Often, allergenic foods for children become almost the main diet, starting from an early age. The child eats hamburgers, french fries, chips, sausages, sweet bars, which cause the development of an acute allergic reaction, and also supply a large amount of dangerous substances with food. Children acquire health problems and are constantly at risk. Therefore, it is so important to establish good nutrition, to prevent the penetration of allergens into the blood in order to maintain health until old age.

Special chemicals that prevent food spoilage harm the body. In most cases, monosodium glutamate, which is part of the finished dish, reduces its value and causes disturbances in the work of the stomach and intestines. You should not buy Mivina noodles, potato chips, canned fruits, pickled vegetables. Chemical additives and a special protein (gluten) irritate the intestines, and bread or cakes made from such flour cause an allergic reaction in a child. Urticaria, runny nose appear after drinking drinks containing the dye "yellow-5". The child has signs of an acute reaction to a food product that has entered the body. It:

• excessive sleepiness,
• redness of the eyes, blue lips.

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Egg yolk

Children who eat chicken or duck eggs most often suffer from allergies. Meals containing protein are fraught with danger and cause the development of an immediate type of reaction. It is because of the content of special substances that they fell into disfavor.

Most often, allergy symptoms appear in a child whose body has received specific proteins that cause various forms of an immune response:

• albumen;
• lysozyme;
• ovomucoid.

Chicken eggs top the list of allergenic foods, but it should be remembered that a dietary protein deficiency interferes with the full synthesis of hormones, leads to disruption of the heart, blood vessels, reproductive and urinary systems. If a child cannot eat chicken eggs, they are replaced with quail eggs. They are less allergenic, do not cause destruction of intestinal epithelial cells.

If the child does not adhere to the diet, he develops symptoms of individual intolerance - Quincke's edema or anaphylactic shock. Under the ban are not only the most allergenic foods, but also dishes from them, which are provocateurs of the development of a specific reaction. Hard-boiled eggs are especially dangerous. They are replaced without damage to the life of the body with equivalent food.





Ambiguous milk

Unfortunately, some children are allergic to protein and avoid dairy products. It is dangerous for health to include in the diet the following dishes containing proteins in their composition:

• cakes;
• pies;
• cookie;
• ice cream;
• chocolate;
• margarine.

Often the child does not tolerate goat or sheep's milk. Casein is recognized by the cells of the body as foreign, and an acute allergic reaction develops. If breastfeeding is not possible, the baby should be fed using a specially adapted milk formula.



A baby older than 12 months should receive 400 ml of liquid dairy products per day. If you are allergic to casein, you need to adjust the diet and satisfy the baby's daily need for vitamins and minerals through other products. Many formula-fed babies cannot tolerate complementary foods made from cow's milk. The child develops symptoms of atopic dermatitis, urticaria, edema develops in the head and neck, dry cough and wheezing. With any changes in the patient's condition, consultation with a doctor is required.



The danger of citrus

Oranges, tangerines, kiwi, grapefruit are a source of vitamin C and strengthen the immune system. In some cases, their nutritional value fades into the background. Many fruits are associated with a severe allergic reaction in a child.



The most popular citrus fruit is orange. It can provoke the development of anaphylactic shock. The patient is not recommended to cook dishes that contain orange or tangerine juice:

• sweet drinks;
• ice cream;
• jams;
• cakes.

A large amount of citrus fruits eaten by a child burdens digestion, takes strength from the body, and contributes to the appearance of shortness of breath, skin rash, itching, and diarrhea. Most often there is a runny nose, severe lacrimation. It is not recommended to use oranges for making juice and complementary foods for a sick child. They can be replaced with other fruits. It is recommended to keep a food diary, in which it is necessary to indicate the reaction to the introduction of new foods into the diet. With age, the manifestations of allergies do not disappear, but, on the contrary, intensify.



Food that destroys health

Dangerous products are cereals, most often wheat, less often rye. Semolina, especially with the addition of vegetables or fruits, can cause an allergic reaction in a sick child. Quite often, instant cereals are used in food. The grain undergoes a special treatment, and the dish becomes crumbly and tasty. Corn and millet groats can cause allergy symptoms. Artek porridge consists of crushed wheat grains and is a refined product. It energizes the body, but can cause itching, skin rashes, loose stools.



Food intolerance to semolina dishes is caused by the presence in its composition of a complex protein - gluten, which affects the absorption of important trace elements and vitamins by the body. In some cases, constant and prolonged feeding of porridge can provoke the appearance of a rash on the skin, fever, runny nose, cough. You should not cook a dish with goat's milk, as intolerance to the product manifests itself a few days after its use.

An allergic child is given cereals: rice, buckwheat, oatmeal. Gluten thins the intestinal mucosa, the child begins diarrhea (diarrhea).

Why is chocolate dangerous?

The composition of the finished product includes cocoa powder, which is a highly allergenic substance. The danger increases if the following ingredients are added to it:

• peanut or palm oil;
• powdered milk.



Lactose intolerance and the presence of the antioxidant E322 lead to an allergic reaction. First of all, it is necessary to exclude walnuts from the patient's diet, as they are often added to chocolate. The patient is not recommended to use sweet tiles containing raisins, dates, flavor enhancers.

Chitin is a natural polysaccharide found in chocolate. When taken with food, it often causes skin rashes. People prone to allergies experience excruciating itching. If the patient suffers from asthma, eating chocolate provokes the development of an asthma attack. It begins with the onset of excruciating itching and swelling in the oral cavity, tingling of the tongue, reddening of the upper palate.

Dark chocolate causes greenish liquid stools, abdominal pain, dry cough in children under 5 years of age. The work of the kidneys is disturbed, the development of Quincke's edema or anaphylactic shock is possible.

Red and orange berries

Sometimes a child eats a juicy apple or a little red currant, and after a few hours he becomes ill. Colic appears in the abdomen, the head hurts, nausea and vomiting occur. Even a minimal amount of an allergen is enough to develop an acute reaction of the body. The source of the problem is the lack of enzymes in the body responsible for the digestion and absorption of fruit sugar. The child complains of nausea, flatulence, weakness, sweating.

The use of black and red currants often causes an allergic reaction, since the berries contain a large amount of ascorbic acid. The child's health deteriorates sharply and an asthma attack develops rapidly.



Sugar is harmful to the human body. Children are not recommended to eat orange-colored fruits prepared in the form of a sweet puree or cold dessert.

Dangerous seafood

Often, allergy symptoms occur after eating fresh fish, shellfish, crab, or shrimp. Parvalbumin is a calcium-binding protein that is poorly absorbed in the body of a child and is stored for a long time in ready-made meals. The patient often has dangerous allergy symptoms:

• skin rashes;
• purulent blisters on the face and body;
• nausea;
• dry paroxysmal cough;
• chills.



