This is especially true if someone in your family already has allergies.
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Multiple studies have shown that allergies are hereditary, or passed down through genes from parents to their children.
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This might include food, medications, pollen from trees, or dander from a pet.
Studies indicate that both environmental and genetic factors cause common allergies.
An immediate response reaction may include a life-threatening emergency known asanaphylaxis.
Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxisis an immediate and life-threatening allergic reaction that requires medical treatment.
Anaphylaxis is a swelling of the throat that can make breathing impossible.
Some common symptoms of allergies include:
With food allergies, an even widerrange of symptomsmay occur.
Allergy testing may then be ordered to identify possible allergy triggers.
Histamine is a significant factor in producing allergic inflammation.
This can be difficult, especially with airborne allergies.
A Word From Verywell
An allergy diagnosis can be life-changing.
Allergies are challenging to manage, and they affect a person’s quality of life.
Watch out for symptoms and have your child tested if they display signs of an allergy.
Outgrowing allergies depends on the throw in of allergy.
The onset of allergies can also occur later in life.
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