''Confusion in the immune system': How allergies can develop later in life'
"One such "on switch" is Covid-19, which can leave its stamp on the immune system in the form of new allergies. […] Infection increased the risk, and vaccination decreased the risk"
"If your body sees a type of food or an environmental allergen coming in when your immune system is already overwhelmed [by fighting off a virus]," she says, "your immune system's like, 'Okay what is this now? Just get rid of everything'."
"Antibiotic use […] has been linked to a subsequent risk of allergies."
"the gut microbiome […] seems to play a role in myriad aspects of our health – including immune system function. Disrupting the microbiome […] may lead to "confusion in the immune system," causing what should be harmless substances to be filed under threats that need neutralising."
"Pregnancy is another seismic disruption to the immune system […] women may experience new allergies after they hit menopause, another time of great hormonal change."
"The bite of a lone star tick, an arachnid native to North America but spreading to new parts of the world as the climate warms, can be another surprising allergy trigger – specifically, causing reactions to red meat."
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260917-confusion-in-the-immune-system-how-allergies-can-develop-later-in-life
#health #allergy #covid #RSV #pregnancy #ImmuneSystem #antibiotics #tick
Omega_Scribet
npub1qv…r7pch
2026-09-21 09:38:12 UTC
Author Public Key
npub1qv4uk0w9p47rhemtajx9c0ewrhuk4aurtn7gmtfn6gk8g4v59qwqqr7pchSeen on
wss://relay.ditto.pubPublished at
2026-09-21 09:38:12 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "2d76a8b1f9ec8d5796bff9b9849e7d15fc2e05ce73ea40f82f8ce69f512d29db",
"pubkey": "032bcb3dc50d7c3be76bec8c5c3f2e1df96af7835cfc8dad33d22c745594281c",
"created_at": 1789983492,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"t",
"health"
],
[
"t",
"allergy"
],
[
"t",
"covid"
],
[
"t",
"rsv"
],
[
"t",
"pregnancy"
],
[
"t",
"immunesystem"
],
[
"t",
"antibiotics"
],
[
"t",
"tick"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://mementomori.social/users/Omega_Scribet/statuses/117308358168697569",
"activitypub"
],
[
"client",
"Mostr",
"31990:6be38f8c63df7dbf84db7ec4a6e6fbbd8d19dca3b980efad18585c46f04b26f9:mostr",
"wss://relay.ditto.pub"
]
],
"content": "''Confusion in the immune system': How allergies can develop later in life'\n\n\"One such \"on switch\" is Covid-19, which can leave its stamp on the immune system in the form of new allergies. […] Infection increased the risk, and vaccination decreased the risk\"\n\n\"If your body sees a type of food or an environmental allergen coming in when your immune system is already overwhelmed [by fighting off a virus],\" she says, \"your immune system's like, 'Okay what is this now? Just get rid of everything'.\"\n\n\"Antibiotic use […] has been linked to a subsequent risk of allergies.\"\n\n\"the gut microbiome […] seems to play a role in myriad aspects of our health – including immune system function. Disrupting the microbiome […] may lead to \"confusion in the immune system,\" causing what should be harmless substances to be filed under threats that need neutralising.\"\n\n\"Pregnancy is another seismic disruption to the immune system […] women may experience new allergies after they hit menopause, another time of great hormonal change.\"\n\n\"The bite of a lone star tick, an arachnid native to North America but spreading to new parts of the world as the climate warms, can be another surprising allergy trigger – specifically, causing reactions to red meat.\"\n\nhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260917-confusion-in-the-immune-system-how-allergies-can-develop-later-in-life\n\n#health #allergy #covid #RSV #pregnancy #ImmuneSystem #antibiotics #tick",
"sig": "6c2c7bfd80ee196a0ffc9cf01d0db4b4671a3c29fb8b647a980751789af3ce2b52a4e8d39a9e4e21937b3b5909d131fd7132be57af8919ed312db5c83f794a17"
}