Peanut

Immune System Timeline

  • Step 1

    Said person eats food that will give allergic reaction
  • Step 2

    Once consumed, body tries to use anti-bodies and fight off eaten food
  • Step 3

    Anti-bodies join with tissues, preparing for attack from the allergy
  • Step 4

    When prepared, body produces histamine. Histamine is a natural, body made drug that tries to fight allergies
  • Step 5

    Your body starts to break out in rashes or hives due to high amounts of histamine distributed throughout your body as a reaction
  • Step 6

    As histamine levels go down, rash may go down, or you may need to see a doctor for a steroid to help lower the histamine faster