[rdl6989]

allergists will find allergies thta 40 years ago would have been dismissed as inconveniences

There's the culprit.

[Billthedrill]

allergists will find allergies thta 40 years ago would have been dismissed as inconveniences

There's the culprit.

That's certainly part of it. Tests these days are so much more sensitive than they used to be that you can't necessarily interpret a reaction as a problem anymore. Neither can you dismiss it. Allergy medicine is an art.