Can I Develop A Food Allergy As An Adult, And Can I Outgrow It?

Question: Can I develop a food allergy as an adult, and can I outgrow it?

Answer: Most of the food allergies are starting early in childhood. The foods that we're allergic to early on in life are milk, egg, peanut, wheat and soy. The milk, egg, wheat and soy reactions typically are gone by school age, but we typically keep peanut allergy for the rest of their life.

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How Common Are Food Allergies?

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Major Food Allergens And Their Symptoms?

For adults, you can develop food allergy, but it's relatively uncommon. The most common kind of case history would be a middle-aged adult that develops a shellfish allergy, like a shrimp allergy. But that, again, is relatively uncommon.

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