Here in the western world, it seems like allergies of various kinds are on the rise. And no, it's not because 'young folk are softer than when I were a lad...', scientific studies seem to back this up. Maybe it's because of the amount of chemicals we come into contact with every day. Or due to the fact that we eat such a wide variety of foods from around the globe. In the case of gluten allergies, there's a theory that that whole Neolithic period when people started growing crops and eating dairy products may have resulted in our digestive systems becoming somewhat messed up. It could be all or none of those things. I don't know, because in spite of what you may imagine, I am not a scientist.
