What causes your body to suddenly develop an allergic reaction to something later on in life that you weren’t allergic to before?

Question

i.e. how does ur body suddenly decide something is dangerous enough to warrant a reaction even tho it didnt cause it before

i might be using these tags wrong yeesh

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Answer 1

Can happen for a lot of reasons, but I’m convinced infections and injuries play a role. I can’t eat nightshade vegetables after contracting Covid. It was never an issue until then.