Allergy in infants: what to do?

Another serious factor in the development of allergies is the course of pregnancy and the act of delivery. The likelihood of allergies increases significantly if during pregnancy the fetal hypoxia or oxygen deficit took place, as well as acute respiratory or intestinal infections in the mother.

The development of the child’s body is negatively affected by the presence in the mother of bronchopulmonary diseases, diseases of the cardiovascular system, as well as smoking during pregnancy and an overdose of antibiotics. With these factors, allergy in infants occurs in 80 percent of cases.

An allergy in the child may also arise due to the use of cosmetic product unsuitable for children, such as soap, cream, washing powder, rinse.

If the baby is breast-fed, the diet of the mother is to be focused on. I If the baby is formula-fed, you can try switching to another infant formula. When choosing a formula, you should carefully study its composition and properties to exclude the purchase of a product with the substances that cause allergy.

A nursing mother should exclude highly allergenic products from her diet: grapes, chicken eggs, marinades, chocolate, coffee, cocoa, mushrooms, avocados, pineapples, fish, seafood, caviar, honey, nuts, garlic, onions, fermented cabbage, radishes, canned food, spices, as well as vegetables and fruits of red and orange colors. It is also necessary to exclude products containing dyes and preservatives. Alcoholic beverages and smoking are also prohibited. In addition, it is necessary to limit the consumption of the following products: whole milk, sour cream, semolina, sugar, pasta made from premium flour, confectionery. Mayonnaise, sauces, chips, adjika, sausages can also cause food allergies.

It is important to eat natural products. It is allowed to consume:

- fermented milk products (kefir, plain yoghurts, cottage cheese, hard cheeses, acidophilin)

- cereals (oatmeal, rice, corn, buckwheat)

- vegetables (green and white - celery, cucumber, zucchini)

- soups (cereal and vegetarian ones)

- lean meat (beef, turkey, chicken, lean pork)

- fish (hake, pike perch, cod)

- bread made from coarse flour varieties (wheat flour of the second grade or rye flour)

- vegetable oil;

In a mixed type of feeding or in artificial feeding, cow’s milk proteins can be an allergen, so it is necessary to replace the milk protein that is part of the consumed formula with hypoallergenic protein. It is necessary to ensure that there are no sugars (glucose) in the composition of the formula.
Upon detection, the allergy-causing product is excluded from the child’s diet. The diet is followed for three months. After the expiration of this period, the symptoms gradually decrease or disappear altogether.