Treatment for Exercise-Induced Food Allergy
At least one situation may require more than simply eating food with allergens to start a reaction: exercise-induced
food allergy. People who have this reaction only experience it after eating a specific food before exercising. As exercise increases and body temperature rises, itching and lightheadedness start, and allergic reactions such as hives may appear; anaphylaxis may even develop.
The cure for exercised-induced food allergy is simple -- avoid eating for a couple of hours before exercising.
Food Allergy Treatment: Cow's Milk in Infants
Allergy to cow's milk is particularly common in infants and young children. In addition to causing hives and
asthma, it can lead to colic and sleeplessness, and perhaps blood in the stool or poor growth. Infants are thought to be particularly susceptible to this allergic syndrome because their immune and
digestive systems are immature. Milk allergy can develop within days to months of birth.
If your baby is on cow's milk formula, your healthcare provider may suggest a change to soy formula or an elemental formula if possible. Elemental formulas are produced from processed proteins with supplements added (basically sugars and amino acids). There are few, if any, allergens within these materials.
Healthcare providers sometimes prescribe glucocorticosteroid drugs to treat infants with very severe GI reactions to milk formulas. Fortunately, this food allergy tends to go away within the first few years of life.
Breastfeeding often helps babies avoid feeding problems related to allergic reactions. Therefore, health experts often suggest that mothers feed their baby only breast milk for the first 6 to 12 months of life to avoid milk allergy from developing within that time frame.
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