Risk Factors Associated With Peanut Allergies
By Aram
Allergy can get triggered with anybody and there is no definite cause as
to why some are more likely to get affected by this disease and others
not. Risk factors tend to increase the chances of getting this allergy.
However, absence of risk factors does not guard us completely against
getting this disease. With the increase in the prevalence of peanut
allergy it has been found that family history of peanut allergy and
conditions of past allergic tendency can be major risk factors.
If you have a family history of allergic reactions, the chances of you
getting inherited the same allergic reactions is very high. It is
genetic factors, in most cases that show a strong positive correlation
and greater influence on this peanut allergy.
Individuals suffering from past allergic condition might be able to
overgrow it for time being, but remember there exists an inherent
tendency to recur anytime.
Other factor includes altered immune system of our body. Several studies
suggest that killing germs of diseases in certain cases lead to
alteration of our body immune system and it becomes prone to developing
allergy.
During young age it is the male child that is more prone for allergic
reactions, but during adolescence females are more prone to peanut
allergies (although it should be noted that it is based on a study and
not clinically analyzed).
Intake of soy-based products as well usage of peanut-based oil for
treating atopic dermatitis are some other risk factors associated with
peanut allergy.
Additionally, it has been found that it is the urban, metropolitan
living population that is more likely to get affected by this disease
rather than children growing up in rural areas. The Hygiene hypothesis
proposes that if children at an early age are exposed to many
allergy-causing substances, they generally tend to develop the immune
system to fight against disease. However, in case when the children are
growing up in extremely hygienic condition, they tend to become victims
of these kind of allergic diseases. |
