Hypoallergenic diet with food allergies

Allergies - one of the most common diseases, "civilized man." No one knows the cause. But potential pathogens, allergens, are all around us: they are in food, in the surrounding objects, just in the air. Allergies can be a reaction of the organism to drugs or harsh chemicals to household dust and pets, to pollen and food.

To avoid allergic reactions should be fully or to the maximum stop contact with the allergen, which, unfortunately, is not always possible. Support your body during an exacerbation of allergy and clinical nutrition can be, especially if you have a food allergy.

Why hypoallergenic diet

Diet excludes foods most often cause allergic reactions. To know for sure of what product or group of products should be avoided, will have to undergo special tests. And while the "culprit" is not found, it is best to adhere to the extended hypoallergenic diet: eliminate from the diet of all possible severe food allergies, as well as significantly reduce the consumption of foods that have a high risk of allergy.

Foods most often causes marked allergic reaction include:

- Dairy products (usually whole milk)

 - seafood, and some varieties of sea and river fish, eggs

 - smoked products (fish, sausages, poultry),

- eggs

- mushrooms

- pickles, spices, sauces and condiments, pickles

- vegetables, berries and fruit, mostly red, and citrus fruits - dried fruits: dates, raisins, figs, apricots,

 - nuts (usually peanuts)

- bee products, especially pollen, often

- honey

- acidic foods (eg, sorrel, cabbage),

- chemical dyes, flavors, flavor enhancers

 - fizzy drinks, cocoa, coffee,

 - chocolate (and liquid included), caramel, candy,

- alcohol

- exotic foods.

Food related to sredneallergennym:

- Fatty meats, including poultry fat, especially the skin,

- fruits (apricots, peaches, bananas),

- berries (red and black currant, cranberry, lingonberry)

 - vegetables (potatoes, peas, beans, peppers)

 - cereals (wheat, rye, buckwheat)

- Herbal teas.

The least "risky" products:

- Dairy products

 - lean meat (for the most hypoallergenic refers rabbit) and fish

 - fresh vegetables (no nitrates): cabbage, lettuce, cucumbers, turnips, squash,   zucchini, turnips and herbs: dill and parsley

- cereals: semolina, barley, rice, oatmeal,

 - butter, sunflower and olive oil

- fruits: pears, yellow cherries, gooseberries, green apples, berries

- white currants

- dried fruits: pears, apples, prunes,

- weak tea, mineral water, broth hips, compote of green apples or pears.

How to diet for allergies

Hypoallergenic diet to observe as long as prescribed by a doctor: usually adults can stick to the diet for 2-3 weeks, the children - 7-10 days. Nutrition during this period must be balanced, including vitamins, essential nutrients and minerals.

After that, with a marked improvement of the state, can be administered in the diet of foods that have been excluded. Introduce new products better one, with a break in at least three days - an allergic reaction to the new product may not be immediately apparent, the allergens are able to for some time to accumulate in the body.

To accurately determine the allergen is recommended to keep a diary, which detailed record all your diet to follow the reaction of the body, especially during the introduction of new products.

Hypoallergenic diet with food allergies will help the body to more easily transfer all of the consequences of an allergic reaction, which in unfavorable course of events, and can grow into anaphylactic shock with fatal outcome. So do not take this disease lightly. Complete survey and follow the doctor's recommendations, including the sure to be present and a hypoallergenic diet.

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