When giving food to your baby, how can you tell if you will have allergies?

How do you identify a food allergy?

The most important thing is to introduce the baby to new foods one at a time as you gradually expose them to new foods. It may be difficult for parents to find out what is causing the allergy if they don't add one food at a time, for example, if you add 3 new foods to your baby in a day and your baby has an allergic reaction, you don't know which food is causing the allergy.

Add only one new food at a time, observe for 3-5 days, and then continue to add other new foods. During this time, do not remove other foods that your baby is eating. You already know that this type of food is safe because until now, the baby will have any food reactions.

Just don't add any other new foods.

Most food allergens contain protein, and more than 90% of food allergies are caused by 8 common food allergens, including:

1) Cereals and their products (such as wheat, rye, barley, oats, etc.) containing gluten (i.e., gluten, a protein component);

2) Crustaceans and their products (such as shrimp, lobster, crab, etc.);

3) fish and its products;

4) Eggs and their products;

5) Peanuts and their products;

6) soybeans and their products;

7) Milk and dairy products (including lactose);

8) Nuts and nut products.

How can I prevent food allergies?

Knowing the foods that cause you are allergic and avoiding them is the best way to prevent the disease.

Genetic factors. People with a family history of asthma, eczema, or allergies to pollen, mold and other substances may have a genetic predisposition to allergies and cannot prevent food allergies.

Those who are trying to conceive or breastfeeding.

If you have food allergies, talk to your doctor to prevent food allergies in your baby.

Maintain a smoke-free environment, tobacco smoke can make allergies worse.

Prevention in infants and young children.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants should be breastfed for at least 4 months to prevent cow's milk allergy.

In many cases, after 1 or 2 years, with the development of the baby's digestive function, the situation will naturally improve, and before that, it is necessary to stop (avoid food) the use of foods that cause allergic reactions, and pay attention to the process.

Even if there are symptoms that are suspected to be a food allergy, it is not advisable for the mother to determine whether to avoid the food. It is recommended to follow the doctor's instructions, in addition to blood and ** tests, to limit the food suspected cause of the allergy "avoidance test", or to carry out the "food provocation test" to feed the food to the child to observe the reaction, and avoid food only after the diagnosis is confirmed. In the case of infants and young children, many times they can use the food at a certain age and no longer have allergies.

Therefore, before the age of 3, the examination should be done every 6 months, 3 6 years of age, or every 6 months or a year.

Generally, you have to eat some common things, and the baby's allergy gene is inherited, if the parents are not allergic to this thing, generally he will not be allergic.

Add only one new food at a time, observe for 3 to 5 days, and then continue to add other new foods. Also, don't take away other foods that your baby is eating. You already know that this food is safe because until now, the baby will not have any food reactions.

Just don't add any new foods.

You can observe the changes in the face ** when the baby finishes eating, if you are allergic, there will be a lot of small red bumps around the mouth and on the face.

Allergies are still relatively common in our lives, as we all know, the baby's immunity is relatively low, so if you don't pay attention to the baby's diet in life, then the baby is likely to have food allergies.

First of all, we must know that baby food allergies are very normal, but also a very common phenomenon, parents do not have to worry too much, this time must look at the child's situation, if the child is just a simple body itching, this time you can use soap and water to wipe the child, can play a role in the effect of itching. In addition, if the baby has some other emotions such as crying and fussing in addition to the itchy body, you need to take the child to the hospital for examination at this time to see if the child has some other problems, and then follow the doctor's instructions**. Secondly, it is necessary to know that the baby's immunity is relatively low, so if parents do not pay attention to the baby's diet in life, then it is very likely to lead to the phenomenon of food allergies in the baby.

In addition, when checking the allergens for the baby, be sure to take the baby to a large and regular hospital for examination, so that the detection is not only very accurate, but also can help the child effectively prevent the occurrence of allergies, many children will also be allergic to dust in the air, pollen, catkins or animal fur, so in life, parents must pay attention to the child's diet and living habits.

Finally, the child is a group with low immunity, parents must take careful care of the child in life, if the child has some other uncomfortable symptoms, it is necessary to attract the attention of parents, to take the child to the doctor in time, and**.

First of all, it is necessary to find out the baby's food allergens, see which foods the baby is allergic to, and strictly control this type of food, so as not to be eaten by the baby, and it is also recommended that parents go to the relevant hospital for relevant examinations**.

Take your child to a professional hospital to check for allergens, be sure to know the foods your child is prone to allergies, and then keep your child away from such foods.

Take your child to check for allergens, and after understanding the allergens, parents should be vigilant to keep their children away from such foods.

Milk, egg whites, mangoes, chocolate, seafood, and chili peppers can make babies allergic, so they should not be given to babies when they are small.

For example, eggs, milk, soy milk, seafood, mangoes, etc. These foods are likely to cause allergies because there are certain substances in these foods, so the nutrients in these foods can cause allergens.

Wheat flour, chocolate, beans, shellfish, seafood products, because these foods are hair products, not good for the body, so children will also be allergic.

The baby has only drunk the mother's breast milk or formula milk before weaning, but the rash begins to appear when he comes into contact with the non-staple food Senhui, is it a food allergy? Mild food allergies may heal on their own, but in severe cases, they may become breathless or in shock, and even their lives may be in danger!

It usually occurs within 30 minutes to 2 hours after eating a food that triggers allergies, and most symptoms do not last more than a day. The symptoms will not suddenly get better and worse, that is, the symptoms will not be reversed before the next exposure to the allergen, and the symptoms of food allergies are mainly presented through the Hongchundan, gastrointestinal tract and respiratory tract. When mommy finds that the baby has the following symptoms, you should pay attention to it!

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The most common is acute urticaria , including: the face, limbs, and whole body ** with red, swollen packs similar to being bitten by mosquitoes, and it feels very itchy. Lips, ears, and eyes may also be red and itchy.

The difference between the rash caused by food allergy and atopic inflammation is that the rash of atopic inflammation will be distributed in special fixed parts, such as cheeks, creases, etc., and it will get better if you wipe the ointment with anti-inflammatory effect, and it will become more serious if you don't wipe it.

The first and most common manifestation of food allergy is gastrointestinal symptoms. Food allergy should be considered if angioedema of the lips, tongue, and palate develops rapidly after ingestion of one food, manifested by significant oral itching or nausea, acute strangulation-like abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. These manifest themselves as IgE-mediated allergies, also known as acute allergies.

In this case, stop the suspicious food and take anti-allergy medication in time. Food allergies are often manifested as chronic symptoms, such as ineffective gastroesophageal reflux disease, loose stools and increased frequency of bowel movements, blood or mucus in the stool, often unexplained abdominal pain, ineffective infantile colic, refusal or anorexia, intractable constipation, perianal redness and swelling, pale and often tired, etc. In these cases, consult your doctor to consider whether there is a food allergy.

Food allergies should be considered if the child is found to have slow growth with eczema and at least one gastrointestinal symptom, including gastroesophageal reflux syndrome, loose stools with increased frequency of bowel movements, blood and/or mucus in the stool, abdominal pain, infantile colic, refusal or anorexia, constipation, perianal redness and swelling. If the diagnosis is uncertain, parents should consult an experienced pediatrician.

Judging which food allergy the child is generally diagnosed by taking a blood test, or you can go to a regular hospital to do an allergen test, the child may have **redness, swelling or itching, and even a high fever that does not go away.

How to tell if your child has a food allergy, whether he has a rash, or whether he vomits and feels uncomfortable.