enigma wrote:

Rosalie B. wrote in
:

I personally don't care for mangos, but apparently this kid
loved them. I wonder if some of this is something that he will
eventually grow out of, or would have grown out of if there
hadn't been so much exposure to it. I know I am much less
allergic now than I was as a kid. (Although I still have to
wear a respirator to get the winter clothes out of the closet or
I sneeze my head off)

depends on a lot of factors, really. some children outgrow food
allergies if they can avoid the allergen for some time (years).
some never do. it also depends on if it's actually an allergy to
the mango, for example, or an allergy/sensitivity to a pesticide,
herbicide, shipping preservative, wax or whatever that is commonly
found on/in mangoes.

I wonder if sometimes people don't like certain things because they
have an allergy to them. That would explain me, but not my nephew.

allergies are odd, because some people build up a tolerance to
some allergins as they age, & other allergins get worse, or appear,
with more exposure. for instance, i've successfully managed to
avoid contacting poison ivy for almost 30 years. i used to be
really violently allergic, but i barely reacted when i got some the
summer before last. OTOH, i have never had a problem with bee or
wasp stings until last summer.
it's nearly impossible to avoid dust, so there's little chance a
dust allergy will improve...
lee

LOL - yes, dust and mold are pretty much ubiquitous on the East Coast.
I have always been allergic to poison ivy, and I also used to get a
rash when I was just mowing the lawn next to where it grew. It
doesn't seem to be as bad now but I still avoid it.

When my parents found out about my allergies (I was in first grade and
my mom noticed that I was always sick with a cold which no one else in
the family ever got), they gave away our cat. My dad gave me
desensitization shots for years. I got a dog when I was 12 (almost
13) and supposed to be past the worst of the childhood allergies but I
took dog training classes through the Girl Scouts to learn to handle a
dog. Even though I had a Shetland Sheepdog which is not as big or
vigorous as a Porty. DH thinks the First Family will have a problem
because Michelle obviously does not know how to handle a dog and those
kinds of dogs need a firm hand.