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Those are great examples! However, I’m not sure I agree with that allergy hypothesis. The histamine reaction is associated with IgE. This immunoglobulin is ass
by chewbacha 5y ago
Those are great examples!
However, I’m not sure I agree with that allergy hypothesis. The histamine reaction is associated with IgE. This immunoglobulin is associated with parasitic response. A lack of childhood exposure actually higher correlates with higher incidence of allergies and asthma. The theory that has developed from this is that lack of stimulation leads to hyper reaction later when exposed to allergens.
This is all posited by the “hygiene hypothesis”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis
There is a lot of supporting evidence to go along with it. As well as studies inspecting the impact of gut micro biome.
- hallway_monitor 5y agoI suppose this is why I never listened to doctors recommending avoiding peanuts until age 3 or later. It seemed not to make sense. Turns out following that advice created a generation of peanut allergy sufferers! Many opinions by supposed experts turn out later to be completely wrong. Trusting your own experience is usually wise.