The protein contained in crab meat in large quantities causes a severe non-specific reaction and leads to toxic poisoning. The child loses hearing and vision, the work of the nervous system is disturbed. Food intolerance to seafood manifests itself even after their heat treatment. The patient develops laryngeal edema, breathing is disturbed, blood pressure drops sharply.

Food allergies in infants

Excessive passion for cow's milk and sweet cereals based on it often leads to the development of a non-specific reaction of the body. A sick child develops numerous itchy spots on the face, nausea and profuse diarrhea. Often the first sign of food intolerance is the appearance of small ulcers on the gums.



Chicken eggs, introduced into the diet of children under one year old as complementary foods, provoke the onset of the disease. Dark chocolate, walnuts, industrial juice containing citric acid are especially dangerous. It is not recommended to give your child citrus fruits, strawberries, natural honey, sea and river fish, soy products.

An allergic reaction in children under one year old most often occurs in babies who are bottle-fed. The mother must exclude the following foods and prepared meals from her diet:

• meat and fish broths;
• garlic;
• sweet confectionery.

It is not recommended to use fresh cow's milk for cooking if the child has an individual intolerance to casein. Formula-fed babies benefit from special dairy-free formulas.

Low-allergenic products can reduce the manifestations of the disease in the acute period. Complementary foods are introduced on the recommendation of a doctor after the child is 6 months old. Zucchini, cauliflower and broccoli are used to prepare healthy dishes. Potatoes or carrots can only increase the manifestations of the disease.

Properly organized nutrition allows you to completely get rid of the symptoms of allergies.



The necessary knowledge is a reliable weapon in the fight against the disease

It is useful to have information on hand about foods that cause non-specific reactions in children. A properly compiled list will help to study their nutritional value and prevent an exacerbation of the disease. The table of allergenic products will tell you how to identify cross-reactions to their use, will allow you to familiarize yourself with the recipes for preparing complementary foods for children suffering from atopic dermatitis.

Timely identification of the allergen with the help of a food diary and other reference materials will help diversify the diet and maintain health for many years.

Not surprisingly, young children often began to get sick with various diseases. The first place in this ranking is occupied by allergies. Statistics show that out of five children, two suffer from this disease.

Almost any of the food children's immune system can respond with an allergic reaction. The symptomatology is as follows, the body and face of the child is covered with a rash, which is accompanied by severe itching, peeling and redness of the skin. Very often, a frivolous attitude to allergies allows it to develop into a rather serious disease, for example, asthma.

Allergens of children up to a year

Up to 6 months, the body of an infant is able to react with an allergy to various foods. From the first days of life and up to a year, many food products for children are allergens, but this does not mean that they will remain allergens for the child in the future. The only thing that is well tolerated is breast milk and special infant formulas. This only indicates that the child's digestive system is not yet mature enough and does not produce the necessary enzymes to digest certain foods.

When a product enters the body that contains in its composition something that is not yet known for the digestion of a child, and the amount of enzymes that is present cannot cope with digestion. A large release of immunoglobulin (IgE) occurs in the body, then those external symptoms appear that we already see and understand that the child is allergic to something. But this happens only with products containing strong allergens, and there are those that contain them, but in small quantities, then at first it is even imperceptible that the child has an allergy. Mom continues to feed her child and herself with slow-acting allergens and does not know what harm they bring. Therefore, children's allergens need to be known almost by heart, this will help preserve the health of the baby.

It is very useful to feed a child with breast milk, but some allergens of children under one year old can enter the child's body with him, so it is also important for a mother to follow a diet, excluding from her diet what can activate her child's illness.

As for the transfer of the child to solid food, more mature, feeding should be started with hypoallergenic food for children, these include oatmeal, cabbage, pumpkin, apples, and others. Then we periodically add to feeding, only in small portions, new products, following the reaction of the child's body, but this should be done in parallel with the maturation of the enzymatic system.

Allergenic products

Allergen products for children need to be known, for this you need to carefully study them in the lists below and then draw up the baby's menu.

Allergens for children are strong, which provoke the appearance of allergies, and weak. Strong ones need to be known and when feeding a child, pay special attention to them.

Strong allergens for children in food:

1. Dairy products and milk. The largest percentage of allergies among other products. It's all about the protein, it's hard to digest in a small, immature body.
2. Eggs. Especially the chicken ones. The allergen is egg white.
3. Fish. Fish caviar and all seafood. Fish in cans.
4. Meat. Allergies are caused by very fatty meat.
5. Berries. The most dangerous among them are red.
6. Fruits and vegetables. The danger is those that are red.
7. Citrus. All orange-colored fruits and fruits of exotic origin have an increased threat.
8. Nuts. Everything except the walnuts.
9. Semolina and wheat.
10. Coffee. Chocolate, cocoa, coffee.
11. Confectionery.
12. Products containing preservatives, artificial flavors and colors.

List of allergenic foods for a child with varying degrees of activity:

Increased activity:

• dairy products, eggs, meat products (chicken);
• different types of fish;
• bush berries, blackcurrant;
• pineapples, melons, grapes, all citrus fruits;
• pomegranate, cocoa, chocolate, honey, nuts, mushrooms;
• red vegetables, carrots, celery, rye, wheat.

Average activity:

• turkey, pork and rabbit meat;
• potatoes, all legumes, green peppers;
• peach, apricot, banana, pear, red currant, cranberry;
• rice, cornmeal.

Low activity:

• lamb meat, beef;
• patisson, zucchini, radish, green cucumbers, cabbage;
• green and yellow apple, plums;
• white cherries, white currants, watermelons;
• pumpkins are not dark in color;
• almond.

Here are some food allergens for children that carry a high risk. It is important to remember them and give the child with caution, or avoid them altogether.

Sometimes even weak allergenic foods can cause a rash if the child eats too much of them. It is necessary to establish a measure and observe it during feeding.

Laboratory study of allergens

Laboratory studies have shown that the list of allergens for children does not end with food alone. There are also other types:

household, pollen, fungal and epidermal allergens.

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Products with a high degree of allergenicity:

• whole milk (cow, goat, sheep);
• freshwater fish and all dishes from it;
• seafood and caviar;
• chicken eggs;
• cereals (wheat, rye, barley);
• citrus fruits, exotic fruits, persimmon, melon;
• tomatoes, bell peppers (red and yellow), carrots and celery;
• chocolate, cocoa and all its derivatives, coffee;
• nuts;
• mushrooms;

Whole milk can cause allergies in both children and adults. Dairy intolerance, in particular lactose, and milk allergy are two different things.

Allergy can cause only one type of milk, such as cow's. But in most cases, goat's milk has this ability. The protein that is in this milk is somewhat different from the proteins in other types of milk. Goat milk is not recommended for children under one year old, as its frequent use can cause anemia.

