Growing into food allergies??

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Mamak:
Hi--

I'm curious to know if there are others on this site with legume allergies? I was first diagnosed with a peanut allergy this time last year. Though I had never had an official diagnosis prior to that, I always knew I had a soy allergy. At the same time that I was diagnosed with a peanut allergy and had my soy, green bean, and pea allergy confirmed, I was also diagnosed with an allergy to chick peas. (All from scratch tests). I dont test positive for a wheat allergy, but am very gluten intolerant. Tonight I made a spouted bean mix (mung beans, lentils, adzuki beans) and seemed fine. About 1 1/2 - 2 hrs later I could not leave the bathroom because of diarrhea and severe abdominal cramping. I also got congested and my chest got tight. I took a Zyrtec and everything has calmed down. Has anyone else experienced similar symptoms relate to a legume allergy?

I also have some oral allergy symptoms to apples, peaches, and mangoes, though these agent consistent. I am allergic to everything on the environmental panel as well. And FYI: my 6 yr old son has severe allergies to milk, peanuts, and tree nuts. He grew out of egg, fish, and shellfish. My 3 yr old son is completely clear somehow! He's growing out if them and I'm growing into them. I'm happy for him, but what gives??

rebekahc:
Hi Mamak,

As you've found out, one can develop food allergies at any time. There's some evidence that hormonal changes can affect allergies, so it could be shifting hormones that caused your recent increase in food allergies. When my DS was younger, he reacted to many legumes, so our allergist advised us to avoid them all. Normally, I wouldn't suggest avoiding a food based solely on allergy testing, but since you react to peanut, soy and now something in the sprouted bean mix (I'm pretty sure lentils are the most allergenic out of the things you listed), I would suspect that all legumes could be a problem. It's unusual to be allergic to more than one legume, but I think if you are one of the few who do react to more than one, then it makes it much more likely you will react to most/all legumes. Any chance the sprouted bean mix was contaminated with soy or peanut??

Do you have an epi pen? For the reaction you describe, I would have used one. You were having Grade 4 anaphylaxis according to the anaphylaxis grading chart.

yelloww:
My dh grew into his gluten issues at 39 years old- he gets idiopathic hives (so random patches of hives in angry streaks) when he has gluten.

My son has OAS and he can eat some fruits certain times of the year depending on what trees are in bloom because it cross reacts with his environmental allergies. Do you have a cross reactive chart? There are some online, but here's one for you: http://allergicliving.com/2010/08/30/the-cross-reactors/

SilverLining:
My sister developed allergies as an audits, to legumes and foods in the nightshade family. Her reactions were not as severe as yours, but were delayed. Actually much more delayed than yours, which made diagnosis difficult.

I agree with Rebekah, you should speak to a doctor about getting an epi-pen.

Janelle205:
All of my food allergies are adult onset. Mine followed a kind of weird path - I initially just had oral allergy syndrome which slowly developed into anaphylaxis to many fruits even when processed.

Soy is an allergen of mine as well, and mine presents with the same type of horrid abdominal symptoms within an hour or two of consumption.