Many times, the baby always has a variety of gastrointestinal discomfort. If the baby keeps repeating this way, mothers should not always feel gastrointestinal problems, be careful of food allergies.
Which foods are most likely to cause food allergies in babies?
Food allergies can appear at any age, and even infants and young children can suffer from the disease. The reason why infants and young children have food allergies is mainly in the milk they drink. Milk contains a variety of proteins and antigens, which can cause allergic diarrhea. Some babies who are formula-fed or breast-fed develop food allergies. Older babies eat more food, and the risk of food allergies is greatly increased. Foods that are prone to allergies include milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, nuts, beans, peanuts, wheat, and fruits.
How do you know if your baby has food allergies?
Although diarrhea and constipation are the most common symptoms of food allergies, parents cannot ignore other symptoms. If your child frequently rubs his nose and eyes for no apparent reason, wheezes and coughs repeatedly, cries, becomes restless, and has growth retardation, these are all signs that your baby may have a food allergy.
How to prevent food allergies in babies?
1. Stop using regular milk powder
If your baby has been fed regular formula milk, it is best to stop and use partially hydrolyzed protein, amino acid and other formula milk. If your baby is breastfeeding, avoid foods that can cause allergies in your baby. After six months, the baby can eat solid food, but for those allergic foods, it is best to wait until one year before giving it to the baby.
2. Limit the foods your baby eats
If you don't know what food allergies your baby is eating, you can limit the foods your baby eats first. That is, in the short term, do not give the baby rice, lean meat, vegetables and other foods that are easy to cause baby allergies.
Parents can wait for the baby's allergic reaction symptoms to disappear, and then divide these foods for the baby to eat. After one to two weeks, if the baby does not have adverse reactions, parents can gradually add them, from one to multiple, so that they can know what the baby is about. Food allergies can be avoided in the future.
3. Allergic baby be careful of cross infection
If your baby is allergic, then you need to be more careful. You can choose to take anti-allergic probiotics (Min Yi'an) for your baby for immune conditioning; when choosing food for your baby, you should also prevent cross-allergic reactions. For example, if your baby is allergic to eggs, don't give your baby egg food. If you are allergic to peanuts, it is best not to give your baby nuts to prevent food allergies.