The resources of the human body are not unlimited. Over time, they dry out. The quality and quantity of enzymes capable of digesting food changes. Adults, especially those over the age of 60, lose the enzymes that break down lactose. Therefore, they are not recommended to eat whole milk. It is better to cook porridge with half boiled milk. The exception is dairy products.

People suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, in particular colitis, are not recommended to eat whole milk and dishes prepared from this product. With this disease, there is an almost complete absence of enzymes that process lactose. If we take into account the frequent dysbacteriosis that accompanies colitis, fermented milk products will be the best way out, because they contain lactobacilli, which are natural bacteria in the human body and help the digestive process.

Fish is a fairly strong allergen, the impact of which can even lead to anaphylactic shock. River fish are less allergenic than sea fish.

Eggs, combined with chicken meat and broth, cause quite severe allergy attacks. This feature is distinguished by protein. The yolk of a chicken egg causes allergies to a lesser extent. Therefore, it is the yolk that is introduced into complementary foods for babies, starting with a very small amount. Quail eggs are hypoallergenic.

Products with an average degree of allergenicity:

• beef meat, veal, chicken meat and broths from it;
• cereals (oats, rice, buckwheat);
• legumes;
• root vegetables (potatoes, turnips, beets);
• nectarine, peaches, apricots;
• wild berries (cranberries, lingonberries, blueberries, blackberries);
• rosehip, cherry and black currant.

In meat, during any heat treatment, the protein is modified and is well broken down by gastrointestinal enzymes. The exception is meat fried in a large amount of fat.

Berries that have a coloring pigment can cause allergies in both children and adults. But with heat treatment (comotes, jams, jelly and other dishes), their tendency to cause allergies decreases.

When eating root vegetables and legumes, you should take into account the peculiarities of your digestion, as these foods can cause flatulence.

Products with a low degree of allergenicity:

• low-fat dairy products;
• lean pork and lamb, rabbit and turkey meat;
• cereals (barley, millet, corn, oatmeal);
• cabbage (cauliflower, broccoli, white cabbage);
• cucumbers and zucchini;
• parsley, dill, cumin;
• white currant and cherry;
• yellow varieties of plums and cherries;
• apples and pears of white and green varieties.

Eating these foods can cause allergies only in rare cases, and mostly in adults. It is these products that are recommended first of all to be introduced as complementary foods for babies up to a year old.

If you buy ready-made products in the store, pay attention to their composition. Dyes, preservatives, emulsifiers and fragrances can cause allergies, even if they are part of already familiar and non-reactive products.

Dairy products and meats may be treated with chemicals or drugs to extend their shelf life. These can be antibiotics, sulfonamides, formaldehydes. They will be strong allergens and will cause an immediate reaction even in an adult, not to mention children.

Vegetables, fruits, and grains may contain residual pesticides, fertilizers, and chemicals that have been treated to extend their shelf life.

Pay attention to the container in which the product is enclosed. After all, substances that can cause allergies can also get into food from it. Also look at the expiration date and storage conditions. If they do not comply with the established rules, decay products or mold fungi may appear in them. These are also powerful allergens that can cause severe poisoning and lead to anaphylactic shock.

How to recognize food allergies. If you notice that your body somehow began to react in a special way to seemingly familiar things, try to determine for yourself the reason for such a strange behavior of your body.

You may be disturbed by organs completely independent of digestion. But food allergies are insidious in that they can masquerade as other problems, the treatment of which will not bring any relief.

Food allergy symptoms:

• on the part of the skin: rash, itching, redness, swelling, the formation of small bubbles with liquid;
• on the part of breathing: runny nose, sneezing, shortness of breath, shortness of breath, bronchospasm, asthma attacks;
• from the side of vision: lacrimation, conjunctivitis, severe itching, swelling;
• on the part of digestion: abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, change in taste sensations;
• from the nervous system: dizziness, loss of orientation, confusion, loss of consciousness.

If you find yourself with the above symptoms, analyze what foods you ate. These may be familiar foods, but which you have not eaten for a long time.

If you have accurately found out the cause of your ailments, then you should simply eliminate the allergen product from your diet and the symptoms will go away.

But it often happens that several foods cause allergies at once. Then the best way out is to keep a food diary. In it, you will daily record what exactly you ate and the reaction of the body to the food eaten. Thus, it is possible to accurately determine the cause of the ailment.

There are foods that give an immediate, almost instantaneous, allergic reaction. Then it is very easy to identify them. But there are products that give a distant allergic reaction. That is, you can feel allergy symptoms even a few days after eating such a product. Therein lies the difficulty.

Allergy, food in particular, is a very insidious disease that requires a serious attitude. After all, you can get not just lacrimation, rash and itching. The consequences are much more tragic. Foods that cause allergies can not only undermine health, but also take life.

If you notice an allergic reaction to any food product, eliminate it from your diet immediately. The next step in your fight against an insidious disease should be a visit to an allergist. It is the specialist who will be able to determine the cause of such reactions and prescribe adequate treatment. Follow all the recommendations and prescriptions of the doctor. Only then can you keep your body under control and avoid the sad manifestations of food allergies.

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Causes

Intolerance to certain components is often laid down at the genetic level, for example, an allergy to gluten. In a severe form of the disease, the child's body reacts violently not only to the use of oatmeal or cookies, but also to products where only traces of gluten are found. Even breaded cutlets or waffle bars are dangerous for allergy sufferers with this form of the disease.

With intolerance to cow's milk, children need lactose-free hypoallergenic mixtures. Allergy sufferers should not use not only whole milk, but also cream, sour cream, any products where lactose is present.

Factors that increase the risk of allergic reactions to food:

• dysbacteriosis;
• lowered immunity after a serious illness, frequent stress, taking antibiotics;
• malnutrition, an excess of highly allergenic foods in the diet;
• the introduction of complementary foods before the due date;
• during pregnancy, the expectant mother consumed foods with high allergenicity;
• disruption of the digestive tract.

Main allergens

Each person reacts in his own way to the use of certain products: even items with high allergenicity in the absence of hypersensitivity of the body do not cause negative reactions. In patients with a hereditary predisposition to food allergies under the action of provoking factors, on the contrary, the body's response to even a couple of orange slices or one egg is acute, with pronounced symptoms.

