231: I'M Allergic to EVERYTHING: Really?? Docs Discuss Allergy Immunology

(00:00:00) 231: I'M Allergic to EVERYTHING: Really?? Docs Discuss Allergy Immunology (00:00:11) Welcome to the Itchy and Bitchy Podcast (00:00:42) Doc Itchy Medical Pets Supplements (00:01:02) The Complexity of Allergies (00:03:03) Genetic Predisposition to Allergies (00:10:54) The Allergy Mechanism Explained (00:18:42) Increasing Prevalence of Allergies (00:23:51) Treatment Options for Allergies (00:31:14) Monoclonal Antibody Therapies (00:39:16) Dealing with Medication Sensitivities (00:39:46) Distinguishing Between Allergies and Sensitivities Meet the patient who's allergic to everything: gluten, dairy, dogs, dust, perfume, Mondays. Her elimination diet has eliminated food. Here's the inconvenient data — roughly 17% of people claim a food allergy, while challenge-proven allergy lands closer to 1%. The other 16% are having a real reaction to something. It just isn't allergy.The Docs unpack what a true allergy actually is: IgE antibodies parked on mast cells, waiting for a specific protein to cross-link them and dump histamine, tryptase, and enough cytokines to ruin your week. Then everything else — intolerance, pseudoallergy, irritant reactions, and the ever-popular "I read it online."We cover what actually works: real testing instead of 200-panel IgG nonsense, oral food challenges, immunotherapy that retrains the immune system, and biologics like omalizumab and dupilumab. Plus what your itchy dog can teach you about your own histamine problem.Show notes and references at itchyandbitchy.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/itchy-and-bitchy-podcast--4303608/support.Itchy & Bitchy: Have you felt dismissed, misdiagnosed, or gaslit by a broken medical system.  From gut health, hormones, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, holistic health, and alternative medicine ... medical gaslighting, patient advocacy , or misdiagnosis we’ll call that too.  For chronic illness warriors, self-advocacy seekers: WE OFFER  No BS