Allergy in infants on the mixture: how is it manifested and what to do? Milk mixtures hypoallergenic since birth

The younger the child, the more sensitive, tender. This means that the risk of allergies is highest in newborns, but all childhood is preserved. Especially the probability of an allergic reaction is especially high, if it is necessary to transfer a newborn to special food. In recent years, the allergy to the formula has been increasing. The reasons for this have not yet been clarified, so it remains only to be attentive, to monitor the health of children and take the necessary measures for the first manifestations of food intolerance.

Food allergy: danger in everyday life

To not miss the onset of an allergic reaction, you need to closely monitor the condition of the baby. The most dangerous period is the beginning of the use of a new product. Intolerance can arise even when choosing the most seemingly common and safe options - the same "Nutrilon hypoallergenic"( the 1 st most popular type of baby food), as you know, can trigger allergies in some cases.

How allergy to

is manifested Intolerance manifestations:

• incorrectness of GIT function;
• skin rashes;
• breathing problems.

The first is expressed by colic, eructation, diarrhea and gases. Such an allergy to the mixture in a newborn is very common and requires a change of diet to another, softer and safer. On the skin, an allergic reaction is more often manifested by rashes on the hair-covered part of the head, face, legs, and handles.

This is important!

Often the signs of an allergy are confused with manifestations of ordinary poisoning. This is also due to the fact that the symptoms are similar, expressed primarily by severe pain in the abdomen. If the child is allergic to the mixture, it is necessary to fight it differently than with poisoning. However, the most effective and quick result can be achieved if you urgently get an appointment with a pediatrician. Self-treatment of small children at home is prohibited, since the condition of the crumbs can only worsen.

Often the intolerance of special baby food is explained by genetic predisposition. To identify this factor, you need to visit a doctor, take tests. In addition, the doctor makes a general picture, collects information about the diseases in the family, which helps to draw an accurate conclusion. As a rule, the expert gives recommendations on the choice of nutrition, focusing on the composition of milk formulas, tells what components should be avoided.

Do not panic!

Often, young parents fall into a panic, as soon as an infant appears incomprehensible pimples or a tiny reddish speck. However, it so happened, often this panic is accompanied by attempts to consult with relatives and friends, but not with doctors. Unfortunately, the inhabitants know very little about diathesis, allergies in infants on the mixture, so they can start treating the baby from diseases that he does not have.

Someone goes the other way: without understanding what is happening with the child, they simply leave everything to themselves, hoping that "it will pass by itself".Both approaches are categorically incorrect. If the allergy to the mixture has started in the child, it is important to quickly eliminate the provoking factor( nutritional component).

Allergy: how to fight?

Already at the first appointment the doctor can determine which mixtures the allergy is possible and which ones are safe. The doctor focuses on the general picture of intolerance, on information about similar situations in the family, as well as on data on how the baby feeds at home.

Treatment of allergies are two steps:

• revealing an allergen;
• elimination of allergen from food.

Obviously?

It is believed that the use of special mixtures almost 100% protects against allergies. A good example is Nutrilon hypoallergenic-1.But doctors know for sure: even with the choice of special food, the appearance of intolerance is possible. The fact that the child's body can not cope with a variety of products. Even the fact that by default it is not allergenic, can provoke a negative reaction in a particular case.

Cow's milk and its derivatives are considered the most dangerous. But in fact, the allergy can develop even into the milk of the mother.

Allergy in babies on a mixture of

Food intolerance is much more common than allergy to breast milk. Its manifestations are diverse. Some babies have eczema, others get pimples. The cause of the disease is not always hidden in the lure, so at the first signs of a child's health problems, it is necessary to show the pediatrician in order to determine the problem accurately. The doctor will choose the treatment method and give recommendations for a newborn diet.

Different dairy compositions( including the very popular mixture "Malyutka-1") are now widely distributed, there are almost no families where they would not use such a lure. This affects the frequency of allergic cases, which in recent years has become even higher. The allergy in infants is explained on the mixture by the content of components of animal milk, intolerable to young children with too tender digestive tract.

Allergy: Prevent and Fight

Can I avoid allergies if I use only the popular mixture "Baby 1" or the "Nutrilon" mentioned above? It is believed that only those lures containing the hydrolyser can really be effective. It is also recommended to take hypoallergenic products to minimize the risk of intolerance to the components of the mixture.