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Potential allergens:

• Nuts (especially peanuts, hazelnuts).
• Dairy products: whole milk.
• Honey and bee products: propolis, pollen.
• Cocoa, chocolate, sweets, cakes, pastries containing cocoa butter.
• Citrus fruits: orange, grapefruit, mandarin, clementine, lemon.
• Cereals with gluten: oats, rye, wheat.
• Cheeses. Allergy sufferers are not suitable for hard and semi-hard varieties, processed cheese also causes a negative reaction of the body.
• Meat. Fatty pork, strong meat broth, beef is less dangerous for allergy sufferers.
• Seafood: clams, mussels, lobsters, lobsters, squids.
• Products in the original packaging: concentrates, semi-finished products, canned food, ready-made mayonnaise, packaged sauces.
• Names with synthetic components: products with artificial flavors, dyes, harmful emulsifiers, sweeteners.
• Caviar of sea and river fish.
• Vegetables: tomatoes, beets, carrots, red salad peppers.
• Fruits: red apples, rarely apricots.
• Exotic fruits: kiwi, persimmon, banana, pomegranate.
• Berries: raspberries, strawberries, strawberries, black currants.
• Eggs. The components of chicken eggs show the greatest allergenicity. Goose, quail and duck eggs are less likely to provoke a negative reaction.
• Gourds: melons.
• Other names: mushrooms of all kinds, mustard.

First group

Foods that are easy to refuse without compromising health. The absence of melons, nuts, mushrooms, chocolate, seafood in the diet of children does not cause dangerous complications and developmental delays. Useful components contained in highly allergenic products are easily obtained by using safe names.

Second

High nutritional value, a rich set of useful vitamins and minerals does not allow you to remove the product from the diet. Eggs and milk fall into this group.

With intolerance to cow's milk protein, you will have to completely abandon the use of all items containing a dangerous component. With a mild to moderate reaction, doctors allow the use of a minimum amount of milk, but before drinking it must be boiled for 10-15 minutes.

The same situation with eggs:

• required to cook for half an hour;
• replacing chicken eggs with a quail product, with a lower risk of allergic reactions;
• the use of only the yolk: protein containing albumin, after penetration into the body, causes an increased production of immunoglobulin, which leads to a negative response, acute skin reactions.

Diagnostics

Determining a food allergen is quite difficult. With the right diet, which includes dozens of items, it is not always easy to understand after eating which food rashes on the skin, swelling and itching appeared.

On a note:

• in some cases, with a high sensitization of the body, the reaction is acute, negative signs appear half an hour - an hour after eating chocolate, citrus fruits, honey or other types of food;
• in other cases, the allergen accumulates over two to three days, the delayed-type reaction puzzles patients who do not understand why blisters appeared on the skin, the tissues were slightly swollen, the body itched.

To determine inappropriate products, you will need the help of an allergist. The doctor will conduct skin tests, according to the reaction to small doses of the irritant, he will find out which types of food cause a negative response of the body. Before skin tests, it is not advisable to take antihistamines so as not to blur the picture. Skin tests are not done for children under 3 years of age. For accurate diagnosis of the type of stimulus, another, more progressive and safe method is used. It will be discussed in the next section.

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Manifestations of food allergies

• rashes on various parts of the skin;
• puffiness;
• signs of dyspepsia - vomiting, nausea, flatulence, diarrhea;
• feeling of pain in the abdomen.

Sometimes a food allergen provokes the phenomena of anaphylaxis, bronchospasm and allergic vasculitis. Therefore, it is important to exclude potentially dangerous foods that cause allergies.

Causes of hypersensitivity

• hereditary predisposition;
• load of maternal antibodies to the components of the product during fetal development;
• reduction in breastfeeding time;
• increased permeability of the lining of the intestinal wall;
• dysbacteriosis.

These factors, as well as foods that cause allergies in children and adults, together determine the risk of developing hypersensitivity.

The main groups of food allergens

1. Products with high allergic activity. This includes: milk, eggs, fish, nuts, citrus fruits, grapes, strawberries, melons.
2. Products with average allergoactivity. These include: apricots, peaches, legumes, nightshades, rice, corn, cranberries, green peppers.
3. Products with weak allergoactivity. These include: turnips, apples, bananas, almonds, watermelon, lamb, turkey.

All foods that cause allergies in adults and children should be excluded from the usual diet.

Examples of hypersensitivity

Food allergies can be triggered by a wide range of food components. The most aggressive allergen is cow's milk protein. Strong allergens for children begin their list with him. Therefore, if you need to choose a mixture for feeding infants, you need to focus on food that does not contain cow's milk components. To reduce the likelihood of allergies in a child, breastfeeding should be preferred whenever possible, as this helps to build the immune system. An allergy in a child to a milk protein allergen manifests itself in the form of rashes on the skin.

• egg white;
• berries and fruits with small seeds, such as raspberries;
• products that use fungi in cooking (kvass, kefir, cheeses);
• preservatives, dyes, fibers - all non-natural components used in production.

It is important to know what is causing the allergy, as eliminating the main allergen from the diet will help you recover. An allergy in a child should be treated when the first clinical symptoms are detected. Caution should be exercised if there is a family history of hypersensitivity.

Features of a hypoallergenic diet

What is a hypoallergenic diet? This is a diet that is considered the main element of food allergy therapy. It is important to exclude food allergens for children and adults from the diet. Allergies in a child often disappear as they grow older. When compiling a diet, it is necessary to include foods that do not cause allergies.

It is important that not only the main allergen should be excluded, but also products with high allergoactivity. This contributes to the success of the treatment of the condition. The diet should be selected by an allergist, taking into account the characteristics of the clinical case. It is important to select products from the group with low allergic activity, you should also choose products with a minimum content of preservatives and coloring substances.

A strict diet that excludes food allergens for children is observed for 7-10 days, and for adults - two to three weeks. With the improvement of the condition, it is possible to introduce products with an average allergic activity. When following a diet, it is worth making the diet varied so that there is no accumulation of the same substances. This reduces the likelihood of developing allergies to other foods. With the right approach, food allergies will not manifest themselves.

It must be understood that allergens are substances and particles that can provoke severe clinical symptoms of hypersensitivity, so contact with them should be avoided as much as possible.

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Details healthy eating Proper nutrition

food allergy is any allergic reaction to a normal, harmless food or food ingredients. Any one type of food can contain many food allergens. As a rule, these are proteins and much less often - fats and carbohydrates.

The term "allergy" was first proposed by the Austrian pediatrician Clement von Pirket at the beginning of the 20th century, when he noticed that hypersensitivity in some patients was caused by the same substances.

In a simplified form, the mechanism of allergy development looks like this: a foreign protein that first enters the body causes a protective immune response of the body, which naturally tries to fight it. After the first contact, the immune system "remembers" the type and structure of this protein (allergen) and upon repeated contact, an already pathological, excessively enhanced (hyperreactive) type of response is triggered, when, in addition to excessive activation of blood cell elements - mast cells and basophils by immunoglobulins E, also occurs a pronounced inflammatory response of a general nature - blood flow increases, cell wall permeability increases, tissue edema occurs, temperature rises, etc., which can lead to life-threatening acute and chronic conditions: anaphylactic shock, bronchial asthma, vasomotor rhinitis, urticaria, false croup, angioedema, etc.

