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>Not sure where you got this from Your original post. >which makes sense, anaphylactic shocks is a biological reaction of your body to save itself, not kill i
by lawlessone 1y ago
>Not sure where you got this from
Your original post.
>which makes sense, anaphylactic shocks is a biological reaction of your body to save itself, not kill itself).
i think you misunderstood something here, anaphylactic shock is by definition a medical emergency.
- legitster 1y agoAnaphylaxis is only fatal in ~0.3% of cases that required hospitalization. https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(13)02738-3/fulltext https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(13)02738-3/ful... "Although anaphylactic reactions are potentially life threatening, the probability of dying is very low for those cases that require ED or hospital attention, and is likely much lower when all anaphylactic reactions are considered." I think you misunderstood me. The risk of your immune system going haywire and killing you is a real risk and worthy of medical attention. But I think we are really overstating the prevalence of how many people have an immune system ready to self-destruct them.
- lawlessone 1y agoyes i think i did misunderstand a little. Anecdotally a relative recently found out they have a gluten intolerance and while a lot of people would think it's a fad kids latch onto (implied by someone elsewhere in this topic), it actually took a while for it to be identified. The assumption was they just had anxiety which was causing physical symptoms until they had a blood test that identified the antibody. Seeing a lot of "illness X is fake" on here and elsewhere lately so i wrongly perceived it here.