My Mom had blood given to her 30 years ago ,she feels she is or could be allergic to whatever the donors were allergic to.
Q: Can you get allergies from receiving blood ?
Answers (2)
10/ 1/08 10:09am
Hello eddeswife
To begin with, Im very sorry for the delay in getting back to you. The simple answer is yes, some allergies can be transfered through a blood transfusion. This was discovered some time ago. The research is still not complete and it is not clear if some allergies are more transferable than others or if you will always get an alergy or just occasionally. The research here is hazy. However yes it is possible.
Sorry again for the delay.
10/ 1/08 10:14am
hello eddeswife
I also forgot... The allergies have only ever been proven to last a few weeks after the transfusion so the likelyhood your mothers allergies are still with her from something 30 years previous is small to none.
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