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Re:I Couldn't Escape Poison Oak. So I Started Eating It by kelnos on Sunday May 19, 2024 @05:58PM (#40410061)
> Sensitivity does not downregulate. Increased exposure enhances detection and response. Recognition proliferates. Once you're allergic to something, it'll only worsen.

I don't think that's correct. If it were, then allergy immunotherapy wouldn't work. Which... it does. Not perfectly, and not for everyone, but it does for many.

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