How to treat food allergy in children?
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The methods of allergen detection in children can be divided into in vivo test and in vitro test. In vivo test is to apply allergens to human body through skin test or pricking, observe the reaction of human body to allergens, and determine whether patients are allergic to these allergens; In vitro test is to take the patient's blood or other body fluids for in vitro detection, allergens are not directly applied to the human body. Let's share my experience with you.
How to treat food allergy in children?
Through intradermal injection of allergens, after a certain period of time to observe the skin reaction, according to the skin reaction to determine whether the allergen allergy.
Prick test can be regarded as a special intradermal test. The method is to drop the prick test solution on the skin first, then use the prick needle to pass through the drop and pierce into the skin. The skin pricking liquid is only one ten thousandth of the intradermal test, with high safety. Because the lesion is small, the patient has no pain.
Patch test is mainly used for the examination of contact dermatitis. The specific method is to stick the reagent on the skin, observe for a period of time, and judge whether it is allergic to this substance according to the reaction of the skin to the contact substance. It includes 20 categories and hundreds of sub categories of allergens, including drugs, rubber products, skin care products, preservatives, toys, home decoration materials, hair dyes, printing products, textile dyes, bleaching agents, metal jewelry, spices and other industrial and agricultural and daily chemical products.
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Allergen test weak positive food can be a small amount to children to eat, after a period of time, there is desensitization. Just as you described, you gave your child food with weak positive allergen test for half a year, and there was no allergic reaction. Children during the cold, should eat some easy to digest light food, after the condition improves, you can eat normally.