Food allergy is a fairly common childhood illness. Various factors can serve as the causes of this disease: hereditary predisposition, an unfavorable ecological environment, violations of the diet by the mother during breastfeeding, and others.
Instructions
Step 1
At the first signs of a food allergy (various skin rashes, nausea, stool disturbances, and others), consult your doctor: pediatrician or allergist. The specialist will examine the child, conduct an allergic history (find out who and what in your family had an allergic reaction), analyze the diet of the parents and the child, and also prescribe the necessary tests that will help identify the allergen.
Step 2
Eliminate the allergenic product from your diet. If a food allergy is found in a breastfed baby, the mother should stop eating all potential allergens for two weeks. If the newborn is formula-fed or formula-fed, it is likely that cow's milk protein is the cause of the food allergy. In this case, it is better to switch to specialized hypoallergenic mixtures, having previously consulted with your doctor.
Step 3
Monitor your child's diet. Allergenic foods include: cow's milk, nuts, chocolate, eggs, mushrooms, fish, orange or red fruits and vegetables. Do not give your baby food that contains food colors, preservatives, stabilizers, emulsifiers or other harmful ingredients. Remember that eating natural foods will prevent the development of food allergies.
Step 4
Do not forget that the child's treatment must be under medical supervision. In cases of mild food allergies, as a rule, a special diet helps, and in more severe situations, physiotherapy, homeopathy, external therapy are used. Food allergies can be treated by eliminating the cause. According to statistics, only 1-2% of children have this disease for life.
