It is possible to develop new allergies as an adult. This can include food allergies and seasonal allergies, such as a pollen allergy. Allergies are often present from childhood, but new allergies can ...

Every year, more than 50 million adults suffer from allergies. While it’s common to develop allergies as a child, many adults find they develop new allergies as they age. “Nobody is born with ...

It's easy to assume that if you didn't have seasonal allergies as a child or teen, you won't have them as an adult. But adult-onset allergies are a thing, allergist and immunologist Dr. Tania Elliott, ...

Seasonal allergies happen when your body's immune system overreacts to ordinarily harmless things in the environment, like pollen. This overreaction can cause symptoms such as sneezing, a runny nose, ...

Anecdotal and survey evidence suggests that adult-onset food allergies may be increasing. “We don’t talk about it enough, but adult food allergy is real,” Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, told Medscape Medical ...

For many, allergies are a problem of childhood, something outgrown or managed with relative ease. Yet increasingly, adults with no prior history of allergic reactions are experiencing sudden episodes ...

New-onset seasonal allergies in adults can take some detective work to sort through potential lifestyle and environment triggers. "When we have that patient walk in the door and say, 'Look, I've been ...

Alecia Domer has had seasonal pollen allergies since she was a child. But she’s never had to carefully watch what she eats. That is, until the age of 42, when she had lunch one day and shortly ...

Although many people develop allergies when they are young, you can also develop allergies in adulthood. Allergies are an overreaction of the immune system to a normally harmless substance (an ...