Allergy is considered a disease of our time, which manifests itself in an increased sensitivity to certain substances, products, materials. The most common types of allergies are: pollen, dust, food, medicines, pet dander, insect bites.
To alleviate the condition of the body with an exacerbation of allergies, there are two ways: by taking medication or by a hypoallergenic diet. Regardless of the type and severity of the allergies, whether sudden or chronic, the diet is equally effective in the form of atopic dermatitis. Allergy is a serious disease of the body and requires a doctor's visit.
Recommendations for a hypoallergenic diet are only a small part of what you can do yourself.
Hypoallergenic diet menu
A person who adheres to such a diet can eliminate the food that causes allergic reactions.
After research by nutritionists, all products were divided into three groups: low allergen, medium allergenic and highly allergenic.
Allowed and healthy foods for allergy sufferers:
- all types of grain, except maize,
- Cracker,
- all kinds of dried fruits,
- unleavened dough products,
- Vegetables and fruits that are green or yellow. These are asparagus, cucumbers, apples, cabbage, vegetables, yellow cherries, gooseberries, pears,
- Compote, jelly and green fruit jelly,
- Red meat,
- Dairy products,
- Butter.
Foods to be consumed with caution:
- Fruit and vegetables that are orange or red, as well as jellies, juices and compotes made from them,
- Grenades,
- Chicken and eggs,
- Strawberries, raspberries, strawberries,
- Fish and caviar,
- nuts
- Horse meat,
- Melons,
- black and red currants.
Strictly Prohibited Foods for All Types of Allergies:
- all citrus fruits, except lemon,
- Mushrooms,
- Milk,
- Honey,
- Buy confectionery,
- Chocolate, coffee, cocoa,
- Lamb, veal, turkey and rabbit meat,
- Olive oil,
- any smoked meat,
- Celery sorrel,
- smoked, preserved, salted, pickled and spicy dishes,
- Alcohol.
Of course, you can not eat a kilogram of cucumbers or apples at the same time, which is allowed in the diet. Even an absolutely healthy body can react completely unexpectedly to such a load and manifest itself in the form of allergies. There should be moderation in everything. And the best solution would be fractionated meals to track the occurrence of a possible allergy.
Sample menu of a hypoallergenic diet for 7 days
First day
- breakfast: Cottage cheese with the addition of sour cream and sugar, tea.
- Dinner: Vegetable soup, a slice of boiled beef, green apple, kefir.
- Dinner: Buckwheat porridge, steamed vegetables, jelly.
Second day
- breakfast: Oat flakes with added butter and dried fruit, green or black tea to choose from.
- Dinner: Vegetable soup, boiled pork, compote.
- Dinner: Rice porridge, steamed cutlet, yellow apple, kefir.
third day
- breakfast: Sandwich with cheese and butter, tea, yogurt.
- Dinner: Vegetable broth, a slice of beef, compote.
- Dinner: Mashed potatoes, braised pork, banana.
fourth day
- breakfast: boiled pasta with the addition of butter, tea, pear.
- Dinner: Vegetable soup with meat, dried fruit compote.
- Dinner: Vegetable stew, apple, tea.
The fifth day
- breakfast: Dry biscuits with butter, tea, banana and pear salad with yogurt.
- Dinner: Vegetable broth, steamed beef schnitzel, banana, compote.
- Dinner: Wheat porridge with steamed vegetables, tea.
sixth day
- breakfast: Cottage cheese casserole, tea.
- Dinner: Vegetable broth, a slice of boiled beef, compote.
- Dinner: Buckwheat porridge, yogurt, banana.
Seventh day
- breakfast: Bread with butter and boiled meat, pear, tea.
- Dinner: Vegetable soup, steamed cutlet, banana, compote.
- Dinner: Oat flakes, fresh vegetable salad with herbs, kefir.
Advice from professional nutritionists
Be sure to have soup for lunch every day for the proper functioning of housing and communal services. The base should always be based on vegetable broth, as meat broth can cause allergic reactions.
Cottage cheese, yogurt, fruit, vegetables and tea with the addition of lemon are allowed as snacks.
If you stick with this type of food for at least a week, you will immediately feel an extra surge of strength. First, thanks to a healthy and balanced diet, the body will be able to cleanse itself of toxins and toxins. Second, by eliminating possible allergens from the diet as much as possible, it becomes easier to monitor the dynamics of allergies and draw conclusions for yourself.
Adults cannot follow this diet for more than three weeks and children for a maximum of 9 days. If, at the end of the diet, it becomes noticeable that the state of health has improved, then gradually you need to add previously prohibited foods. This should be done every three days for any new product, as an allergic reaction may not occur immediately. This diet is also known as non-specific.
In the event that there is no improvement, moderately allergenic and then low-allergen foods must be gradually excluded. You can restrict the diet only under the supervision of a specialist. For a more accurate identification of allergies, doctors are advised to write down your diet in a journal and how the body reacts to each product.
You should eat taking into account the body's total need for vitamins and minerals. You can not overeat, as the extra particles of food will not be digested, they will only poison the body.
Foods rich in protein must be combined with vegetables, in which case the fiber they contain will block the penetration of allergens into the bloodstream.
This type of dietary food is suitable for absolutely all adults, children, and even nursing mothers.