Contents:
- Medical Video: Diets to Help With Eczema
- Can food cause eczema?
- Food that mothers eat can be a cause of eczema in infants
- What types of food can cause eczema in infants?
- Tips to prevent and treat eczema in infants
- 1. Change your little one's diet
- 2. Skin examination
- 3. Perform a blood check
Medical Video: Diets to Help With Eczema
Baby's skin is sensitive. One of the skin problems that babies often experience is eczema. There is many things can be the cause of eczema in infants, but not a few parents consider that food can also cause eczema. Is that true? And if so, what foods can cause eczema in infants?
Can food cause eczema?
Eczema is a skin inflammation characterized by itchy, red and dry skin, even thickening and flaking to crack. Eczema in infants is usually caused by skin that is indeed dry; Baby detergents, soaps and shampoos that don't match the skin; Infection due to bacteria or fungi due to panal and sweat; Cold and dry temperature; to baby clothes that are easily irritating.
Many believe that food can also be a cause of eczema in infants. Maybe you also think that eczema is a response to children's food allergies. Food can be a trigger for eczema in children.
But in fact, these two things are different things. Both foods can cause allergies or eczema. However, babies or children who have eczema are at greater risk of also having allergies to food.
Usually, food allergies will cause symptoms that are quickly seen, in just minutes or hours. Symptoms of eczema usually won't appear immediately after the baby consumes a trigger food or drink.
Food that mothers eat can be a cause of eczema in infants
Breast milk is not the food that causes eczema in infants.In fact, breast milk is still the baby's best food until he is 6 months old. But indeed, food that mothers consume must be considered properly. Because this can affect the appearance of eczema in infants.
If you are breastfeeding and the baby is still in exclusive breastfeeding - not eating anything other than breast milk - then you should avoid eating foods such as:
- Peanuts
- Shells
- Cow's milk
- Foods containing additives
These foods are foods that can trigger eczema in infants, even though mothers consume them.
What types of food can cause eczema in infants?
If your baby is more than 6 months old and starts eating solid food, then there are several types of foods that you should avoid giving to him, such as:
- Egg
- Cow's milk
- Peanuts
- Wheat
- Soy
Sometimes in some cases, the symptoms of eczema in the baby that appears will not be immediately visible after he eats food that triggers eczema. Unlike allergies which will immediately cause symptoms. Even eczema symptoms can be seen a few days after the trigger food is eaten.
Tips to prevent and treat eczema in infants
It can be difficult for parents to sort out which foods to avoid in the children's diet. In addition to watching the eating menu, here are some tips that you can do:
1. Change your little one's diet
If indeed eczema is caused by a trigger food, the doctor will usually recommend stopping giving a type of food to the baby in 10-14 days. Within that timeframe, it will be known whether or not these foods can trigger eczema in infants or not. After that, the doctor will usually ask you to give the food again in a small portion. This is to ascertain the cause of eczema in children.
2. Skin examination
In this case the doctor will take food extracts which are considered as triggers and then applied to the baby's skin. Then see if there is a response. if indeed the area of the skin is red and the pores are enlarged, then the food is a trigger for eczema.
3. Perform a blood check
This blood test is done to see what types of food can cause this eczema to appear. To do all these checks, you should first consult a pediatrician.