True food allergies are rare (less than two percent of the population). Most often, it is caused by heredity. In children, allergies usually appear in the first years of life. Among adults who believe they have a food allergy, approximately 80% actually experience what experts have dubbed "food pseudo-allergies." Although the symptoms they experience are similar to those of a true food allergy, the cause may be a simple food intolerance. Moreover, some people may develop psychosomatic reactions to food because they believe it is an allergen for them.

However, allergies are much more common today than half a century ago. This may be due to environmental pollution, the use of pesticides, as well as the abundance of other chemicals that we use or encounter in everyday life. It is estimated that we are exposed to about 3,000 different chemicals every year - so the increase in the number of allergic diseases is not surprising.

Our immune systems are exposed daily to the chemicals we ingest in our food and drink, as well as potentially toxic molecules we breathe in. This constant battle leads to liver overload and, as a result, to increased allergic reactions.

Food allergies can cause acute conditions such as anaphylactic shock, severe bronchial obstruction (obstruction), allergic vasculitis, and can also maintain chronic and recurrent lesions of the ENT organs, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, nervous and cardiovascular systems. It can arise like a bolt from the blue, after a person has eaten everything and without any restrictions throughout his life. Fortunately, such a sudden allergy is a rarity. It is much more common for people to suffer from food intolerances or oversensitivities, but the causes of these types of allergies are much more difficult to recognize.

Causes of food allergies

Although allergies can develop to almost any type of food, the most common allergens are milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, soy, wheat, and tree nuts, especially peanuts.

There is also a cross allergy that develops following a reaction to any one allergen. Thus, people who are allergic to peanuts may become allergic to other legumes, including peas, soybeans, and lentils. Also, those allergic to cantaloupe may develop a reaction to cucumbers and squash over time; and similarly, those who are allergic to shrimp become sensitive to crabs.

Some people develop allergies to sulfites, chemicals used to preserve the color of food, such as in dried fruits and vegetables. The reaction to them includes shortness of breath or allergic shock after eating food containing sulfites. Sulfites can also cause severe asthma attacks.

Genetic Factor in Food Allergy

A child whose parent has an allergy is twice as likely to develop an allergy as one whose parents are not allergic. If both parents have allergies, the child's risk of developing it doubles, and thus becomes four times greater. However, the substances that are allergens for the child may differ from the allergens of his parents. Although it is quite common for children with allergies to inherit the disease from their parents, allergies are not always inherited. It has been established that children of parents suffering from asthma, eczema or hay fever (atopic forms of allergy) themselves are hypersensitive, especially if these allergic diseases occur in both parents. The genes that determine the suppression of the formation of IgE, immunoglobulins, which are mediators of an acute inflammatory reaction to specific allergens, are to blame for this. However, genes are not the only cause of allergies. For example, genetically identical twins do not necessarily develop allergic reactions to the same allergens. This proves that other factors, such as environmental factors, bacterial and viral infections, stress, etc., also play a role in the occurrence of allergies.

Allergen products

In general, according to the degree of allergenic activity, three groups of food products can be distinguished:

High: cow's milk, fish, egg, citrus fruits, nuts, honey, mushrooms, chicken meat, strawberries, raspberries, wild strawberries, pineapples, melon, persimmons, pomegranates, black currants, blackberries, chocolate, coffee, cocoa, mustard, tomatoes, carrots, beets , celery, wheat, rye, grapes, etc.

Medium: peaches, apricots, red currants, cranberries, rice, corn, buckwheat, green peppers, potatoes, peas, pork, turkey, rabbit, etc.

Weak: zucchini, squash, turnips, pumpkin (light colors), sweet and sour apples, bananas, almonds, white currants, gooseberries, prunes, plums, watermelon, lettuce, horse meat, lamb, etc.

Sometimes it is not the food itself that causes allergic reactions, but various food additives: dyes, flavors, emulsifiers or preservatives. In addition, most people with food allergies have a reaction not only to food, but also to other allergens, so recently doctors have attached great importance to the development of cross-reactions between food and non-food allergens. Knowing the possible options for cross-reactions helps, in the end, to correctly compose a diet and thereby avoid the development of allergies.

5 Common Food Allergies

Peanut

There has been a lot of talk about this lately. Peanut allergy is the most common food allergy, and probably one of the most dangerous. Anaphylactic shock can occur from the peanut itself or from peanut dust particles, in those people who are hypersensitive.

This allergy is usually lifelong, not one that can be outgrown, and it increases the likelihood that you will be allergic to other nuts such as almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, cashews…

People with severe allergies should avoid anything containing peanuts, such as candy, cookies, and ice cream.

Dairy products, beef, lactose

Typical symptoms are respiratory (asthma, difficulty breathing, throat constriction), gastrointestinal (heavy gas, diarrhea, vomiting) and dermatological (urticaria, rash). If you have a dairy allergy, beef protein sensitivity, or lactose intolerance, you need to be very careful when checking the ingredients in your daily products.

The obvious ones are milk, ice cream, yogurt and cheese. There may also be hidden ones - breads, cereals, instant soups, powdered breakfast drinks, margarine, meats, pancakes, cookies, muffin mixes and more.

Look not only for milk on the list of ingredients, but also for casein, whey powder, rennet, lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate, lactoglobulin, lactoferrin, lactulose, hydrolysates, and even things like cheese flavors and artificial butter flavors. So read the labels carefully.

Alternatives are soy products (milk, yogurt, cheese, ice cream, goat milk products), mocha blends and other non-dairy liquids, Lact-AID or Dairy Ease milk, rice milk, almond milk.

Make sure you get enough calcium, which is important for the formation of bones and teeth in children and the preservation of bone tissue with age.

shellfish

This type of allergy is not common in children at an early age, it develops at a young age and later. This is the most common allergy in adulthood, it is not "outgrown" and does not lose sensitivity to it.

As soon as it appears, it means the exclusion from the diet of gumbo shrimp, crab patties and tasty little crayfish. Although, this rule is not for every day and shellfish are not staple foods like milk, eggs and wheat.

Usually people have a strong allergy to shrimp, crabs, lobsters, langoustines, crayfish. But allergies can spread to bivalves (clams, mussels, scallops, oysters) and other types of shellfish (squid, octopus).

Wheat allergy (gluten intolerance) or Aka celiac disease

Allergy to wheat is caused by wheat grains. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that affects the body's ability to digest gluten (the proteins inside grains).

People diagnosed with a wheat allergy have about a 20% chance of developing an allergy to other grains. With celiac disease, you should also avoid barley, rye and oats.

