Has anyone ever experienced their allergies dissapearing and never returning?
Can allergies be cured?

not cured per say but theres some evidence for desensitizing the immune system to the allergen, the magnitude of desensitization varies and isnt great though

some allergies developed in childhood also can be outgrown, but not always

This post was edited by cloudkicker on Oct 2 2014 03:07pm

For ever

I used to have really bad allergies my eyes and nose were 10/10 In Pain/Annoying/runny, I would wear goggles outside some days it was so bad. Used to sleep with wet rags on my eyes/face
Past 3Years I Havent had any allergys O.o am super siked that its been 3 years. I ve heard of people out growing them as well. My first year of the 3 I was on allergy medication year around. Now I'm only on it during allergy season

You're supposed to be dead For ever

Eat a tbsp of local honey every morning. Majority of your allergies will disappear

Idk I started getting allergies 6 years ago around spring time. Terribly itchy eyes and sneezing.

Last year I didn't even get a hint of allergies. Interested in this as well.

Allergic disease is definitely a pretty complex topic still, as most aspects are still nebulous to us.

Can they go away forever, though? That appears to be the case, as cloud said:



Many allergies are outgrown.. for instance eczema is almost always outgrown and asthma has a high rate.

Some studies have suggested it's not an actual "cure" as he states ^ it really is just a mechanism of desensitization whereby your body becomes tolerant to it. Seems to happen via a persistant, ongoing, low-grade exposure to the allergen versus an intermittent robust exposure that many come in contact.
For instance, they've tested the desensitization method on peanut allergies and found the low grade chronic exposure greatly ameliorated responsiveness. The only caveat is that it does vary between individuals quite a lot and we simply don't know how long that effect will last.

They do use the desensitization method clinically where they repeatedly administer small quantities of the allergen subcutaneously. Specific IgE levels decrease and IgG titers typically rise, further inhibiting IgE prod by neutralizing the antigen and via antibody feedback (ITIM signaling), and it may induce some T-cell tolerance by changing the predominant phenotype from Th2 to Th1.

a lot of immune mediated reactions are overhyped too, theres a theory of mass psychogenic illness where simple nervous overexcitation can amplify a lot of the sides of an allergen response. there are of course life threatening situations but a lot of the time people expect a bad response so they get one that is worse than what it should be. pretty funny stuff

Hah the human mind is so funny. And powerful, the effects it can.. well DOES have on peoples' well being. The effectiveness of placebo is often ridiculous lol