The innate or hereditary ability of our body to respond to ordinary things that most do not respond to is called an allergy. Most often, it occurs in those people who have a predisposition to it. She can manifest herself at absolutely any age, including an allergy in an infant.
What allergens are there?
First of all, it is necessary to clarify that allergens are foreign proteins. They enter the body in three ways:
- Through the digestive tract with food - food allergens.
- With direct contact - contact.
- With air - inhaled allergens.
Quite often, these paths can intersect and combine. An example is a child’s contact with the dog’s saliva and coat. So, the baby comes in contact with the hair and inhales small particles of its saliva with air. However, an allergy in an infant is more often associated with a food component. However, after four years, for the most part, children cease to be so susceptible to it. But, studies show, the likelihood of an increase in the number of reactions to contact and inhalant allergens increases.
What is the treatment for allergies?
In the event that a baby has a food allergy, the approach to this problem should be comprehensive.
Diet therapy
Most importantly, you should keep breastfeeding as long as possible. In this case, it is worthwhile to exclude contact with any significant allergens. This, in turn, will allow the immune system to work normally. Therefore, products with a minimum of allergens or not containing them at all are used for such nutrition. If for some reason the baby eats infant formula, then the diet should be strict.
Allergy in an infant. Diets for mom
If the baby is breastfed, then the mother will have to follow a hypoallergenic diet herself. Her main idea is to exclude various allergic products from the nutrition of a nursing woman. These include milk and nuts, seafood and chocolate. Next category
The foods mom will have to do without are foods that contain large amounts of purine bases and extractive substances. For example, garlic, onions, radishes, radishes, seasonings, rich meat, mushroom, fish broths. Limit the consumption of cereals, pasta, bread and sugar. An allergy
in a nursing baby should not occur if the mother eats sour-milk products, fruits and vegetables (low-allergenic), vegetarian soups, tea, compote, and second-class bread.
Feeding a child with an allergy
It is worth knowing that you should introduce complementary foods only against the background of relative well-being in terms of health. If the diagnosis has already been made, then it should be entered against a background of remission. As well as healthy babies, the inclusion of additional food in the diet for up to six months is impractical. If there is an allergy in children in the first year of life, then the first lure should be a vegetable puree consisting of a green or white vegetable. It is best to start with ¼ spoon, which is worth giving in the morning. Each time, you can increase this dose. In this case, parents should not forget to assess the condition of the child daily, examining his skin.