[ELI5] Why can we gain resistances to medicine, alcohol, poison, etc. but not so much for allergies or pollutants?
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I’m allergic to pollen and grass.
Back when I was a kid, my eyes would glow red from how irritated they were, I remember coming home from school, only to lie down for two hours with a cold wet towel placed over my eyes, so the swelling and irritation would go away. Not even medication was helping. At around 17 – 18 years, I had an absolute peak where I was basically suffocating just being outside for longer periods of time. My doc suggested I either stay home, or actually suffocate.
Now, at 28, I barely know I’m allergic. I get some mild irritation when a lot of pollen is in the air, if it hasn’t rained for some time, but I generally need to do nothing and it goes away in 5 minutes. That’s it.
Based on personal observation, people get more resistant to things they’re allergic to.
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