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Allergies at any age?

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The majority of people tested for allergies are under the age of ten and most of those are under the age of five. The most common allergy seen is respiratory allergies like hay fever. As children get older the symptoms generally subside and they develop more asthma-type symptoms.

However, it is possible for allergies to develop at any age. An allergic reaction to nickel is a common allergy to develop later in life. Although a sensitivity to penicillin and certain other drugs can develop as people get older.

Allergy expert, Dr Peter Saul, suggests that if a person is free from allergies by the age of thirty then it is extremely unlikely they will ever develop an allergy.

Dr Peter Saul MB ChB DRCOG DCH MRCGP

Allergy Specialist