Diet for atopic dermatitis in children and adults

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The diet for atopic dermatitis is aimed at normalizing the patient's well-being, excluding the intake of allergenic products. We will study the recommendations for making a menu for children and adults with this problem.

Recommendations for children by age

Regardless of age, it is necessary to take into account the presence of allergies to certain components of the menu and based on this, adjust the diet. There are certain recommendations according to the age of the child.

If atopic dermatitis is found in an infant or newborn, then it is necessary to adjust the mother's nutrition (when the baby is breastfed), change the mixture (if artificial).

If a nursing mother follows all the recommendations and adheres to a diet, but these measures have no effect, the pediatrician may raise the issue of transferring the child to hypoallergenic formulas.

If it's time to introduce complementary foods, it should be done gradually and correctly. What rules does the diet require for atopic dermatitis in an infant or infant with hepatitis B:

1. A new product should be introduced only when the child is completely healthy.
2. There is no point in offering complementary foods to a baby if he is less than 6 months old.
3. The introduction of complementary foods should be started with any one component, for example, porridge or vegetable puree.
4. Complementary foods, according to the principles of a diet to eliminate the symptoms of atopic dermatitis in infants, should not contain sugar, gluten, broth, milk, preservatives and flavors.
5. Meat purees should be introduced starting at 6 months in the absence of allergies.
6. Fruit should only be offered from 7 months and only after heat treatment.
7. Chicken yolk should be given in small quantities, offering boiled white instead.
8. The fish is given from 7 months in the form of mashed puree.

If it is found that the baby has a tendency to atopic dermatitis, then the introduction of fruits should be postponed until 1 year, and fish and chicken eggs should be excluded altogether. It is also mandatory to be monitored by an allergist.

1 to 3 years old

The diet for atopic dermatitis in young children from 1 to 3 years old has its own characteristics. The indicated time period refers to the period of the menu expansion. This means the need to reduce the antigenic effect on the body, which will make it possible to achieve remission of the disease. In no case should you take your child to establishments where fast food is sold, and you should also not offer him sweets, chocolate and other harmful sweets.

The basis of a child's nutrition at this age is diet No. 5. It requires that the products are minimally processed thermally and mechanically. Condiments are not allowed. You can only add a little salt to the dish. Oil should also be limited.

Despite the restrictions, all meals, according to the diet, should be complete, nutritious, so that the child is not tempted to replace them with something harmful, such as cookies and sweets.

If for some reason it is not possible to make the menu adequately complete, you can temporarily resort to special therapeutic nutrition, as well as monitor well-tolerated foods and give them to your child on an ongoing basis.

The diet for atopic dermatitis in children aged 1, 2 and up to 3 years allows the introduction of cottage cheese casseroles, natural yoghurts, steamed meatballs, soups in secondary broths, vegetable puree, dried fruit compotes on the menu. From dairy products, you can also give fermented baked milk and kefir.

What can be used by teenagers and adults

For older children and adults, the treatment menu is approximately the same. The principles are still the same: excluding foods that could potentially trigger an exacerbation of symptoms. If you want to know exactly the most dangerous ingredients in a dish, you can take a special test.

List of approved products

The diet for atopic dermatitis in adolescents and adults involves the following list of permitted foods:

1. Cereal porridge.
2. Low-fat meat, which includes chicken breast, turkey or rabbit.
3. Fillet of river fish (hake, pollock, pike perch).
4. Whole wheat bread.
5. Green vegetables and fruits.
6. Fermented milk products with a safe composition or made at home. It can be cottage cheese, kefir and yogurt.
7. Vegetable oil in limited quantities.
8. Parsley or dill greens.

You can use various drinks rich in vitamins, such as gooseberry, dried fruit and currant compote, berry juice, tea.

If we are talking about an adult, then it is permissible to resort to fasting days, but it still does not hurt to coordinate them with the attending physician. During an exacerbation, it is especially important to drink plenty of fluids. A prerequisite is the presence of a large amount of vitamins and minerals in the menu. Atopic dermatitis can be more difficult if the person lacks these important compounds.

