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Top ten facts about childhood allergies
The top ten facts about childhood allergies is being highlighted during National Allergy Week (23rd – 29th April), from the leading paediatric allergy expert Dr George Du Toit from The Portland Hospital for Women and Children. If your child suffers from an allergy, whether it be asthma, eczema, a food allergy, hay fever or one…
Additives in children’s food
Anyone who has ever witnessed the fall-out of a children’s birthday party will know the havoc food additives can wreak. However, those brightly coloured sweets and tasty sausage rolls might cause more harm than hyperactivity. We look at the controversy surrounding additives and ask how safe is your food? What are additives? Additives (both natural and artificial) are…
Posted in Allergies - food, Weaning
Tagged allergy, aspartame, Children, E102, E110, E122, E124, E129, E211, E621, E951, E954, Food additives, food allergy, Food Standards Agency, monosodium glutamate, quinoline, Saccharin, sodium benzoate, tartrazine, Weaning
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Question: Giving baby full fat milk
Q: “I have an eight-month-old and have heard that you can start putting them on full fat milk from the age of nine months. Is this true? And what is the best way to stop breastfeeding as all her feeds other than the night and lunch are all on the breast?” The advice at the moment…
Posted in Question & Answer, Weaning
Tagged allergy, Breastfeeding, cows milk, infection, Weaning
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Question: Antihistamines in Pregnancy
Q: “I have been worried throughout my pregnancy (I am now 33 weeks) because, before I knew that I was pregnant, I took Piriton and Boots own brand antihistamine. I have heard that this is bad but my doctor always acts as if it were nothing to worry about. Is this true?” A: Many women worry…
Posted in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health, Question & Answer
Tagged allergy, antihistamine, medication, Pregnancy
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Question: Nut allergy
Q: “My wife is concerned about the fact that she ate muesli during pregnancy (our son was born 5 weeks early and is now 8 weeks). The concern is whether the fact that there are nuts (usually almonds) among the ingredients mean that our son will be open to a nut allergy. A friend of…
Posted in Allergies - food, Baby, Question & Answer
Tagged allergy, asthma, eczema, Nut, strawberries
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Question: Milk protein allergy
Q: ”Between one and six months my baby’s weight was consistently between the 25th and 50th centile. She is now a year old and her weight has dropped to the 9th centile. She is allergic to cow’s milk protein – while I was breastfeeding if I ate dairy products she would react with vomiting, severe abdominal…
Posted in Allergies - food, Baby, Question & Answer
Tagged allergy, bowel, cow's milk protein allergy, cows milk, soya
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Did you know children grow when they are asleep?
Most parents would think twice before putting their children’s feet into ill fitting shoes which could potentially harm their development, so why are many parents unaware that a thin, cheap and unsupported mattress can affect a child’s growth? A two year old child can grow 2 ½ inches (6cm)* per year until adolescence. After this…
Posted in Allergies - food, Sleep
Tagged allergy, asthma, child, Child development, Sleep, Sleeping Methods
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Omega-3 supplements for pregnant women
Omega-3 supplments have shown shown some amazing results for pregnant women and their babies chances of being affected by eczema ad egg allergies. The largest ever clinical study to provide omega-3 supplements to pregnant women, published in the British Medical Journal has demonstrated remarkable effects with respect to eczema and allergy in their babies including…
Posted in Allergies - food, Baby Development, Baby Health, Diet and nutrition during pregnancy, Pregnancy
Tagged allergic eczema, allergy, baby development, baby eczema, eczema, fish liver oil supplements, Nutrition and pregnancy, omega 3, Omega-3 fatty acid, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Vitamins
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Coping with allergies at Christmas
We are now approaching the major culinary holidays of the year, and many people see Christmas and New Year as joyous and peaceful celebrations. However, for a growing number of people, this time of the year means anxiety and worrying about eating foods that may cause a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction for you or a…
Posted in Allergies - food, Christmas
Tagged allergic reaction, allergy, Child Health, Christmas, nut allergy
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Your breastfeeding diet: food allergies and irritants
If you’re a breastfeeding mum, you need to manage your diet because minute traces of all the foods you eat end up in your breastmilk. Usually this is a good thing: some experts believe that breastfed babies enjoy the variation in flavour caused by day-to-day changes in your diet. The downside is that certain foods…
Posted in Allergies - food, Baby, Breastfeeding
Tagged allergy, anaphylactic shock, Baby, Breast milk, Breastfeeding, diet, Food intolerance, peanuts, signs and symptoms
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