New menu in kindergartens causes diathesis

Recently, interesting details have surfaced scandal surrounding the new menu in kindergartens. As it became known, dyes and preservatives, and some substances included in the food, which is now fed babies, cause allergic reactions in children - diathesis.

With such complaints were increasingly turn to doctors alarmed parents quickly contact appeared in children characteristic symptoms - redness and itching - the introduction of the new menu .  Doctors allergists and dermatologists, in turn, confirms the conjecture: if the child is allergic, then a variety of foods should be excluded from his diet .  For example, fish is often an allergen and can cause exacerbation of atopic dermatitis, and in kindergarten menu is present, and even in the form of semi-finished products .  By the way, a part of semi-finished products such preservatives and dyes and fragrances, even if approved by the Institute of Nutrition, still can trigger an allergic reaction in a child .  Therefore, parents insist on revision of both the menu and the suppliers of products for kindergartens, with the possibility of allergies and negative reactions from the gastrointestinal tract of some of the components of this menu .

Officials in response to a wave of indignation on the part of the parents arranged a round table to take part in that, and invited representatives of the parents' committee. In the framework of such a decision was made about the new format of the selection of suppliers of food for kindergarten menu - now the tender winner is not the only company to offer a lower price, but also guarantees the safety of products supplied to children's health. However, while the changes take effect, parents of children with allergies are at a loss - how to eliminate the harm to the health of a child who has suffered malnutrition. For example, atopic dermatitis   ( diathesis ) - Is an insidious disease that is not so easy to cure, because to quickly get rid of the itching and reduce inflammation of the skin are now used mainly hormonal creams and ointments, which themselves represent for not strong organism is not less dangerous than food allergens and preservatives.

In this situation, dermatologists advise parents not to panic and do not rush to treat children with hormones. For these cases, they have already made recommendations to help the safest possible way for the child to quickly eliminate the symptoms dermatitis . Thus, at the first sign   diathesis   (redness on the cheeks, itching) parents are advised to exclude from the diet of the child most likely food allergens (fish and seafood, cow's milk, exotic fruits, chocolate and honey), as well as to respect the wet cleaning of the apartment, to eliminate the likelihood of contact baby's skin particles dust as an allergen. As a topical treatment diathesis doctors in any case does not advise parents to resort to hormone treatment - instead of corticosteroid creams better use of drugs on the basis of activated zinc pyrithione (Skin-Cap), which due to its composition is almost as fast as hormones, reduce inflammation and itching, but safe.

According to doctors, the changes made in the menu of kindergartens after the recent scandal, should positively affect the health of children. However, in order to fully hatched allergens from the body and passed diathesis symptoms, it takes time and compliance with a hypoallergenic diet.

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