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Do Surgeries Cause Food Allergy?

I have allergy to balsam of Peru and it is found in so many products. My worse rash lasted 5months before patch test identified it. It was oranges, and when I stopped eating one every night the rash started healing. This allergy happened after several surgeries starting in2015. 4 bypass, ruptured gallbladder, paralyzed vocal cord from trying to remove stones by my throat, lost 2 of my bypass, had 3 stints to make up for 2 losses, Carotoid artery unblocked and another stink put in Nov2017. Do you think my surgeries caused this. I have always eaten oranges and tomatoes but now I have outbreaks and keep record of what I eat.
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

No, surgeries have no impact on immune system of both. Hence surgeries can not produce allergies. Some allergies are late onset and seen typically after 40-50 years of age. This is due to change in immune system. So it is quite possible to develop new allergies after 50 years of age.

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Do Surgeries Cause Food Allergy?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. No, surgeries have no impact on immune system of both. Hence surgeries can not produce allergies. Some allergies are late onset and seen typically after 40-50 years of age. This is due to change in immune system. So it is quite possible to develop new allergies after 50 years of age. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.