As you know, an allergic reaction in humans can be triggered by anything: drugs, saliva and animal hair, plant pollen. However, pediatricians note that food allergies are most common in children. Symptoms, as mentioned above, are very diverse: someone's son becomes covered with a rash after eating a carefully offered chocolate bar, someone's baby suffers from abdominal pain after tasting strawberries, a third baby begins to turn blue and suffocate after trying an ordinary boiled egg. All of these cases are united by a common diagnosis: an allergy in a child. Symptoms, as you might guess, are always visible to the naked eye, you will not confuse them with anything. Is it possible to somehow guess that your son or daughter is predisposed to allergic reactions? Who is at risk?
Predisposition
According to doctors, intolerance to any product is often associated with frequent cases of diarrhea and runny nose in a baby. Also slow development. Asthmatic children also often react badly to many foods and smells.
Term
It should be noted that the phrase "food allergy", in fact, is a meaningless set of words. You know what an allergy is in a child, the symptoms of which can scare an unprepared person. However, how does its mechanism start? The immune system of a small patient reacts to certain substances contained in food (most often these are protein molecules). The increased sensitivity of the body can only be explained by regular contact with the allergen for not a couple of days, but several years. Simply put, you can give your baby chocolates for years without realizing that he really can't stand them. But then, when the body "explodes", the smallest amount of chocolate will be enough for a child, for example, to become covered in spots.
Allergy in a child: symptoms
The main danger of allergic reactions lies precisely in the fact that they manifest themselves in different ways. A “response” to inappropriate food can appear immediately in the form of hives or edema, but it can also become a “time bomb” and declare itself much later with eczema or neurodermatitis. Yes, the development of these diseases can also provoke an allergy in a child. Symptoms often disguise themselves as something else, in this case, after the child eats something illegal, you may notice a fever, lethargy, severe fatigue, as with a cold.
Baby Diet
What productsconsidered potentially dangerous? According to allergists, very often allergic reactions are caused by dairy products, as well as all types of cereals. But vegetables and potatoes are almost always well tolerated (with the exception of fennel and celery, it is better to remove them from the children's table). Feel free to offer the baby fruits, but in reasonable quantities. Try not to overfeed him with citrus fruits, strawberries and strawberries. In general, fruits and vegetables are best served not raw, but stewed, since when heated, many fruit allergens are destroyed. Do not forget also about the presence of pseudo-allergic reactions. If you are in doubt about what an allergy is in children, see your doctor for symptoms, photos and treatments.
