Why do allergy immunotherapies for pollens and dust work but not for food allergies like peanuts and fish?

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I am allergic to both dusts and pollens as well as shellfish (which sucks balls because I love shellfish). I regularly receive immunotherapy shots for all of my allergies except my food allergies. I am deeply disappointed that there isn’t an allergy immunotherapy available for foods.

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They would work in theory and oral immunotherapy for peanuts is a relatively mew example. However there are much greater risks with deadly allergies which is both a reason to try and not try immunotherapy. It’s desperately needed but very dangerous.

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