Has anybody suddenly become allergic to something after pregnancy? I used to eat shrimp all the time it was one of my favorites! Now I can’t even touch raw shrimp my hands will feel like they’re on fire. My lips now swell up, burn and get bumps everywhere. I am dying for some right now lol!
Since having my baby my whole body is coveted in hives. Seems like I’m allergic to everything. It’s driving me nuts cause she’s 14 months old and just getting g worse
People can become allergic over time to anything they have either eaten or come in contact with. The body’s tolerance can be built up to something, until one day the body says;" no more!" That’s the hardest part to understand, because we crave it! Strange coincidence but we do crave things that we might be allergic to. Pregnancy puts us in a heightened state of protection for our baby; so we tend not to eat those foods that can cause harm. Sometimes “mother nature” takes care of this during pregnancy and we stop eating things even thinking about them we become nauseaus. An allergist can help us to overcome food allergies by giving miniscule amounts of the offending things and slowly building the body back up to have them again. That would cost a lot! The fact that you refrained from eating shrimp during pregnancy is great; however it may have set you up to have reactions from them. For 9 months your body has been clear of them. Suddenly reintroducing them back into your body after that period of time will most likely cause that reaction if you have had maybe a slight reaction to them…ever so mild before; or your body is receiving the item as again, as trying it for the first time; thinking this is something to fight off rather than accepting it. It’s just easier to avoid; maybe get tested for shell fish allergies before trying it again. The iodine in shrimp and shellfish is usually what we react to
I had a dog for 2 years before I got pregnant. I immediately became allergic to my dog. He’s 16 now and I still can’t cuddle with him or have his hair on my clothes or I break out in hives and my eyes swell up. I also got eczema and Asthma as soon as I delivered her and have had it since… she’s 14.
You can just suddenly start being allergic to things.
I had a rabbit for about 8 years before I started having reactions to her.