In hypoallergenic products there is a special protein. It provokes an allergy much less often than conventional lures, but still the reaction of intolerance is possible. Doctors recommend buying therapeutic options if possible - they are abundantly represented in pharmacies. It is necessary to give preference to reliable, proven manufacturers, although their products are significantly more expensive.

Special variants of

If the allergy in infants on the mixture is manifested even when choosing a special food, you should go to the so-called adapted products. The most demanded in our time are sour-milk lures. However, even on them the development of intolerance is possible. It can be avoided if the lure is introduced into the food neatly, gradually, under the supervision of the pediatrician.

Hydrolyzed mixture is one of the rather safe options for special nutrition. An allergy to it is also possible, since in the diet there is a cow protein. When it is split, a stable connection is obtained, due to which the product is stored for a long time, but becomes a source of allergy.

Lactose: eliminate completely!

Parents who are tired of fighting against intolerance to dairy products, can try to transfer the baby to food completely devoid of lactose. But even here there are dangers. The allergy to such lure is caused not by difficulties with processing of GIT proteins of milk, but by aversion of other components. Which it is practically impossible to foresee in advance.

How common is the allergy to baby food, completely devoid of milk components? Rarely, but it is impossible to guarantee its absence. Much depends on the individual characteristics of the child's organism and the genetic predisposition to allergic reactions.

Milk mixture without milk

If the doctor has revealed that the cause of intolerance lies in the milk protein, this is not a reason to refuse to feed. It is enough only to exclude products of animal origin( milk) from the ration of the child. Special mixtures based on soy protein come to the aid. Its structure is different from the production of animal origin, so that the component is easier to digest, even at the tenderest age.

At the same time, it should be understood that the soybean mixture does not have a high level of adaptation, and therefore, it can not be used at all times. Usually the choice in favor of such a supplement is made by the doctor, he also prescribes the frequency of use and the duration of the course. It must be understood that an allergy is possible on soy protein. The frequency of its manifestation is quite large - up to 15% of all cases of complementary feeding.

Cumulative allergy

This allergy develops with prolonged use of baby food with components that are intolerable to the baby. Even with the exclusion of the reaction-provoking elements from the baby's nutrition, the manifestations of the disturbance remain for another week or two. However, they will gradually come to naught, and in a few weeks the child will again become healthy, and his skin - beautiful and clean.

Mixtures: no allergies!

I would like to believe that there is such a mixture for feeding babies, to which an allergic reaction is impossible in principle. Unfortunately, until our industry could not produce such a baby food. Different variants of specialized products differ from each other in the probability of developing an allergic reaction, but no manufacturer can guarantee absolute safety of their product.

What should I do?

If it is known that there have already been cases of intolerance to cow's milk in the family, it makes sense to choose a baby formula that does not contain this component. An effective substitute will be an amino acidic baby food, in which there is no protein.

When choosing a formula to feed a baby, it is important to consult a doctor. It should be understood that experimentation is unacceptable, because the body of a young child is tender, subject to negative influence of external factors and daily confronted with great stress. It is unacceptable to try different variants, encountering one or the other allergy. Instead, they first diagnose the attending physician, visit an allergist, gastroenterologist, and, based on their findings, decide in favor of this or that product.

Not so simple

Often young, inexperienced doctors, and with them even more inexperienced young parents do not know that the cause of the allergy lies not only in protein intolerance. In some cases, this reaction develops because the child, along with the lactation, feeds on the mother's milk, and the allergen enters the breast milk from the mother's food.

In some cases, the reason lies not in the components from which the mixture is made, but in the amount of baby food fed to the baby. Other parents feed the baby until he stops alone. This leads to the fact that internal systems can not cope with the volume of incoming artificial products, which provokes allergies.

What should I do?

Pay attention to the packaging of the selected mixture for baby food. Here, it is necessary to indicate in what volume products can be used for food, benchmarks are given-the age, weight of the child. Exceeding these standards is unacceptable, even if the baby cries and asks to eat more.

Often the digestive system of a small child is able to digest artificial products that come with the nutrient mixture, but only on condition that its volume is small. This means that compliance with established regulations excludes the risk of allergy development. If a negative reaction occurs, the complementary portions can be further reduced.