Egg allergy in the baby is one of more frequent food allergies in young children. Its estimated prevalence ranges between 0.5% and 2% of the child population, although sensitization according to cutaneous and laboratory tests can reach 5%, according to the Spanish Association of Paperal Conjection of food and latex.
Whatever levels of egg allergy in a young child, cause great worry in parents. The dietitian-nutritionist Ana Fanlo helps us solve the possible doubts about this allergy.
What is egg allergy?
Egg allergy refers to the symptoms that some people present when they eat eggs or products that carry this food in their composition. They can also appear for direct coconut or, inclusion, indirect through other people who have consumed it. «In the most severe cases, they can appear due to food inhalation during their cooking process,» says the expert, and can occur when breathing eggpulars in the environment or inhale steam during cooking.
Egg protein responsible for allergy
This allergy The origin of the immune reaction is in the proteins that this food contains. Specifically, ovomucoid, “due a resistant heat resistant.
Clear or YEMA, which one gives more allergy?
The clear one has a higher percentage of protein, that is, it has more allergenic substances than the yolk that is why it is, in the long, the part of the egg that reacts the most allergic gender.
An apparent of what age the egg allergy usually in children?
The detail of a possible egg allergy in babies usually happens in the first year, When complementary feed is introduced. Dependent on the proteia that produces the allergy and its structural change with cook Dietitian-nutritionist.
Symptoms of egg allergy in babies and how it is diagnosed
IgE mediated allergy
The symptoms appear in the 2 hours after the taking of food. These are the most frequent angle:
- In leather: urticaria, redness, itching, edema
- In the respiratory system: Cough and/or respiratory distress, nasal and ocular affectation (sneezing, rhinitis, itching
- In eyes: Ocular redness
- A gastrointestinal level: Vomiting, abdominal pain
In the most extreme cases it can occur Anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shockWhich is a combination of serious symptoms due to impact of two more organs or systems.
IgE -non -mediated allergy
In these cases, the beginning of the symptoms is late. They can spend more than two hours or even days until the allergic reaction appears. The symptoms are mostly digestive with negative awareness tests, which makes its diagnosis more difficult:
Most indicated treatment for egg allergy in babies
Egg allergy treatment depends on the type of allergy, as well as symptomatology and the moment. At the time of hay reaction to put a pharmacological treatment to control symptoms, in which antihistamine, oral corticosteroids, bronchodilatores and intramuscular adrenaline are used in severe cases (anaphylaxis).
The next phase is the treatment of avoidance, that is, avoid the consumption of eggs and any of its components. «It is done in cases of egg allergy that is not mediated by IgE, until performing the tolerance tests at 3, 6 and 12 months,» explains the expert.
The last step will be the etiological treatment: address the causes of media allergy oral immunotherapy (ITO). This phase seeks to induce desensitization to food and for this an administrator, in a controlled manner, the components of the allergenic compounds in programs are proceeded.
Eating Egg again: This is egg desensitization
Always with the supervision of the allergologist and the pediatrician in case unforeseen allergic reactions and tombs, they are incorporated into the child’s diet very low that they are increasing very little by little, always in a cubic form. After a certain time, the child will be able to tolerate without problems a ration overcome, understood as a fried huvo oe in omelette, three times a week.
It is important to close contact and trust between the family and the doctor responsible for the treatment, since for the treatment the family is successful to avoid the child’s contact with the egg. It will also be adapted is information to the child’s degree of understanding, to avoid corner ‘foods that feel bad’ in school, in the park or in cumpeados.
Finally, The family is taught to act in front of serious allergic reaction. «The desensitized treatment» is getting into practice with more food. The objective is that the child reaches total food tolerance or does not have problems with an accidental intake, ”he adds.
Is egg allergy cure?
Cases in which it disappears
In 50% of cases, egg allergy disappears at 5 years, and 75%, at 7-9 years. However, in some children do not disappear completely.
Factors that influence the persistence of allergy
Factors such as genetic predisposition and not perform oral immunotherapy (ITO) or food desensitization influence allergy.
How to handle egg allergy in day by day
These son some recommendations for the daily life of children with egg allergy:
- Faced with possible symptoms, go to the pediatrician and the allergologist for the diagnosis of precise diagnosis of allergy.
- As for babies that still take breastfeeding, the recommendation is that mothers can follow Egg Consumer, unless the baby shows allergy symptoms.
Egg allergy and complementary food
Safe food options for egg allergic babies
All preparations that do not contain safe son egg.
To replace that dishes with eggs, the ideal is to resort to egg -free recipes, but with alities that provide proteins, such as legumes, lords, fish heard meats.
Eggless breakfast ideas
- Oatmeal with milk* with grated or boiled apple
- Oatmeal with milk*with banana or other fresh fruit + crushed nuts
- Banana pancakes with oatmeal
- Apple pancakes made with cereal flakes
- Banana and oat cookies
- Piece of bread with soft cheese
- Milk* With cereals without sugar or sweeteners + fruit
- Banana with dried fruits + integral bread strips with tomato and Aove
- Whole bread strips + grated tomato + aove and fruit
- Kinging bread strips + peanut cream and banana
*Maternal, formula or cow in adults than 1 year
Desserts and snacks without baby eggs
The expert stinks from banana as a substitute for the egg in preparations.
- Banana pancakes with oatmeal
- Apple pancakes made with cereal flakes
- Banana and oat cookies
- Roasted apple cookies with oat flakes
Egg substitutes for homemade recipes
- Banana puree
- Roasted apple
- Linen, sesame or pumpkin seeds (hydrated and crushed)
- Chickpea flour
- Etc.
- Cereal and tuber flours and starchs, such as tapioca
Does the egg allergy have a relate with cons allergies?
Children who have egg food allergy have greater predisposition to the development of other cooling related to the immune system, such as atypical dermatitis, asthma and allergic rhinitis.
The concept Atopic march Or allergic refers to various atopic manifestations that are progressively presented in the child. They can begin as an atypical dermatitis and food allergy in infants and preschoolers, continue with the development of allergic asthma and rhinitis in the school and adolescence, and continue with diverse manifestations throughout individuals.
For this same, the presence and severity of the Atypical dermatitis increases the risk of developing a food allergy. In turn, the presence of food allergy implies a risk factor in the development of asthma and allergic rhinitis.
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Allergies in young children carry greater risks than in adults. If your child presents any known allergy, already marine or autumn type supply, warn it in the nursery and warn family and friends to avoid risks.
Ana Fanlo. Diploma in Human and Dietary Nutrition by the Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences of Huesca. Postgraduate in interactions between food and medication from the University of Barcelona. Master of Dietary Intervention and Nutritional Support in Digestive Pathologies from the University of Zaragoza. Realmenta works as dietitian-nutritionist in Fibersalud and Marro Salud (Huesca), as well as in the amit of the collective restaurant, developing school menus in several educational centers.
