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Diet for food allergies
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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
Food allergy is a negative reaction of the body to a product, to the properties of which there is increased sensitivity. The main feature of food allergy is that it can be caused by any product without exception.
Since the number of people suffering from food allergies has increased recently, doctors and allergists are increasingly prescribing a diet for their patients. Moreover, the diet for food allergies is individual for each person.
Diet for food allergies in adults
A diet for food allergies in adults is followed for about 2-3 weeks. This duration is maintained if the allergy has manifested itself for the first time or is mild. When initial symptoms appear, those products that could theoretically cause this phenomenon are excluded. If during the food diet (2-3 weeks) there is an improvement, then the products that were excluded must be reintroduced into the diet. And this should be done in turn and in small quantities. The interval between the introduction of products should be 3 days. During this time, it is necessary to observe the body's reaction.
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This way you will be able to determine which product exactly caused the allergy.
When you are on a hypoallergenic diet, there are two important rules to follow:
- do not overeat;
- diversify your diet within permitted limits.
The main thing to remember is that a timely diet for food allergies will help the body recover faster.
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Diet for food allergies in children
How is a diet prescribed for food allergies in children?
Although food allergy in a child is not a very pleasant diagnosis, the positive side is that at the moment there is a large selection of products in stores that are recommended for food allergies. For example, the basis of many mixtures is hydrolyzed milk or soy protein, and purees and cereals contain hypoallergenic components.
One of the most difficult, considers the diet for food allergies for infants who are bottle-fed. As a rule, all their mixtures are based on cow's milk, and symptoms of rejection of this product can appear in the first months of life. In this case, breast milk substitutes are used. The mixtures can be replaced with fermented milk liquids, food based on soy milk or milk of an animal, not a cow.
Today, if a child has an allergy to cow's milk protein, the most effective food is considered to be a therapeutic mixture based on casein hydrolysate.
If a child over 2 years of age has a food allergy, it is best to exclude chicken eggs and fish from the diet. Seafood is especially not recommended for younger children. It is also better not to give nuts, peanuts and legumes.
The most important thing is that a child who is on a food diet is regularly examined by a doctor.
After all, a diet for food allergies requires special attention, and failure to follow an individual diet can harm your body or your child’s body.