Allergy Avoidance Diet
In my last post, Food Allergy and Children, I mentioned food allergies are very common to both adults and children. Today I’d like to introduce another article posted on The World’s Healthiest Foods which would help people avoid allergies by using Allergy Avoidance Diets, as “a growing number of healthcare practitioners are using Allergy Avoidance Diets to identify food allergies and food intolerances in their patients.”
Basically, there are two kinds of approach to go about:
1.Elimination Diet: Any food that is suspected to cause an allergy or intolerance is eliminated. Depending on the severity and type of symptoms, the Elimination Diet may range from moderately restrictive to severely restrictive in the amount of foods allowed. The purpose of the Elimination Diet is to avoid all problematic foods for a minimum of four days, or until a person experiences some relief from his/her symptoms.
2. Rotation Diet: Foods are rotated so that a person eats a food (or food family) only once every four days. For example, if you suspect a sensitivity to wheat, you would rotate wheat-containing foods into your diet every fourth day. It is believed that by decreasing the consumption of problematic foods by rotating them, the symptoms associated with these foods can be reduced.
If you suspect that your child might have food allergies, you might use either one diet to help your child. Consult your pediatrician if necessary.