[Sca-cooks] Food Allergies

[Avraham haRofeh]

> >Phlip *IS* correct. It's the rash that's the tip-off in your case.
Allergies
> >are, by definition, an immune response.
>
> So Avraham, am I right in understanding that all allergies involve an
> inappropriate histamine response?

Sort of. Type IV delayed hypersensitivty is mediated by histamine.It's not
an "inappropriate" response, because your body SHOULD release histamine when
presented with the immunological trigger. The "inappropriate" step is the
generation of the trigger (an IgE antibody) to an otherwise harmless
chemical compound.

Avraham

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