Allergy is considered a disease of our time, manifested by hypersensitivity to certain substances, products, substances. The most common types of allergies are: pollen, dust, food, medicine, animal dander, insect bites.
There are two ways to relieve the condition in the event of an exacerbation of allergies: by taking medication or by following a hypoallergenic diet. The diet will be equally effective regardless of the type and severity of the allergy - sudden or chronic - in the form of atopic dermatitis. Allergies are a serious disorder of the body, so it is necessary to visit a doctor.
Recommendations for a hypoallergenic diet are only a small part of what you are allowed to do on your own.
Hypoallergenic diet menu
A person following this diet is able to eliminate food that causes allergic reactions.
Based on research by nutritionists, all products were divided into three groups: low allergenic, moderately allergic, and highly allergic.
Permitted and healthy foods against allergies:
- cereals of all kinds except maize
- cracker,
- dried fruit of all kinds,
- unleavened pasta,
- green or yellow vegetables and fruits. These are asparagus, cucumbers, apples, cabbage, greens, yellow cherries, gooseberries, pears,
- compotes, jellies and green fruit jellies,
- red meat
- Dairy Products,
- butter.
Foods to eat carefully:
- orange or red fruits and vegetables, as well as jellies, juices and compotes thereof,
- grenades,
- chicken and eggs,
- strawberries, raspberries, strawberries,
- fish and caviar,
- nuts
- horsemeat,
- melons,
- black and red currants.
Food of all kinds of allergies is strictly prohibited:
- all citrus fruit except lemons
- mushrooms,
- milk,
- honey,
- shop confectionery
- chocolate, coffee, cocoa,
- lamb, veal, turkey and rabbit,
- olive oil,
- any smoked meat,
- celery acid,
- smoked, preserved, salted, marinated and spicy foods,
- alcohol.
Of course, it is not possible to eat a kilogram of cucumbers or apples that are allowed in the diet at the same time. Even a perfectly healthy body can react to such a load completely unexpectedly and express itself in the form of allergies. Moderation must be in everything. And the best solution would be partial nutrition to trace the occurrence of a possible allergy.
Sample menu for a 7-day hypoallergenic diet
The first day
- Breakfast: curd with sour cream and sugar, tea.
- Dinner: vegetable soup, slice of boiled beef, green apple, kefir.
- Dinner: buckwheat porridge, stewed vegetables, jelly.
Second day
- Breakfast: oatmeal with butter and dried fruit, green or black tea.
- Dinner: vegetable soup, boiled pork, compote.
- Dinner: rice porridge, steam cutlet, yellow apple, kefir.
Third day
- Breakfast: sandwich with cheese and butter, tea, yoghurt.
- Dinner: vegetable broth, a piece of beef, compote.
- Dinner: mashed potatoes, stewed pork, banana.
Fourth day
- Breakfast: cooked pasta with butter, tea, pear.
- Dinner: vegetable soup with meat, dried fruit compote.
- Dinner: vegetable stew, apple, tea.
Fifth day
- Breakfast: dry cookies with butter, tea, banana and pear salad with yogurt.
- Dinner: vegetable broth, steamed beef cutlet, banana, compote.
- Dinner: wheat porridge with stewed vegetables, tea.
Sixth day
- Breakfast: curd stew, tea.
- Dinner: vegetable broth, a piece of boiled beef, compote.
- Dinner: buckwheat porridge, yogurt, banana.
The seventh day
- Breakfast: bread with butter and boiled meat, pear, tea.
- Dinner: vegetable soup, steam cutlet, banana, compote.
- Dinner: oatmeal, fresh vegetable salad with herbs, kefir.
Advice from professional nutritionists
Be sure to eat soups every day for lunch for proper housing and utilities. The base should always be only vegetable broth, as meat broth can cause allergic reactions.
Curds, yoghurts, fruits, vegetables and tea can be drunk with the addition of lemon.
If you eat this type of food for at least one week, you will immediately feel an influx of extra strength. First, a healthy and balanced diet will allow the body to cleanse itself of toxins and toxins. Second, removing potential allergens from your diet as much as possible will make it easier to monitor allergy dynamics and draw your own conclusions.
Adults can follow this diet for up to three weeks, and children for up to 9 days. If an improvement in health is observed at the end of the diet, previously prohibited foods should be added gradually. This should be done every three days for each new product, as an allergic reaction may not occur immediately. This diet is also called non-specific.
If it does not improve, it is necessary to gradually eliminate moderately allergenic and then low-allergenic foods. You can restrict your diet only under the supervision of a specialist. To identify allergies more accurately, doctors are advised to keep a diary of their diet and how the body responds to each product.
Eating should take into account all the body's needs for vitamins and minerals. Do not overeat because the extra food particles will not be digested but will only poison the body.
Protein foods must be combined with vegetables, in which case the fibers in them will block the penetration of allergens into the bloodstream.
This type of diet food is suitable for absolutely all adults, children and even nursing mothers.