11/19/2025
Alpha-gal Syndrome isn’t your typical “meat allergy.”
Tick bites can trigger IgE reactions to a sugar found in red meat, but the symptoms show up hours later—often as gut issues, inflammation, fatigue, or skin flares.
Delayed reactions, mast cell activity, gut-immune signaling, and stress physiology all shape how unpredictable this condition feels.
If you suspect AGS, understanding the immune pattern behind it is the real key.
Alpha-gal Syndrome is more than a meat allergy. See how tick bites, gut-immune stress, and delayed IgE reactions create confusing symptoms.