• Question: why are people allergic to specific things?

    Asked by oliviaeganx to Damien, Suzi, Tim on 23 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by chloetaylorx.
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      Suzi Gage answered on 23 Jun 2011:

      Hi @oliviaeganx and @chloetayloex

      Thanks for the question. Allergies are caused when our bodies overreact to foreign bodies. No-one’s really sure though why certain people get allergies to certain things.

      I’ve explained a bit about how allergies work in another answer – have a look here:
      http://ias.im/58.3228

      Hope this helps!

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