Can genes cause allergies?

Allergies are caused due to several reasons like Weak immune systems, regular contact to pollution, smoking habits and others. Along with all these reasons allergies can also be hereditary. If any one of parent is allergic the chances of getting affected by allergies to children’s increases by 45 percent to 50 percent. You should be more careful if both of your parents are allergic. This increases the chance of getting you affected by 85 percent to 90 percent. It is also true that if your parent is prone to a seasonal allergy than the chance of getting affected by children’s is 100 percent. After a thorough research it is clear, if any or both parents are patient of specific allergy than it cannot affect the child. A specific allergy caused is not hereditary. Experts say that many of the children’s are prone to food related allergies. No specific medications are still available in the market to prevent such allergies but can be prevented with proper are. It is also true, if a child is breastfeed to a certain age are less affected by any food related allergies which are hereditary. Providing proper diet to children’s is very important in order to make their immune system strong.