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Is your skin constantly red and itchy for no obvious reason?
Still can’t stop sneezing even after you’ve cleaned your house?
Stopped taking allergy medication to avoid side effects—only to find your allergies worsening?
Tried Western medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and countless home remedies, yet nothing seems to work?
Do recurring allergies make you wonder if you’ll have to rely on medication for the rest of your life?
The more you worry about your allergies, the worse they seem to get.
Every time an allergy flare-up happens, we tend to blame it on external factors such as food, dust, pollen, or our surroundings.
Many people rely on antihistamines or creams to suppress the itching, sneezing, and irritation. But once the medication wears off, the symptoms often return.
The most frustrating part isn’t the allergy, but the feeling of not knowing what else you can do to overcome it.
If you’ve tried everything but your allergies keep coming back, the problem may not be a lack of effort in addressing them, but because you may have been addressing the wrong factors.
Keep reading to find out the cause of recurring allergies.
Why do allergies keep coming back?
It‘s not because of your external surroundings; it is because of an imbalance in your immune system.
To prevent recurring allergies, it is important to reduce exposure to allergens and also maintain your immune system balance, which is closely related to these 2 factors:
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Reduced immune-system regulators
Your body has an important immune-system regulator called FOXP3, which helps balance your immune system and prevents reaction to harmless substances. Over time, health conditions such as chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, environmental exposure, and ageing may reduce FOXP3 effectiveness. As a result, your immune system may mistakenly identify harmless triggers such as dust, temperature changes, or food as health threats, leading to skin redness, eczema, allergic rhinitis, and other allergic reactions.
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Gut microbiome imbalance
Around 60% of the body’s immune cells are in the gut. A healthy gut microbiome forms an effective intestinal barrier and balances immune system functions. When the gut microbiome is imbalanced, or the intestinal barrier is weakened, unwanted substances enter the body and affect the immune system, increasing the likelihood of recurring allergic reactions. This is why many people with skin or respiratory allergies also experience digestive discomfort.
