Infant Allergens?
Jan 06, 2009
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Infant Allergies
Mrs. C. asked:
If an infant has a food that gives him/her an adverse reaction at, let’s say, 6 months old, does this increase the risk of having a permanent allergy to this food? Or does it just forewarn of an allergy that would have been present whether or not the food was introduce at 6 months of age?
There seems to be so much buzz about infant allergies, this was just a question of mine to which I never came across a clear answer to. Do not tell me how to feed my child, please.
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If an infant has a food that gives him/her an adverse reaction at, let’s say, 6 months old, does this increase the risk of having a permanent allergy to this food? Or does it just forewarn of an allergy that would have been present whether or not the food was introduce at 6 months of age?
There seems to be so much buzz about infant allergies, this was just a question of mine to which I never came across a clear answer to. Do not tell me how to feed my child, please.
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4 comments
dueinoctwith#3 on January 7, 2009 at 11:31 am
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Some babies can have an allergic reaction to a food and then as they get older the allergy goes away while some remain. My oldest son was allergic to blueberries then around age 3 the allergy just disappeared. My younger son is allergic to peanuts and that is an allergy that rarely ever goes away. Some allergies are genetically passed down so they are born allergic.
Janice G on January 7, 2009 at 3:26 pm
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If an infant has any kind of reaction DO NOT give that food again. Do not give a baby any food on the allergy list. Yes it does increase there chances of having allergy’s. You are supposed to wait at least 2 year before giving them the food on the list (shrimp, peanuts, strawberry’s, etc). Yes it does increase there chance of having a permanent allergy.
mrs.botts on January 10, 2009 at 5:26 pm
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I would say no because I have heard it is better for children to have an allergy than for an adult to develop one because it is more than likely they will out grow it. My son is allergic to corn and had a milk allergy when he was born, the milk allergy is gone and he is almost 10 months old but we are still waiting for some good to come out of the stupid corn allergy that is a hard one to deal with.
Shadow hunter on January 12, 2009 at 5:45 pm
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There is a theory out there that says chances of allergies grow the earlier that certain foods containing protein are introduced. Because infants still have immature immune systems their bodies are more likely to produce an allergic reaction.
The chances of outgrowing the allergy depends on the food. If a baby has an allergy to peanuts, tree nuts, fish or shellfish it is very rarely outgrown. Other allergies though like those to milk, eggs, berries etc can be outgrown but not every person will outgrow them. if the allergy is still present at about 12 years old the chance that it will be outgrown is slim.
Other foods will only produce a reaction if a certain amount of the food is ingested. this is generally more of an intolerance though.
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