Let Children Eat More Eggs To Avoid Egg Allergy Later

A new study presented at the American College of Allergy suggested that children should be introduced to eggs at an early age to decrease egg allergy.

Children should be introduced to eggs at an early age to decrease egg allergy, according to the study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Eggs are the common allergy-causing foods for children. Symptoms usually occur a few minutes to a few hours after eating eggs or foods containing eggs.

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‘Children who had not been introduced to the egg by 12 months were more likely to have egg allergy at 6 years.’

Signs and symptoms include skin rashes, hives, nasal congestion, vomiting, and other digestive problems. Rarely, egg allergy can cause a life-threatening reaction.

However, researchers have found a solution for the ones with egg allergies in the new study. For this study, researchers examined children from birth to 6 years of age.

According to study results, 14 of 2,237 surveys (0.6 percent) reported egg allergy at 1 year and 11 of 1,379 surveys (0.8 percent) reported egg allergy at 6 years. Children with an egg allergy at 1-year-old and 6-year-old have less frequent egg consumption at 5, 6, 7, and 10 months of age.

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The current evidence suggests that early introduction of the egg during infancy, followed by consistent and frequent feedings, seems protective against the development of egg allergy. Researchers are still investigating the optimal timing of infant egg introduction and frequency of feeding.

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Food allergy is an abnormal response of the body to certain kinds of food. The signs and symptoms may be mild to severe. Symptoms such as flu or common cold often seems trivial or go unnoticed. But, food allergy is not to be confused with food intolerance.

Food allergy is prevalent in 1 in 20 children and about 2 in 100 adults. The majority of allergies in food are not severe, however a child may outgrow them with time. Some allergies may be even life-threatening causing reactions known as anaphylaxis.