How To Tell If Baby Allergies Are Signs Of Intolerance


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  1. Any allergy, from whatever media it might come from,
  2. begins with the same reaction. The body mistakenly
  3. assumes that an particle, whether it's pollen, or in
  4. the case of food allergies, a food protein, as a
  5. harmful threat.
  6. The immune system then releases immunoglobin E,
  7. otherwise known as IgE into the bloodstream,
  8. triggering a chain of events that release histamines
  9. in the body to attempt to combat the foreign particle.
  10. A skin rash, runny eyes, sneezing, whatever the
  11. manifestations, they still have the same first steps.
  12. Baby Food Allergies
  13. A baby will typically have an adverse reaction toward
  14. a food product, and one can often easily see what
  15. these reactions are.
  16. An example of an intolerant reaction to a food product
  17. would be from lactose intolerance, where people who
  18. are intolerant cannot break down the sugar in dairy
  19. products.
  20. Spotting Trouble Signs
  21. A potentially dangerous allergy in infants can be seen
  22. because of the reactions from the food being eaten. A
  23. common example would be an infant having loose bowels
  24. after eating, and may even vomit the food in an effort
  25. to expel it from the body.
  26. The throat may also close up or the lips and face may
  27. swell up. On the infant's skin, rashes or hives may
  28. appear, among other unusual occurrences in the skin
  29. surface.
  30. An intolerance is different than an allergy, and
  31. usually has more to do with intestinal trouble than
  32. reaction to any particular allergen.
  33. How to avoid allergy troubles
  34. When introducing a new food product to your infant, be
  35. sure to try only minute quantities at first so that
  36. you can see if there are any unpleasant reactions to
  37. the food, and afterwards you can slowly increase the
  38. amount you are feeding when there are no apparent
  39. reactions.
  40. During the course of introducing new food to your
  41. child, you should be able to see as well if your child
  42. likes it. If there are no negative reactions present,
  43. then you can safely increase the quantity given to a
  44. normal level.
  45. The timing of introducing new foods should also be
  46. considered, and you'll want to feed your child with
  47. new food early in the day so that you still have ample
  48. time to take your child to the pediatrician during
  49. clinic hours and disrupt your baby's daily routine the
  50. least.
  51. Ninety percent of all allergic reactions come from
  52. just eight food sources, and they are common enough to
  53. be found in foods everywhere.
  54. These are the kind of food products that you'll want
  55. to check up on for your child, just to make sure that
  56. there is no reaction whatsoever.
  57. Milk is one of the most common, and you should check
  58. with dairy products should there be an adverse
  59. reaction.
  60. Eggs are the second on the list of allergen foods.
  61. Peanuts and tree nuts are some common allergens right
  62. up to adulthood, and they'll have to manage these
  63. allergies all their life.
  64. Fish and shellfish allergies can be outgrown, however.
  65. Soy and wheat are the last two materials that round
  66. out the list, and children can often outgrow these
  67. allergies as well
  68. Having an allergic reaction is somewhat a bit of a
  69. bother, but with proper management, avoidance, or
  70. treatment, your child can outgrow these allergies, or
  71. manage to live with it at the very least.
  72. Consult with your family physician when you aren't
  73. sure of whether your child is allergic or not.

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