A 44-year-old member asked:
What causes wheat allergies?
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Dr. Stevan Cordasanswered
Internal Medicine 59 years experience
Wheat allergy: This is a genetic condition and allergies run in families. Sometimes what you become allergic to is influenced by what you are fed or exposed to as an infant.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What causes allergies?
6 doctor answers • 23 doctors weighed in
Dr. Steven Machtingeranswered
Allergy and Immunology 46 years experience
Genes + environment: Noses run in families - if both parents have allergies the chance that their child will be allergic is 80%. If neither parent is allergic the child's risk is10%. Exposure to urban pollutants like diesel exhaust, cigarette smoke, & antibacterial hand cleansers upset the ecological balance between our immune system & beneficial microorganisms. With both factors present allergy is more likely.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
What causes allergy?
2 doctor answers • 20 doctors weighed in
A Verified Doctoranswered
32 years experience
Immune reaction: Your immune system normally makes igg antibodies that recognize foreign proteins. In patients with allergy, the immune system switches to making a ige antibodies for certain proteins. The ige antibodies act as a detector of the specific protein that they are made to react with and trigger the allergic response when they come in contact with that protein.
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