What else must certainly be present in the diet:

1. Whole grain bread and butter, which can be a source of B vitamins and vitamin E.
2. Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids such as vegetable oils, fish oil.
3. Sources of folate such as pumpkin and carrots. It is necessary to use them only when allergic reactions to these products have not been diagnosed.

List of prohibited foods

On a mandatory basis, chocolate, sweets, cakes and pastries should be excluded from the menu. Honey can also be a source of problems for atopic dermatitis. Only secondary broths should be taken. Saturated meat and mushroom soups are excluded.

Smoked meats, sausages and sausages are dangerous with such ailment. Be careful with nuts, chicken eggs and whole milk. You should give up canned food, spices, hot seasonings and strong coffee. Naturally, you should limit alcohol and soda.

Products such as tomatoes, eggplants, cabbage, bananas, fish are excluded from the diet during an exacerbation, since all of the above contains histamine in large quantities. It is he who provokes allergies. This rule applies not only to adults. The diet for atopic dermatitis in children who are 1 year old is based on the same principles.

We make a menu for the week

The menu below is suitable for adolescents and adults if they have an uncomplicated illness with relatively good food tolerance. Below is an approximate daily diet.

Monday

For breakfast, oatmeal with dried fruit is served, cooked in water with a minimum addition of sugar or using sugar substitutes. Unsweetened tea can be drunk from drinks.

For lunch, you can eat boiled rabbit fillet, turkey or chicken breast. Boiled rice is suitable as a side dish. Wash down with a glass of rosehip broth.

For dinner, you can serve a vegetable stew with pieces of boiled beef or chicken, unsweetened tea.

Tuesday

For breakfast, a cottage cheese casserole with a minimum percentage of fat is prepared. You can add unsweetened pear, cut into pieces, to the casserole. You can drink chicory instead of coffee if you tolerate it well.

For lunch, you can cook beef tongue, boiled buckwheat is served as a side dish. Drink a glass of rosehip broth.

Turkey is served for dinner with a side dish of rice. Unsweetened tea is prepared as a drink.

Wednesday

For breakfast, you can eat a cake with apple jam and wash it all down with unsweetened tea.

Vegetable puree soup is served for lunch.

For dinner, meatballs from dietary meats are prepared, and cauliflower cooked in a double boiler is served with them. Drinks - rosehip broth or unsweetened tea.

Thursday

Oatmeal with hypoallergenic vegetables or fruits, as well as weak coffee or chicory, is great for breakfast.

For lunch, meatballs from lean beef or turkey are served, buckwheat porridge plays the role of a side dish.

For dinner, a vegetable salad made from hypoallergenic vegetables, a little prunes and a drink with chicory are suitable.

Friday

Prunes with biscuits are served for breakfast, and it is better to take biscuits and other dietary varieties, as well as tea.

At lunchtime, you can treat yourself to a sausage with vegetable stew and coffee. When buying sausages, pay attention to the composition of the product. These must be diet varieties or varieties specifically designed for baby food. They are the safest.

For dinner, you can stew cabbage and use it as a side dish for boiled beef tongue.

Saturday

Breakfast includes cornflakes with low-fat kefir.

For lunch, you can cook steamed meatballs from low-fat meats or river fish, wash it down with rosehip decoction.

For dinner, a rabbit stewed over low heat with a side dish of rice is suitable.

Sunday

In the morning, you can have a whole wheat toast with mild cheese. As for drinks, you can afford a drink with chicory, weak coffee, unsweetened tea.

For lunch, a vegetable soup is prepared from hypoallergenic components; as a second course, you can make steam cutlets from lean meat with buckwheat porridge.

Diet soup (beetroot soup) and stewed cabbage are served for dinner.

This is an approximate menu, which may vary depending on age, gender, physical activity and the presence of sensitivity to any components.

Outcomes

1. The menu for atopic dermatitis in children and adults may differ, but in any case, it involves the rejection of generally recognized allergenic foods.
2. To understand which ingredient is sensitive, a special examination will help.
3. By adhering to the correct diet, you can successfully achieve recovery and ensure remission for many years.