Allergic diarrhea is the body's response to an irritant that comes with food. Normal diarrhea is different in that it usually passes quickly, and with allergies, diarrhea will last until the body receives an irritant.
Allergic diarrhea begins with sudden pain in the abdominal area, frequent loose stools with an admixture of mucus. Diarrhea is a symptom, when it appears necessary to contact the infectious disease department and hand over feces for bacteriological examination.
Causes of allergic diarrhea
A child consumes a variety of foods, it is difficult to follow him outside the home, this complicates the search for the cause of diarrhea. The earlier the cause is identified, the better, because diarrhea leads to a rapid loss of fluid, which adversely affects the health of the baby. If the baby is older than seven years, it is worthwhile to conduct a search diet, start eating with rice, then gradually give other products, carefully watching him. If the disease occurs in infants, it is worth to put on a diet mom. It is advisable at the same time to have a special diary in which to indicate which product was used at what time. So it will be easier to identify what the body reacts to by diarrhea. According to statistics, the most common cause of diarrhea in children is milk.
Foods causing allergic diarrhea:
- seafood;
- peanuts and nuts;
- chicken protein;
- apricots;
- carrots;
- cereal products.
Factors provoking diarrhea in children with allergies:
- has the same illness in parents;
- enzymes;
- use of products containing irritants during gestation;
- feeding artificial mixes instead of breast milk;
- improper introduction of complementary foods or premature introduction of it into the feeding regime of the child;
- disturbed eating regimen;
- is a hypoacid gastritis;
- hypocalcemia.
All of the above factors contribute not only to the appearance of allergic diarrhea, but also to the maintenance of the problem by other concomitant symptoms. The combination of the factor and the cause leads to unfavorable consequences.
Many foods can cause a cross reaction. This means that allergic diarrhea is caused by products similar to each other in chemical structure. The development of diarrhea with allergy to peanuts, can provoke a subsequent reaction to beans. When there is diarrhea after kefir, a similar reaction will give the body and the use of kvass.
Treatment and prevention of allergic diarrhea
The first step in the treatment of the disease is the elimination of the irritant from the diet. Specific therapy is the gradual adaptation of the body to allergens, which occurs when it is injected under the skin in increasing quantities.
When accompanied by allergic diarrhea, other unpleasant symptoms should be given to the baby preparations that block histamine, for example, Suprastin or Loratadine. These drugs in the form of tablets are available in pharmacies without a prescription.
Do not rush and resort to medication, the best thing you can do is to exclude the harmful product. Since children during diarrhea lose a lot of fluid, it is necessary to solder them, thereby restoring the balance of fluid in the body.
Preventative measures:
- compliance with diet;
- the elimination or restriction of products that could potentially cause an allergic reaction;
- compliance with diet during gestation;
- breastfeeding for children up to 6 months of age;
- control of baby feeding;
- diagnostics of the reaction caused by food products by special tests;
- treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.