Eli5: What is the body trying to do when it goes into anaphylactic shock?

Question

Is it trying to fix itself by closing the airways?….Or is it just a reaction and not a defense.

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Answer 1

I hope it doesn’t hijack the OP’s question, but would a good analogy be that the body has a scorched Earth policy? It will win at all costs, even if it happens to damage the body it’s trying to defend?