ASTHMA IN CHILDREN: PROTECTING YOUR CHILD FROM FOOD ALLERGIES – WHEAT EGG AND FISH ALLERGY

Wheat Allergy. Next to milk, wheat is the second most common source of food allergy. It can be detected when an infant, on being given cereal for the first time, develops either a rash, abdominal colic or diarrhoea. An older child, may show signs of improvement in asthma or eczema when wheat is removed in all its form from the diet. It can be reintroduced later to see whether symptoms reappear. If wheat allergy is determined, the best remedy is to eliminate all wheat from the diet. Egg Allergy. White of an egg is pure albumin (a protein) and being a protein foreign to human body, it is a potent source of allergy. A raw egg can even cause a severe reaction, including collapse and shock in a person who is allergic. Even the smell of an egg can cause allergic reactions in some highly sensitive people.Fish Allergy. Fish and other sea foods are amongst the most potent allergic agents. There is cross reaction between various sea foods. Those Some foods can cause who have a reaction to fish should allergic reaction avoid other sea foods as well. Here again, even the smell of fish can produce urticaria in some people who are highly allergic to it.*38\260\8*

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