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Allergy, a response of the body's immune system that works excessively to fight various allergens or triggers of allergies that enter the body. There are 30% of children between the ages of 3 and 6 who have various allergies.
The rate of an allergic tendency in children continues to increase, since 1990 until now. Even the number of events is now four times higher.
Eating such foods as nuts during pregnancy is not only beneficial for improving nutrition for mothers during pregnancy but eating nuts during pregnancy may also prevent the risk of giving birth to children who are allergic to foods, especially peanuts.
According to the results of a study, children are at lower risk of peanut allergy when their mothers consume nuts during pregnancy. In addition, the consumption of nuts during pregnancy also will not potentially harm the existing fetus in the womb.
This study contradicts the advice of pregnant women during this time to avoid the consumption of nuts, especially if there is a history of allergies such as asthma or eczema. This is caused by concerns about baby money will experience a sensitive hipe to nuts. One in seven people who are sensitive to nuts ends up having various allergies especially peanut allergy.
However, today some doctors believe that nuts are not a threat to mothers during pregnancy, especially in pregnant women who are not allergic to peanuts.
In a recent study involving 8000 respondents consisting of children, there are about 308 children who have food allergies, and about 140 other children are allergic to beans. Types of nuts that cause allergies to the brand include pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts, and cashews.
The results of the study showed that children whose mothers consumed nuts five or more times per week during pregnancy had a low risk of allergies.
This study supports the hypothesis that first allergen exposure increases the tendency to tolerate the allergen. Exposure to this suppresses the possibility of food allergy risk when immature.
Women, especially pregnant mothers, are not required to undergo a strict diet during pregnancy. Indeed, women who have nut allergy are required to avoid nuts. However, women who do not have a history of allergy should continue to consume nuts.
Nuts are a good source of food to meet the intake of protein and folic acid. Protein and folate intake during pregnancy will prevent neural tube defects and prevent sensitivity to nuts in infants present in the womb.
Approximately 60% risk of allergies in children is determined by food. However, by restricting the food to mothers who are in pregnancy may reduce the risk of allergies in children in the womb.
Also read : Preventing Allergies In Infants
An allergist specialist doctor, Zakiudin Munasir said that about 10 years ago pediatricians did suggest pregnant mothers avoid certain types of foods that have the potential to trigger allergies. The types of foods to avoid, are fish, eggs, and meat.
However, at this time such advice is no longer valid. What is consumed by mothers during pregnancy will not directly affect the risk of fetal allergies? There is a study that shows that the number of children who are allergic to mothers who limit eating is not much different from mothers who do not restrict eating.
Restricting food during pregnancy can actually reduce the nutritional intake required by pregnant women. Example: by avoiding eggs later pregnant women will lack protein, vitamins and other nutrients that can only be obtained from eggs. In fact, the egg is one type of food that has nutrients and nutrients are complete and can be said to be easy to obtain.
The best way to avoid allergies in children is to avoid cesarean delivery, exclusive breastfeeding for six months, provide complementary feeding of milk after exclusive breastfeeding, avoid exposure to cigarettes and exposure to pollution.
If found any allergies in children, you should know immediately what the cause of allergies. Bia is caused by certain types of food so it is necessary to avoid and seek food replacement.
Allergies in infants can be caused by three main factors that are all interconnected. Three factors are heredity, the macrobiotic environment in the digestive tract, and the entry of allergens.
If the parents do not have a history of allergies, the child may experience allergies when there is interference with the macrobiotic environment and due to exposure to allergens.
If the mother has a history of allergies, children may experience allergies or not. If the mother and father have a history of allergies, then 80% of children may experience allergies. If one parent who has a food allergy 40% have the risk of allergies.
Children whose parents suffer from allergies will increase the risk of allergy when born through a cesarean section. Because in children born through cesareans, there could be a disorder of normal patterns both of the amount and quality that can also be called a low macrobiotic environment. The continuation effect, allergens will penetrate and cause allergies.
Allergens may be the first food in contact with the baby, whether breast milk or formula. If the mother has a history of allergies, then breast milk is a source of allergies in infants. Allergens can come from formula milk, if the father or mother or both have a history of cow's milk allergy, then the baby consumes formula milk, then the baby has a risk of allergies.
Also read : Handling Food Allergies in Infants and Children
Baby allergies can actually be avoided. Mothers who have a history of allergies or have a husband who has allergies should consume probiotics. But what happens in the community precisely pregnant women avoid foods that can cause allergies.
By consuming probiotics during pregnancy, when labor cannot normally be done due to certain conditions, the allergy to the baby is avoided.
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