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Can Early Exposure Fix Food Allergies?
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1261" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/food-allergies-early-exposure" target="_blank"><strong>Can Early Exposure Fix Food Allergies? - Web MD</strong></a></p><p></p><p>First: New parents should wait to introduce peanuts to children until they were past infancy to lower the risk of a negative reaction. Second: If a reaction did happen, and an <a href="https://www.webmd.com/allergies/default.htm" target="_blank">allergy</a> was confirmed through testing, the only safe measure for the 80% of kids who never outgrow this food aversion was strict avoidance of peanuts -- for life.</p><p> </p><p>While everyone agrees that a peanut allergy can trigger <a href="https://www.webmd.com/allergies/anaphylaxis" target="_blank">anaphylaxis</a> -- <a href="https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/skin-conditions-hives-urticaria-angioedema" target="_blank">hives</a>, respiratory distress, <a href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-nausea-vomiting" target="_blank">vomiting</a>, and, in some cases, even death -- guidelines are evolving on the other fronts, says Maria Garcia-Lloret, MD, a professor of pediatric allergy and immunology and co-director of the UCLA food allergy clinic.</p><p></p><p>"We now believe peanuts, which are not actually nuts but are legumes, should be given to babies as early as 4 months, when solids are first introduced," she says. "It should not be the very first food a parent gives; I suggest mixing a little bit of peanut butter in some <a href="https://www.webmd.com/diet/oatmeal-benefits" target="_blank">oatmeal</a>. However -- and this is critical -- <a href="https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/baby-eczema-questions-answers" target="_blank">babies with eczema</a> and other established food allergies are considered high-risk. For those kids, introduction to peanuts should be carefully monitored under the guidance of a <a href="https://www.webmd.com/baby/pediatricians-role-twins" target="_blank">pediatrician</a>."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1261, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/food-allergies-early-exposure'][B]Can Early Exposure Fix Food Allergies? - Web MD[/B][/URL] First: New parents should wait to introduce peanuts to children until they were past infancy to lower the risk of a negative reaction. Second: If a reaction did happen, and an [URL='https://www.webmd.com/allergies/default.htm']allergy[/URL] was confirmed through testing, the only safe measure for the 80% of kids who never outgrow this food aversion was strict avoidance of peanuts -- for life. While everyone agrees that a peanut allergy can trigger [URL='https://www.webmd.com/allergies/anaphylaxis']anaphylaxis[/URL] -- [URL='https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/skin-conditions-hives-urticaria-angioedema']hives[/URL], respiratory distress, [URL='https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-nausea-vomiting']vomiting[/URL], and, in some cases, even death -- guidelines are evolving on the other fronts, says Maria Garcia-Lloret, MD, a professor of pediatric allergy and immunology and co-director of the UCLA food allergy clinic. "We now believe peanuts, which are not actually nuts but are legumes, should be given to babies as early as 4 months, when solids are first introduced," she says. "It should not be the very first food a parent gives; I suggest mixing a little bit of peanut butter in some [URL='https://www.webmd.com/diet/oatmeal-benefits']oatmeal[/URL]. However -- and this is critical -- [URL='https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/baby-eczema-questions-answers']babies with eczema[/URL] and other established food allergies are considered high-risk. For those kids, introduction to peanuts should be carefully monitored under the guidance of a [URL='https://www.webmd.com/baby/pediatricians-role-twins']pediatrician[/URL]." [/QUOTE]
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