It is possible for wheat allergy to outgrow, however, those suffering from celiac disease will have a lifetime elimination of wheat gluten from their diet.

Celiac disease can lead to severe malnutrition if misdiagnosed as it will require lifestyle changes.

Be careful with baked goods, bread crumbs, cereals, grains, couscous. Wheat can also be found in various incarnations, in beer, breaded foods, sausages, sauces, ice cream, salads, and soups.

Eggs

Egg allergy is second only to cow's milk allergy in children, but many children outgrow it. Allergy occurs to the protein in the white part of the egg, but it is recommended to exclude all egg products, including eggs from other birds.

Ingredients to exclude are: albumin, egg, globulin, and any component starting with OVA-. Foods containing eggs: mayonnaise, meatloaf and meatballs, baked goods, salads, icing and meringues, marshmallows, custards and puddings, and some soups.

Food allergy symptoms

Allergic reactions usually develop within a few minutes to two hours after eating. But in severely allergic patients, simply touching or smelling food can trigger an allergic response.

Typical early symptoms include swelling and itching of the lips, mouth and/or throat.

Once in the digestive system, irritating food can cause nausea, vomiting, intestinal colic and diarrhea.

Itching, hives, eczema, and redness of the skin often begin.

In some patients, food can cause allergic rhinitis, which is characterized by a runny nose, cough, and shallow breathing.

Sometimes a delayed allergic reaction can occur - in the period from several hours to two days from the moment the allergen is ingested. Compared to an immediate response, the symptoms of a delayed allergic reaction are not as severe and may include eczema, hives, and asthma.

Anaphylactic shock is a rare but life-threatening condition in which multiple organs and systems of the body are affected by an allergic reaction. Symptoms include intense itching, hives, sweating, swelling of the pharyngeal mucosa, difficulty breathing, and low blood pressure. If this condition is not promptly and properly treated, it can progress rapidly, leading to loss of consciousness or even death.

Allergy treatment

An allergic condition has set in. What to do? Firstly, it is necessary to immediately stop contact with the allergen and immediately give the patient antihistamine antiallergic drugs - zyrtec, telffast, tavegil, suprastin, etc. - the list of drugs is very large. Secondly, it is necessary to alleviate the manifestations of local symptoms, for example, in case of skin itching, lubricate these areas with salicylic alcohol or other alcohol tincture. If emergency care is required, for example, with the development of anaphylactic shock or Quincke's edema, then in addition to calling an ambulance, it is necessary to ensure maximum air access to the lungs before it arrives. You can not use various products with a pungent odor, which can only increase bronchospasm. The ideal would be to immediately give an injection of adrenaline, which can help to hold out until the ambulance arrives (in fact, this is what they will do in the first place, along with intravenous administration of prednisolone).

Allergy Remedies

Allergy remedies are divided into three generations. First generation tools have been known for quite a long time. These are Dimedrol, Tavegil, Diazolin, etc. Unfortunately, they have a relatively low efficiency, and most importantly, they cause side effects: dry mouth, drowsiness and slow reactions. Therefore, if you plan to drive a car, these funds cannot be accepted!

Antihistamines of the second (Zyrtec, Claritin, etc.) and third (Erius, Telfast) generations no longer cause such an effect.

Also, for the treatment of allergies, calcium is prescribed to reduce the level of histamines and increase vascular tone, hormonal drugs (corticosteroids). Diuretics and various sorbents (activated carbon, polyphepan, enterosorbent, etc.) can be prescribed.

And do not forget about the liver, any allergy is the result of a violation of metabolic processes in the liver.

If you are at risk (i.e. if your family has a history of allergies), be vigilant about how your body reacts to any new food. When trying an unknown food, start with a small portion or refuse it altogether, especially if you are far from home and civilization.

You must be well aware of what you eat. Read the labels on the products you buy. If something you usually buy is advertised as "new" or "improved", double-check the label.

Eat only fresh foods. Avoid dried, canned, and processed foods.

Introduce new foods to your child's menu gradually, especially if you and your husband both have allergies.

Each time you feed your baby something new, give him a very small portion and increase it gradually.

Once you have been diagnosed with a food allergy, the only effective way to overcome it is to identify the irritating agent and avoid it. Following a strict diet helps many people recover from food allergies. One study found that after 1-2 years of conscientiously following a hypoallergenic diet, about one-third of older children and adults were free from food sensitivities that irritated them. But allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish can often last for life.

Food allergies and food intolerances can disappear as mysteriously as they appeared, but in the future, you should avoid food that created problems for you. If you're allergic to cow's milk, try switching to goat's milk and cheese, or try soy products.

If you are allergic to wheat, switch to rice bread and make sure you eat enough starch. To do this, you need to eat more rice, barley and other grains.

Don't forget that wheat and milk powder are present in many canned foods, so read labels carefully.

The risk of death from an allergic reaction increases if you have asthma. If this is the case, you should always have a dose of epinephrine (adrenaline) on hand so that you can take it quickly when an allergic reaction occurs. You must know when and how to inject epinephrine. Taking pills containing antihistamines sometimes helps, but the use of epinephrine may be life-saving.

An allergist will be able to make an accurate diagnosis based on a review of your medical history, a physical examination, and laboratory tests.

Children's allergies to food today are unlikely to surprise anyone. It has practically become the norm that the baby from the first days of life suffers from all kinds of allergic reactions of the body and nothing can be done about it. The constantly deteriorating quality of nutrition due to poor ecology and the appearance of genetically modified foods has a serious impact on the fragile body of the child. Doctors just shrug their shoulders and prescribe antihistamines to babies, which, in turn, also put a strain on all organs. We will find out how to eat right and what allergenic foods for children should be excluded from the diet.

To date, there is a special table of prohibited and permitted foods for children, according to which pediatricians recommend feeding babies. According to this table, the most allergenic product for babies under 2 years old is cow's milk. More than 80% of babies do not tolerate it. In cases where a nursing mother eats it, the crumbs may develop an allergic rash even to mother's milk. True, such a reaction of the body of a newborn does not mean at all that in the future the child will suffer from drinking milk. After the age of two, when the child develops the enzymes necessary for processing this product, the problem will disappear by itself.

In addition to cow's milk, the most allergenic foods for babies are: milk formulas, cheeses, sesame seeds, wheat, black pepper, and exotic fruits. Extreme caution should be taken when introducing foods such as fish, eggs, nuts, red vegetables, honey and citrus fruits into the child's diet. Allergy-prone children who have not reached the age of one should not be given caviar, red fish, and beef as complementary foods. To prevent the meat from giving an allergic reaction, it should first be frozen, then wait until it thaws, and only then cook. Remove skin from chicken and soak in water. But turkey, rabbit meat, guinea fowl meat is well tolerated by the children's body.

