For Parents - Food Allergies In Children

For Parents: Food Allergies In Kids

An allergy is a heightened sensitivity to a foreign substance (called an allergen) that causes the body’s defense system (the immune system) to overreact when defending itself. The most common allergies that can happen to children are:

  • Outdoors: tree pollen, plant pollen, insect bites or stings
  • Indoors: pet or animal hair or fur, dust mites, mold
  • Irritants: cigarette smoke, perfume, car exhaust
  • Foods: peanuts, eggs, milk and milk products, soy, wheat, tree nuts (such as walnuts and cashews), fish, shellfish (such as shrimp).

A child can develop allergies when a child is not with his or her parents. Parents need to make sure that their child’s school, day care or other program has a written emergency action plan with instructions on preventing, recognizing and managing allergies in class and during activities such as sporting events and field trips. If your child has been prescribed an auto-injector, be sure that you and those responsible for supervising your child understand how to use it.

Next few slides will talk about most common food allergies in children.

For more information visit: https://healthylife.werindia.com/life-stages/kids-nutrition/food-allergies/introduction

Egg Allergy: Click here to know about the allergy

Egg Allergy

Peanuts Allergy: Click here to know about the allergy

Peanuts Allergy

Milk Allergy: Click here to know about the allergy

Milk Allergy

Soy Allergy: Click here to know about the allergy

Soy Allergy

Wheat Allergy: Click here to know about the allergy

Wheat Allergy

Fish Allergy: Click here to know about the allergy

Fish Allergy

Shell Fish Allergy: Click here to know about the allergy

Shell Fish Allergy

References:

  1. http://foodallergies.yodish.com/
  2. http://mphsblog.org/
  3. http://acaai.org/allergies


Author: Sumana Rao | Posted on: May 26, 2016

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