Some People Outgrow Their Allergies, While Others Get Worse

Up to one-third of peanut allergies and most egg allergies resolve by age 6.

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Dr. Sulagna Misra’s mother, Dr. Sabita Misra, was an allergist in New York and founded one of the first peanut allergy support groups in their community in the late 1990s.

As a child, Sulagna Misra was tested for allergies and found to be severely allergic to cats, grass, and other allergens. She was called the “dairy baby” because she wouldn’t eat a meal without milk or plain yogurt.