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Allergies and intolerances: soon to be the UK’s most prevalent health epidemic
It is said that 18 million people will develop an allergic condition at some point in their lives (40% of school children included) and that 30 million live with food intolerances (almost half the population). The rapid growth in allergies and intolerances within the UK population gives credence to the notion that this is one…
The Allergy & Free From Show 2012
Who we are… The Allergy & Free From Show is the UK’s largest annual gathering of people living with allergies, intolerances, auto-immune diseases (such as coeliac disease), hayfever, chemical sensitivities, eczema, asthma, other related respiratory and skin conditions. This is where those living with these conditions, and the people who care for and treat them,…
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Question: Baby’s falling weight gain
Q: “My eight-month-old son’s weight has dropped from the 75th centile to the 9th. I’m still breastfeeding him although I’d like to stop. He reluctantly drinks 3-4oz formula at a time and at some mealtimes he refuses to eat anything. Have you any suggestions as to how we can increase his weight?” A: There are…
Posted in Baby, Question & Answer, Weaning Tagged Feeding your baby, Food intolerance, Infant feeding, Underweight, Weaning, Weight gain, Weight loss Leave a comment
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…
Milk Allergy: Ramana’s story
Milk Allergy Cow’s milk is an essential food for many toddlers, yet for baby Ramana Harris it could have killed him. He suffered a serious allergic reaction to a milk ingredient in fruit and yoghurt cereal when he was just three and a half months old. Shashi’s story Ramana’s mum Shashi Agnihotri, of Leicester, was…
Weaning foods – do they have to be cooked?
When weaning baby at 6 months, many parents wonder whether they should cook fruits and veggies. It depends partly on his stage of development - and partly on the specific fruit or vegetable. Let’s look at some of the reasons you may choose to cook produce for your little one… Reduce the risk of choking Many raw fruits…
Posted in Baby nutrition, Weaning Tagged baby food, Baby-led weaning, finger food, food, Food intolerance, Fruit, Infant feeding, Toddler, Vegetable, Vegetarianism, Weaning Leave a comment
Milk intolerance and allergy
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…
Posted in Baby Health Tagged allergic reaction, allergy, asthma, baby food, Coeliac disease, continued vomiting, cow's milk protein allergy, dairy products, Debbie Honer, dietician, ear infection, eczema, facial rash, food, food allergy, Food intolerance, Gastroenterology, Gluten, Jo Lee, milk, Nutrition, paediatric dietician, periodic vomiting, sensitive, soya products, vomiting, Wheat allergy Leave a comment
Breastfeeding could reduce risk of coeliac disease
A new study has revealed that breastfed babies are at half the risk of developing an intolerance to foods containing gluten, such as bread and pasta, than their bottlefed counterparts. Gluten intolerance, also known as coeliac disease, affects approximately one per cent of the UK population. Coeliac disease can cause symptoms such as chronic diarrhoea…
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