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A member asked:

Is it true that if a pregnant woman gets sick eating certain foods, it means her baby is allergic to those foods?

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No: No that statement is not true.

Dr Villaplana agreed

Answered 4/13/2012

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Unrelated: It is true that some infants show positive tests for food allergies based on feeding exposures during pregnancy. In general these positive tests & occasional baby symptoms, occur without mom ever having symptoms at all.

Dr Villaplana and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 12/14/2014

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