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I'm a 40+ woman who developed my nut allergy in my late 30's in all my research I have not found anyone who developed their allergy late in life. Am I alone?

Submitted by angel111 Wed 06/23/2010

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My father developed a severe

Submitted by Gus Mommy on Sun, 06/27/2010 - 05:07.

My father developed a severe allergy to cinnamon in his early 50's. But he also had a traumatic attack by a swarm of yellowjacks that cause his system to go haywire. But you are not alone.

My aunt developed seafood

Submitted by Food Allergies To Go on Sat, 07/17/2010 - 08:05.

My aunt developed seafood allergy in her 40's.
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I never had any food

Submitted by ses1978 on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 19:05.

I never had any food allergies until I was in college and I'm still developing new ones. I am almost 32. Certain allergens are more common than others for people to develop allergies to later in life. Peanuts, wheat, grasses, and latex to name a few.

Just diagnosed today with

Submitted by andreabeth71 on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 09:57.

Just diagnosed today with allergy to peanuts, and I am 40...go figure!!

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