Title: Infants and Allergies: What Should Parents Watch For? - Allergy Center - Everyday Health
Headings: Infants and Allergies: What Should Parents Watch For?
Infants and Allergies: What Should Parents Watch For?
Infant Allergies to Foods
Child Allergies to Environmental Allergens
If You Suspect Child Allergies
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Content: The most common causes of toddler allergies are: Dust mites
Outdoor pollens
Molds
Pets
Cockroaches
Children are less likely to outgrow environmental allergies than food allergies. While about 50 percent of children who have asthma symptoms caused by allergies appear to outgrow their symptoms by adolescence, when their lungs have matured, the asthma never really goes away, and symptoms often reappear. If You Suspect Child Allergies
According to Renner, most of the traditional, allergy-type symptoms, such as a rash or nasal congestion, when experienced by a very young child, are not due to an allergy. " If babies have allergy symptoms when new foods are introduced or if a parent suspects toddler allergies, the parent should start with a visit to their pediatrician ," she says. Here are some ways pediatricians test for infant and toddler allergies: Asking about the child's symptoms and about any family history of allergies
Doing a physical exam
Testing the skin (usually done with older children)
Testing the blood (more common for infants and young children)
Eliminating items from the diet to check for food allergies
Once the allergy causes are found, a pediatrician or an allergist can help you come up with a plan to help your child avoid the allergens or to treat the symptoms. NEWSLETTERS
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