Allergy is considered a disease of our time, which is expressed by increased sensitivity to certain substances, products, materials. The most common types of allergies are: pollen, dust, food, drugs, animal dander, insect bites.
To relieve the condition of the body, with exacerbation of allergies, there are two ways: by taking medication, or following a hypoallergenic diet. The diet will be equally effective regardless of the type and severity of allergies, whether sudden or chronic, in the form of atopic dermatitis. Allergy is a serious disorder of the body and requires a visit to a doctor.
The recommendations for a hypoallergenic diet are only a small part of what you are allowed to do on your own.
Hypoallergenic diet menu
A person who adheres to such a diet is able to eliminate foods that cause allergic reactions.
According to the research of nutritionists, all products were divided into three groups: low allergenic, medium allergenic and highly allergenic.
Approved and healthy foods for allergies:
- all types of cereals, except corn,
- cracker,
- all types of dried fruits,
- unleavened dough products,
- green or yellow vegetables and fruits. These are asparagus, cucumbers, apples, cabbage, green vegetables, yellow cherries, gooseberries, pears,
- compotes, jelly and green fruit jelly,
- Red meat,
- dairy products,
- Butter.
Foods to be consumed with caution:
- orange or red fruits and vegetables, as well as jellies, juices and compotes,
- pomegranates,
- chicken and eggs,
- strawberries, raspberries, strawberries,
- fish and caviar,
- nuts
- horsemeat,
- melon,
- black and red currants.
Foods strictly prohibited for all types of allergies:
- all citrus fruits, except lemon,
- mushrooms,
- Milk,
- my dear,
- confectionery shop,
- chocolate, coffee, cocoa,
- lamb, veal, turkey and rabbit meat,
- olive oil,
- all smoked meats,
- celery sorrel,
- smoked, canned, salted, marinated and spicy foods,
- alcohol.
Of course, you can not eat a kilogram of cucumbers or apples at a time, which is allowed in the diet. Even a perfectly healthy body can react to such a load in completely unexpected ways and express itself in the form of allergies. Moderation should be in everything. And the best solution would be fractional meals, in order to be able to follow the appearance of a possible allergy.
Sample menu of a hypoallergenic diet for 7 days
First day
- Breakfast: cottage cheese with the addition of sour cream and sugar, tea.
- Having dinner: vegetable soup, a slice of boiled beef, green apple, kefir.
- Having dinner: buckwheat porridge, vegetable compote, jelly.
Second day
- Breakfast: oatmeal with butter and dried fruits, green or black tea, as desired.
- Having dinner: vegetable soup, pork porridge, compote.
- Having dinner: rice porridge, steamed cutlet, yellow apple, kefir.
Third day
- Breakfast: cheese and butter sandwich, tea, yogurt.
- Having dinner: vegetable broth, a slice of beef, compote.
- Having dinner: mashed potatoes, braised pork, banana.
Fourth day
- Breakfast: boiled pasta with the addition of butter, tea, pear.
- Having dinner: vegetable soup with meat, dried fruit compote.
- Having dinner: vegetable stew, apple, tea.
The fifth day
- Breakfast: dry butter cookies, tea, banana and pear salad with yogurt.
- Having dinner: vegetable broth, steamed beef cutlet, banana, compote.
- Having dinner: wheat porridge with vegetable compote, tea.
Sixth day
- Breakfast: casserole of cottage cheese, tea.
- Having dinner: vegetable broth, a slice of boiled beef, compote.
- Having dinner: buckwheat porridge, yogurt, banana.
Seventh day
- Breakfast: bread with butter and porridge, pear, tea.
- Having dinner: vegetable soup, steamed cutlet, banana, compote.
- Having dinner: oatmeal, salad of fresh vegetables with herbs, kefir.
Advice from professional nutritionists
Be sure to pay attention to the fact that every day at lunch you need to eat soups for the proper functioning of housing and communal services. The base should always be based only on vegetable broth, since meat broth can cause allergic reactions.
As snacks, it is allowed to use cottage cheese, yogurt, fruits, vegetables and tea that can be drunk with the addition of lemon.
If you keep this type of food for at least a week, you will immediately feel a surge of extra strength. First of all, thanks to a healthy and balanced diet, the body will be able to get rid of toxins and toxins. Second, by eliminating possible allergens from the diet as much as possible, it will become easier to monitor the dynamics of allergies and draw conclusions on your own.
Adults can follow this diet for up to three weeks and children for up to 9 days. If at the end of the diet it becomes evident that the state of health has improved, then you need to gradually add previously prohibited foods. This should be done at three day intervals for each new product, as an allergic reaction may not appear immediately. This diet is also called non-specific.
If there is no improvement, it is necessary to gradually exclude moderately allergenic, and then weakly allergenic foods. You can limit the diet only under the supervision of a specialist. For more accurate identification of allergies, it is recommended that doctors keep a diary of your diet and how the body responds to each product.
You need to eat with all the body's needs for vitamins and minerals in mind. You cannot overeat, because the extra food particles will not be digested, but will only poison the body.
Foods rich in protein should be combined with vegetables, in which case the fiber they contain will block the entry of allergens into the bloodstream.
This type of diet food is suitable for absolutely all adults, children and even nursing mothers.