If a child without measure eats fruits and vegetables, then each type can cause an allergic reaction. A few peaches, a cup of green peas, or a bowl of berries can cause a baby to develop a skin rash, even if the baby had a great tolerance for these foods before. But marmalade, chocolate and all kinds of sweets, even in small quantities, can cause allergic reactions.

In cases where a child has a cross-allergy, that is, there is an intolerance to milk and soy protein, chicken meat and eggs, as well as gluten and potato starch at the same time, it is incredibly difficult to find the optimal nutrition for him.

It is important to understand that both food allergens and flavors, fillers, preservatives and dyes that are added to ice cream, juices, drinks and yogurts cause a similar reaction of the body. But it is with such products that mothers often indulge their babies.

Mommy is able to prevent problems with allergies in a child even during pregnancy. During this period, as well as during breastfeeding, a woman should exclude condensed milk, nuts and honey from the diet. A nursing mother can eat no more than two nuts a day if it is hazelnuts or walnuts, but peanuts should be avoided. At the same time, do not forget that the walnut holds the intestines together, and the hazelnuts and almonds weaken it. Children of two years old can eat nuts in small quantities. It is especially useful to give them to children with low body weight. Nuts are very useful for rickets and anemia, because, for example, walnuts are rich in vitamin D, iron, iodine, zinc and almonds. The least allergenic are pine nuts, which are also the most useful. Both adults and children, they give strength and energize.

Allergenic and practically useless for the baby's body are foods such as crab meat, shrimp, pistachios and peanuts. For a child's body, this food is heavy, and besides, flavorings and dyes are added to crab meat.

Citrus fruits should be introduced into the diet of crumbs before the age of one and a half years. The most useful of them are lemon and grapefruit. The baby can add the juice of these fruits to food or give lemon slices to suck. To protect the child from allergies, it is worth starting complementary foods with cabbage and zucchini, adding carrots and potatoes to food in small portions. A little later, children can begin to feed with dryers and cookies, as well as introduce fermented milk products.

Parents should carefully monitor the nutrition of their babies, avoiding allergies in order to avoid allergic diseases in the future. Remember, the health of the children is in your hands!

Often, allergenic foods become almost the main food for children from a very young age. Often a child is not averse to eating chips, french fries, a hamburger or a sweet bar, but they can cause an acute allergic reaction, moreover, this food contains a considerable amount of additives harmful to the body. Children have health problems, this puts them at risk. That is why it is so necessary to build the right diet and prevent the appearance of allergens in order to strengthen and maintain health until old age.

Chemical ingredients added to foods to prevent spoilage cause irreparable harm to the body. Monosodium glutamate, which is part of the finished dish, can cause serious disturbances in the stable functioning of the intestines and stomach, and also reduces the nutritional value of the product. You should not buy potato chips, vegetables and fruits prepared by pickling and canning, instant noodles.

Chemical additives and gluten (a special protein) cause intestinal irritation, and bread made from such flour can cause allergic manifestations in a child. After drinking drinks containing the additive "yellow 5", a runny nose and urticaria occur. In children, an acute allergic reaction begins, which is expressed in excessive drowsiness and redness of the eyes.

Cereals and cereals

Of the cereal products, wheat and rye are the most dangerous. Semolina porridge can also cause allergic manifestations in an unhealthy child, especially with the inclusion of fruits and vegetables in it. Often, instant porridge is used in the diet, when the grains are subjected to special processing, after which the dish turns out to be crumbly and tasty. Cause an allergic reaction millet and corn grits. Also, for example, Artek wheat porridge, consisting of crushed grain, can cause an allergic rash, diarrhea, and itchy skin.

Food rejection of semolina dishes is caused by the presence of gluten in semolina. It is a complex protein that affects the absorption of vitamins and minerals. Sometimes prolonged ingestion of semolina provokes the appearance of a skin rash, fever, cough and runny nose. It is not recommended to use goat's milk in cooking. In addition, gluten thins the lining of the intestines, resulting in diarrhea in the child.

Citrus

Tangerines, oranges, grapefruit are foods that contain vitamin C and strengthen the immune system. However, sometimes their value can fade into the background, because they can cause an allergic reaction in a child, sometimes in a severe form.

Oranges are the most popular citrus fruits that can cause anaphylactic shock. Do not cook food that contains citrus juice, such as cakes, sugary drinks, jams.

Excessive consumption of citrus fruits is a big burden on the child's digestive system, contributes to shortness of breath, rash, diarrhea. Appears profuse lacrimation and runny nose. You should keep a special diary, where entries are made indicating the body's reaction to the addition of new foods to the diet.

Most often, children who eat duck and chicken eggs suffer from allergies. They contain a protein that causes an immediate allergic reaction. Allergy symptoms appear when specific proteins, such as lysozyme, ovomucoid, albumin, enter the child's body. They provoke a rapid reaction of the immune system.

Chicken eggs occupy the first line of the list of allergenic foods. Nevertheless, it must be remembered that the lack of dietary proteins disrupts the synthesis of hormones, is the cause of disorders in the work of the heart, vascular and urinary systems. If it is impossible to eat chicken eggs, they can be replaced with quail eggs, which are less allergenic and do not destroy intestinal epithelial cells.

In cases where the child does not follow the diet, signs of individual intolerance may develop - anaphylactic shock or Quincke's edema. The ban applies not only to chicken eggs themselves, but also to dishes prepared with their addition.

Chocolate

Chocolate contains cocoa powder, which is a highly allergenic product. If ingredients such as milk powder or palm or peanut butter are added to it, its danger increases.

Lactose intolerance, as well as the presence of an antioxidant (E322), can lead to an allergic reaction. Walnuts are sometimes added to chocolate. For the patient, this is unacceptable. Dates and raisins are also excluded from the diet.

Chocolate contains chitin, which belongs to the group of natural polysaccharides. When ingested, it can often cause skin rashes leading to unpleasant itching. In the presence of asthma, eating chocolate causes asthma attacks with symptoms such as itching and swelling of the mouth, redness of the palate, tingling of the tongue.

Dark chocolate in children under 6 years of age causes loose, greenish stools, abdominal pain, dry cough, impaired normal functioning of the kidneys.

Milk

Some children who are allergic to protein do not consume dairy products. For them, the consumption of the following foods that contain proteins may be associated with health risks:

• cookie;
• cakes;
• ice cream;
• margarine;
• pies.

In some cases, the child may not tolerate sheep or goat milk. The casein protein is determined by the cells as foreign, which causes an acute allergic reaction of the body. If breastfeeding is not possible, specialized milk formulas are used.

