Allergy is considered a disease of our time, expressed in an increase in sensitivity to certain substances, products, materials. The most common types of allergies are: pollen, dust, food, drugs, animal dandruff, insect bites.
There are two ways to alleviate the condition of the organism, along with the worsening of allergies: by taking medication or by 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 in the body and requires a visit to the doctor.
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 can eliminate foods that cause allergic reactions.
According to research by nutritionists, all products are divided into three groups: low-allergenic, medium-allergenic and highly allergenic.
Allowed and healthy foods for allergies:
- all types of cereals, except maize,
- crackers,
- all kinds of dried fruit,
- unleavened dough products,
- vegetables and fruits that are green or yellow. These are asparagus, cucumbers, apples, cabbage, cabbage, yellow cherries, gooseberries, pears,
- compotes, jellies and green fruit jellies,
- red meat,
- milk products,
- butter.
Foods to eat with caution:
- fruits and vegetables that are orange or red, as well as jellies, juices and compotes thereof,
- grenades,
- chicken and eggs,
- strawberries, raspberries, strawberries,
- fish and caviar,
- nuts
- horse meat,
- melons,
- black and red currants.
Strictly forbidden food for all types of allergies:
- all citrus fruits except lemons,
- mushrooms,
- milk,
- baby
- confectionery shop,
- chocolate, coffee, cocoa,
- lamb, veal, turkey and rabbit meat,
- olive oil,
- any smoked meat,
- celery sorrel,
- smoked, canned, salted, sour and spicy foods,
- alcohol.
Of course, you can not eat a kilo of cucumbers or apples at once, which are allowed in the diet. Even an absolutely healthy body can react to such a load completely unexpectedly, and expressed in the form of allergies. Moderation should be in everything. And the best solution would be fractional meals, so that the occurrence of possible allergies can be monitored.
Sample menu hypoallergenic diet for 7 days
The first day
- Breakfast: cottage cheese with sour cream and sugar, tea.
- Dinner: vegetable soup, a piece of boiled beef, green apple, kefir.
- Dinner: buckwheat porridge, stewed vegetables, jelly.
Other day
- Breakfast: oatmeal with the addition of butter and dried fruit, green or black tea, optional.
- Dinner: vegetable soup, boiled pork, compote.
- Dinner: rice porridge, steamed cutlet, yellow apple, kefir.
Third day
- Breakfast: cheese and butter sandwich, tea, yoghurt.
- Dinner: vegetable soup, a piece of beef, compote.
- Dinner: mashed potatoes, braised pork, banana.
Fourth day
- Breakfast: cooked pasta with butter, tea, pear.
- Dinner: vegetable soup with meat, dried fruit compote.
- Dinner: vegetable stew, apple, tea.
Fifth day
- Breakfast: dry biscuits with butter, tea, banana salad and pears with yogurt.
- Dinner: vegetable soup, steamed beef cutlet, banana, compote.
- Dinner: wheat porridge with stewed vegetables, tea.
Sixth day
- Breakfast: fresh cheese casserole, tea.
- Dinner: vegetable soup, a piece of boiled beef, compote.
- Dinner: buckwheat porridge, yogurt, banana.
Seventh day
- Breakfast: bread with butter and cooked meat, pear, tea.
- Dinner: vegetable soup, steamed cutlet, banana, compote.
- Dinner: oatmeal, fresh vegetable salad with herbs, kefir.
Tips 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 only on vegetable soup, as meat soup can cause allergic reactions.
As a snack, it is allowed to use fresh cheese, yogurt, fruits, vegetables, and you can also drink tea with the addition of lemon.
If you keep this type of food for at least a week, you will immediately feel the influx of extra strength. First, thanks to a healthy and balanced diet, the body will be able to cleanse itself of toxins and toxins. Second, by eliminating possible allergens from the diet as much as possible, it will be easier to monitor the dynamics of allergies and draw your own conclusions.
Adults can adhere to this diet for a maximum of three weeks, and children for a maximum of 9 days. If in the end the diet becomes noticeable that the health condition has improved, then you must gradually add previously forbidden food. This should be done at intervals of three days for each new product, because an allergic reaction may not appear immediately. This diet is also called non-specific.
In case there is no improvement, it is necessary to gradually exclude moderately allergenic and then low-allergenic foods. You can limit your diet only under the supervision of a specialist. To more accurately identify allergies, doctors are advised to write down your diet and how the body reacts to each product.
It should be eaten taking into account all the body's needs for vitamins and minerals. You cannot overeat, because excess food particles will not be digested, but will only poison the body.
Foods rich in protein must be combined with vegetables, in which case the fiber they contain will block the penetration of allergens into the bloodstream.
This type of diet food is suitable for absolutely all adults, children and even breastfeeding mothers.