As you know, an allergic reaction in a person can be triggered by anything: drugs, saliva and animal hair, plant pollen. However, pediatricians note that the most common food allergy in children. Symptoms, as mentioned above, are very diverse: someone’s son is covered with a rash, eating a carefully offered chocolate bar, someone’s child is suffering from pain in his stomach, tasting strawberries, the third baby begins to turn blue and gasp, trying an ordinary boiled egg. All these cases are united by a common diagnosis: allergy in a child. Symptoms, as you might guess, are always visible with the naked eye, you will not confuse them with anything. Is there any way to guess that your son or daughter is prone to allergic reactions? Who is at risk?
Predisposition
According to doctors, intolerance to a product is often associated with frequent cases of diarrhea and a runny nose in a baby. And also with slow development. Asthmatic children also often react painfully to many dishes and smells.
Term
It should be noted that the phrase "food allergy", in fact, is a meaningless set of words. You know what allergies are in a child, the symptoms of which can frighten an unprepared person. However, how does its mechanism start? The immune system of a small patient responds to certain specific substances contained in food (most often these are protein molecules). The increased sensitivity of the body can be explained only by regular contact with the allergen for several years, not a couple of days. Simply put, you can give your baby chocolates for years without suspecting that he really cannot tolerate them. But then, when the body "explodes", the smallest amount of chocolate will be enough to make the child, for example, covered with spots.
Child Allergy: Symptoms
The main danger of allergic reactions lies precisely in the fact that they manifest themselves in different ways. A “response” to unsuitable food can appear immediately in the form of urticaria or swelling, but it can also become a “time bomb” and manifest itself much later with eczema or neurodermatitis. Yes, the development of these diseases can also provoke an allergy in a child. Symptoms are often disguised as something else, in this case, after the child eats something unauthorized, you can notice his fever, lethargy, severe fatigue, as with a cold.
Baby ration
What foods can be considered 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 your child fruit, but in reasonable quantities. Try not to overfeed it with citrus fruits, strawberries and strawberries. In general, it is better to serve fruits and vegetables to the table not raw, but stewed, since when heated many fruit allergens are destroyed. Do not forget about the presence of pseudo-allergic reactions. If in doubt, what is an allergy in children, symptoms, photos and treatment methods can be found at your doctor.