What is an Allergy?

Allergies are normally defined as reactions to substances that you breathe, swallow, or touch.

An allergy is a heightened sensitivity to a foreign substance, which causes the body's immune system to overreact. Allergies can be caused by just about any substance that you breathe, swallow, or touch.

When a person is exposed to a normally harmless substance, and the immune system reacts as if the substance were harmful, an allergic reaction occurs. 

The immune system generally responds to this reaction by releasing antibodies. These antibodies then release and attach to certain cells commonly found in airways. The cells then blow up and release histamines.  Histamines are what cause the allergy symptoms to occur.

Hay fever allergies tend to start at early childhood and normally last until a person is around 40 years of age. The age at which allergies tend to be at their highest peak when a person is in their mid 20's.

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