DOES HAVING ALLERGIES MEAN I HAVE A WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM?

Some scientists believe that people with allergies have immune systems that are better at identifying and eliminating cancer-causing toxins, and that allergies are a sign of a stronger immune system. In a normal immune response, the immune system reacts to harmful microbes by producing antibodies. The antibodies label the foreign microbes as dangerous, signaling the immune cells to kill the microbes. Allergens are everywhere, but most of the time our bodies don’t respond to them. Sometimes the immune system reads a harmless microbe (allergen) as a threat and produces antigens to kill the allergen, creating an unnecessary inflammatory (immune) response. The immune system becomes sensitive to the allergen and launches an even larger immune response the next time it’s exposed.

P.S. When your immune system reacts to allergens it means it is doing a good job at warding off invaders. When the invader is harmful and will make us sick, this is a healthy response.

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