A child older than 1 year should consume up to 500 ml per day of liquid dairy products. In case of an allergy to milk protein, a diet correction is needed in favor of other products that are similar in their vitamin and mineral composition to milk. Some children during the artificial feeding period do not tolerate milk-based complementary foods. The baby starts hives, there are signs of atopic dermatitis, swelling of the neck and head, coughing and wheezing. In such cases, immediate consultation with the attending physician is necessary.

Berries

It happens that a child eats an apple or a handful of red currants and, after a while, begins to feel bad. Colic begins in the abdomen, headache, vomiting, sweating, weakness. And the minimum amount of allergenic substance is enough for an immediate response of the body. This is due to a lack of enzymes that are responsible for the digestion and absorption of fruit sugar.

Eating currants (both red and black) provokes an allergic reaction, since these berries contain ascorbic acid in large quantities. Their use can even lead to suffocation.

Seafood

Allergic symptoms can occur when eating fresh fish, crabs, shrimp, shellfish. As a result, the following symptoms are observed:

• skin rashes;
• purulent blisters on the body;
• chills;
• bouts of dry cough.

The protein, which is found in large quantities in crab meat, causes severe toxic poisoning as a result of the reaction. A child may temporarily lose sight and hearing, the work of the central nervous system is disrupted, blood pressure drops, and a violation of the respiratory rhythm occurs. Intolerance to seafood persists even after heat treatment.

Allergy in babies

Excessive consumption of sweet cereals with milk and cow's milk can lead to unpleasant consequences in the form of numerous spots on the face, diarrhea and nausea. In some cases, product intolerance is judged by the appearance of sores in the gum area.

In order to prevent undesirable consequences for the child's body, mothers are advised to exclude the following foods and dishes from their diet:

• onion garlic;
• fish and meat broths;
• sugar confectionery.

Low-allergenic foods and dishes from them will minimize the manifestation of allergy symptoms in the acute period. Complementary feeding of a child is introduced according to the doctor's indications after six months of age. Cauliflower, zucchini, broccoli are shown for cooking. Carrots and potatoes can only increase the course of the disease.

Proper and rational nutrition, taking into account foods that cause allergies, will allow you to avoid allergic exacerbations in a short time.

Threats to the health and well-being of the child come from various sources. Allergenic products also cause a lot of problems. Out of ignorance or simply because of inattention, parents do not take this into account. As a result, an allergic reaction develops, the elimination of which is sometimes a rather difficult task. There are many foods that have the potential to cause allergies. You need to look at at least the most allergenic foods for children in order to exclude them from the diet.

Why Foods Cause Allergies in Children

To determine the allergenic food, you will first have to understand how it affects the children's body. The main mechanism of allergy is an inadequate response of the immune system to certain pathogens. Normally, if a baby in infancy received a sufficient amount of mother's milk and developed correctly, an allergic reaction is unlikely. Or, at least, it will disappear with age, because the digestive system will “ripen”.

But in those situations when the baby did not receive breast milk in the required volume, or the mother ate improperly during the feeding period, there is a tendency to be allergic to certain products. It also occurs if the child is transferred to artificial mixtures too early. And, of course, one cannot ignore the factor of heredity. It also affects the functioning of the immune system.

What foods are the most allergenic for children

With how allergies occur, we have now figured out. And you can begin to consider the products for which it appears especially often. Each of these products can be given to children. But this must be done with caution and in small quantities. What foods are the most allergenic? The main ones are shown below.

Most Allergenic Foods

If you wish, you can divide all the products that threaten children with allergies into several categories. Let's start with the most popular foods that are introduced into the daily diet.

1. Cow's milk. Own, milk itself does not harm children. But this drink (or product) contains protein, which the body of preschoolers absorbs with difficulty. What then to say about children who are not yet 2-3 years old?
2. Fish, primarily marine, and seafood. This is a product that was not known to the ancestors of most compatriots. That is, he is "foreign". Of course, unless many generations of your relatives lived near the sea. Until about a year old, it is better not to give such an allergenic product to a child.
3. Any eggs. It doesn’t matter if it’s chicken or quail, eggs can still cause allergies if the child is less than a year and a half old. The reason is the same as in the case of cow's milk.
4. Chicken meat. In principle, almost any meat is allergenic for children. But chicken in this case is especially dangerous. Even when the child is two years old, you still need to introduce chicken meat carefully. The skin is necessarily removed from it, which is the most allergenic “part”.
5. Mushrooms. Another product containing a large amount of protein, albeit vegetable. Mushrooms, in addition, are difficult to digest by the child's body. This means that their use will have to be abandoned. Moreover, doctors recommend not giving this allergenic product to children before the start of school age.
6. Nuts. Not all, but mostly peanuts. The same problem is an excess of protein, which the child's body is unable to break down and assimilate.

It turns out that all the main products can be called allergenic. This does not mean that they should be abandoned completely. But it is important to add them to the child's menu carefully. Then the allergenicity of this food will not be as pronounced as it could be.

The most allergenic fruits and vegetables

Parents try to include vegetables and fruits in their child's diet, as they contain a lot of vitamins. Here, too, one must be careful. There are incredibly many fruits, vegetables and berries that threaten an allergic reaction. It is easier not to list them, but to identify a common feature. This is red. Products in this category, which have a red tint, are mostly allergenic.

But the broadest alternative remains - many other fruits and vegetables. The health of the baby will not be harmed by green apples, yellow pears, white zucchini. This is the set to start with. But carrots, red apples, currants - it is better to wait with them. And from fruits it is necessary to exclude any citrus fruits. It is not necessary to give them to a child, at least until he is three or four years old.

The most allergenic desserts for a child

Almost all sweets can cause allergies. But the risk can be reduced if you give your baby up to three years of marshmallow or natural marmalade. Again, these products must be natural. If they contain extraneous dyes or flavors, the product is already becoming allergenic. Chocolate should not be given until the child is 3 years old. Moreover, until adolescence, it is better to give only delicate milk chocolate, but not black and white.

Honey for children: allergenic or not?

In no case should honey be given to children under three years of age. Yes, porridge and other dishes will taste better with this product. But the danger of allergies, which then will continue to haunt the child for a long time, is incredibly high. Actually, an allergic reaction occurs not to honey itself, but to flower pollen. But the essence does not change: the use of honey must be abandoned.

When you decide to introduce it into the child's diet, at first you will have to add only minimal portions. This is not about a teaspoon, but in general, literally about one drop!

If the allergenic product still harmed the child

No matter how carefully parents monitor the nutrition of children, allergies can appear. What to do then? The following remedies will help neutralize the harm from allergenic products:

• intake of absorbents: the simplest - activated charcoal, 2-4 tablets at a time;
• taking antihistamines: a couple of products for children should always be kept in the medicine cabinet at hand;
• enema: this is a last resort if you urgently need help and there is no doctor nearby.

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