal that you will develop a food allergy - you may develop an allergy to something else. If you really want to know for sure, go to a doctor and ask to be tested.
2007-06-27 03:50:36 · answer #1 · answered by TC 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course, but honey you can't live your life in fear. Be aware, be cautious, but live.... go and eat. If you feel your throat tightening, get a rash, face swelling, then seek medical attention and never eat shell fish again. But, there are many different types of shellfish. Just because you are allergic to crab does not mean you will be allergic to shrimp. Start with something mild like shrimp and on another day eat one of the others.
Please remember though, an allergy will not act up the first time you are exposed to an allergen. The body must be exposed at least one time prior so it can develop the allergy. It will then "remember" and the next time is when the allergic symptoms will come up.
Good luck, and please don't live in fear of something you don't know you even have. I am living my life completely allergic to almost every food. If there is a food I have not tried, I know I would try it to see if I was allergic. I am having to live without because I am certain I am allergic. I would never not eat something over a fear of being allergic, I would make certain of it first.
2007-06-29 08:52:12 · answer #2 · answered by Wendy S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Specific allergies are not inherited, however the predisposition to forming allergies is. If your mum is atopic, there is a good chance you are too, but there is no guarantee of that. By the way, what form do her allergies take? If she has a full blown anaphylactic type reaction then she is atopic, but if she just felt a bit ill once after eating shellfish it's more likely she had a bad shrimp than is truly allergic. In that instance you are very unlikely to have a problem with shellfish.
2007-06-27 06:29:09 · answer #3 · answered by Lynn S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can see where some things are possible such as asthma. I can also see where you can increase your chances through genetics. From my experience I think it is an individual thing. My grandparents (fathers parents) have no allergies. My father is allergic to strawberries and my brother is allergic to chocolate. I am extremely sensetive to poision ivy. I blow up like a Macey's Day Parade balloon even by indirect contact. No one on my mothers side has food allergies that I know of. I have a cousin who is deathly allergic to cats. His children are not.
I will add this. When I went to EMT school I was tought and I read that you can develop allergies and histamine is the culprit. Histamine is a hormone that is released as part of the body's immune system. An allergy is an over reaction of the histamine.
2007-06-27 03:09:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is possible to have the same allergies. My mom became allergic to chicken at age 30 and I did too at the same age. I was 10 years old when my mom became allergic to chicken.
2007-06-27 04:21:41 · answer #5 · answered by pennypincher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
allergies can pop up later in life. And yes, they can be hereditary. My allergy to cat dander (which both my parents share) did not reveal itself until I was 17 or 18 years old.
2007-06-27 03:11:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Over the counter yeast infection medication is too strong for a baby. You would be better going to a pediatrician and getting a prescription for the medicine! My daughter used to get them all the time and finally the doctor suggested we switch brands of diapers and once we did she hasn't had a yeast infection again! Good Luck! PS my mother also suggests that feeding your daughter yogurt will help preventing yeast infections. They make yogurt for babies!
2016-05-17 09:00:23 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not always passed down, but food allergies can be genetically based.
2007-06-27 02:43:47 · answer #8 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It appears so. My children have my lactose intolerance and yellow dye allergy. My youngest daughter has my father's nut allergy.
2007-06-27 02:39:59 · answer #9 · answered by emtd65 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