Immune system Timeline

  • 1.The first time a person eats a food allergen the individual will not respond negatively outwardly

  • The invaders can be living or nonliving like chemicals, drugs or a foreign object. Food, itself, is different than a bacteria or virus

  • The allergen binds to IgE antibodies and sends out signals for the body to release large amounts of histamine

  • And This causes irritation and swelling in certain areas of the body - an allergic reaction

  • Otherall it cannot cause an immune response. However, a particle or item within the food can

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    A IgE antibody is formed and attaches itself to cells found in the tissues in cells all over the body. So, now the body is primed for that allergen if it enters the body again