What are common allergens?

  • Foods like shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat (gluten), soy, milk, and eggs
  • Bee stings and insect bites
  • Medications like penicillin, sulfa drugs, aspirin, and ibuprofen
  • Preservative thimerosal, which is found in some topical antibiotics
  • Latex
  • Pollen
  • Dust mites
  • Mold
  • Animal dander from dogs, cats, birds
  • Certain plants like poison ivy
  • Nickel and other metals