What are the most common food allergies?

[4BlueBlessings]

In adults, the most common foods that cause allergic reactions are: shellfish, such as shrimp, crayfish, lobster, and crab; nuts from trees, such as walnuts; fish; eggs; and peanuts, a legume that is one of the chief foods that cause anaphylactic reactions. In highly allergic people, even minuscule amounts of a food allergen (for example, 1/44,000 of a peanut kernel) can evoke an allergic reaction. Less sensitive people, however, may be able to tolerate small amounts of a food to which they are allergic.

In children, the pattern is somewhat different from adults, and the most common foods that cause allergic reactions are eggs, milk, peanuts, and fruits, particularly tomatoes and strawberries. Children sometimes outgrow their allergies, but adults usually do not lose theirs. Also, children are more likely to outgrow allergies to cow's milk or soy formula than allergies to peanuts, fish, or shrimp. Adults and children tend to react to those foods they eat more often. For example, in Japan, allergy to rice, and in Scandinavia, allergy to codfish, is more common than elsewhere.

hope I am not overwhelming you all

[<3 Susan <3]

Blake and Emma both have a milk protein allergy. If I drink too much milk, Emma gets icky diapers. Blake can eat yogurt and eat cheese but cant drink actual milk.

He drinks Soy Milk.

[4BlueBlessings]

Justin is allergic to shellfish. People act like it's sooo uncommon so I thought it was cool to see that it's really commmon in adults. and David has afew off the list. He's allergic to milk, wheat, eggs and shellfish

[TypicalMom]

my oldest had a milk allergy he out grew as well as asthma which he also outgrew. my 2nd oldest still has the milk allergy and im hoping she too will outgrow it, and im lucky that #3 isnt effected by it at all (as of yet anyway)

[4BlueBlessings]

thats good!! I was soooo scared Brian was going to go down the same path as David but so far so good!

[countrymomma]

doug and i are gluten intolerant (not classified as an allergy) due to that sarah isn't eating gluten until she gets tested when she's 3. She's also not on cows milk due to an abundance of allergies on my side of the family, so she's been on goats milk since she turned 1. I wouldn't put her on Soy milk b/c of its estrogenic properties, noone in my family eats Soy.

[EthanNLillysmama]

Ethan was allergic to watermelon at about 6 months or so. Got a rash around his mouth but out grew it already and i hope hes not allergic to milk or milk protein
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[4BlueBlessings]

goats milk has milk properties in it....... David can't have goats milk. Soy is our ONLY option ;)

[countrymomma]

:bighug:thats rough. in our situation our doc put her on goats milk b/c my dad and 2 of his 3 sisters are allergic to cows milk. So she weighed our options and decided on goats milk b/c of estrogenic properties in soy milk. I have had MAJOR issues with estrogen problems and we didn't want to go down that road with her. i wasn't by any means suggesting that you put your son on Goats milk, i was just saying whats going on in our family.

[4BlueBlessings]

=-) understood!

[Mommie2Bryce]

I've been told that you can eat shrimp all your life and then one day be allergic to it....so sad

[4BlueBlessings]

thats DH melissa... it was sooo weird! He used to be able to eat shrimp and crab but not fish... then he couldnt eat shrimp but could crab... not he cant have any of it ... and being in the same room chokes him up