Why Do Allergies Occur – Allergies – Why Me?

Customer called up and told me she has never been allergic to anything in her life and now all of a sudden she is allergic to dust mites. “Why do allergies occur and why me?” were her two questions.

First of all she really should be asking her doctor that question when she received the diagnosis.  Don’t be afraid to talk to you doctor and ask questions.  Why do allergies occur is a legitimate question.

Years ago when I was 14 or 15 I got really sick after eating some watermelon. My face was so swollen  I had a hard time seeing and breathing was not easy. Mom took me to the doctor.  He said I was allergic to melons. Of course Mom told him no way, because I had been eating them all my life and never had a problem. He went on to tell us sometimes allergic reactions just happen for no reason. I did not believe him, thought it was just a bad watermelon, so I ate some more.  I had the same reaction.

Our body and our immune system change as we age. Being exposed to certain things, mold for example, can cause our immune system to react differently. In “Flourishing with Food Allergies” they discuss something called the toxic load theory where your body gets overloaded with too much of a certain thing or a combination of several things at one time. Oh, and let’s not forget stress. Stress affects sleep, and loss of sleep affects the immune system.

Sometimes bad things just happen to good people. By the way, I still try a little piece of watermelon once a year to see if the allergy has gone away. Not yet but I am still hoping.

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