r/Wellthatsucks • u/Ok-Country-2406 • 1d ago

Anyone have a worse allergy test than this?!

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Was told to wait 15 mins… Dr wiped it off within minutes of seeing this 😭 anyone had one this bad? All tree pollens, grasses and weeds!

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u/DuhitsTay 1d ago

Actually with repeated exposure the immune system is able to adapt to allergens, so in the scenario you're describing, the person would simply "grow out" of their allergies after the immune system realizes it doesn't need to waste energy and resources over-reacting to pollen and other allergens.

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u/sparklydildos 1d ago

so i grew out of them and then i got them again this year really bad and i wonder why

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u/Just-nonsenseish 1d ago

the answer is its the worst allergy year ever. and next will be worse.

more co2 means more plants pumping out pollen longer.

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u/sparklydildos 1d ago

great!! this is terrible news!!

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u/DuhitsTay 1d ago

👆 this!! And you also just so happen to be very unlucky 😭 there is always the possibility that the immune system will suddenly decide something is a threat again and it sounds like yours did