Overview
- While allergies are most common in children, they can appear at any time and any age.
- Sometimes allergies disappear, only to return years later.
- Exposure to allergens at times when the body’s defences are weak, such as after an illness or during pregnancy, also may play a role in developing allergies.
Children's & Allergies
- Parents: The sooner you can identify potential allergies in your child, the better.
- Common allergy symptoms for children include sneezing, coughing, an upset stomach, a skin rash and difficulty breathing.
Children & Eczema:
- Ninety percent (90%) of patients with eczema — a noncontagious inflammatory skin condition — will have experienced symptoms by the age of 5.
- More than a third of children with eczema have food allergies as well.
Allergies at Work
- Some people find their allergy symptoms appear — or get worse — while they’re at work.
- Occupational allergic rhinitis is a condition in which people are affected by workplace allergens, such as cleaning products or chemical fumes.