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Of the various trigger factors, food is one of the most common allergic triggers for children. Approximately 20 percent of children aged 1-year first experience a reaction to the food given. Globally, 240 to 550 million people have the potential to suffer from food allergies. Food allergies significantly affect the quality of life of patients, especially in children.
Increased risk of allergies due to parents do not understand how the right allergy treatment. According to Sulistiawati, Chairman of the Department of Public Health - Prevention Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Airlangga, said there are still many parents who do not understand how to recognize the symptoms of the right allergy but try to take the solution itself.
"For this reason, a comprehensive and sustainable allergic counseling program is needed so that parents can recognize and handle allergic risks appropriately so that the child can grow and develop optimally and the quality of life of the child will be maintained," he said in a press release.
Associated with continuous and comprehensive education, family doctors have a very important role because they are in a first-rate health care facility. So that person who can be exposed to counseling and proper handling.
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Budi Setiabudiawan, Consultant Allergy Immunology of Children, Faculty of the Medicine University of Padjadjaran explain, an allergy is a form of the reaction of the immune system to something that is considered dangerous even though it is not.
"These can be substances that trigger allergies or allergens that enter or come into contact with the body. There are several factors that can increase the risk of allergies in children, namely: family history of allergies, cesarean birth, certain foods or something inhaled such as pollution that includes air pollution and cigarette smoke, "he said. Allergic impacts can affect the quality of life of children such as limited learning activities, play, difficulty concentrating to difficulty sleeping.
Allergy & Asthma Foundation of America states that cow's milk allergy is one of the most common food allergies in children. Studies in several countries around the world show the prevalence of cow milk allergy in children in the first year of life of about 2% to 5%.
The most appropriate indicator for early detection of allergies is through family history since allergies are genetic. In both parents who have a history of allergies and have the same manifestations, the child will be 60-80% risk of allergies, even in parents who do not have a history of allergy, children still have an allergy risk of 5-15 percent. Providing optimal nutrition early in life can reduce the risk of allergies because children with allergies can develop optimally with the support of proper nutrition. Breast milk is best for infants and children with allergies.
Further explained by Budi Setiabudiawan, "If the child is diagnosed with a cow's milk allergy protein, breast milk should still be given, but you should eliminate cow's milk and its derivative products in everyday diet, such as cream soup, pudding with milk sauce, pancakes, and etc. And immediately consult a pediatrician about nutrition and handling for the child, during the course of nutritional intake the child should avoid cow's milk protein and be given an extensively hydrolyzed protein, free amino acid protein or isolate protein soya as an alternative nutrient. "
Source : cantik.tempo.co
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