Fruit Allergy

Fruit allergy is rather a rare condition in the human population but varies from one person to another. However, one of the most sensitive allergies is the fruit allergy particularly in children considering that they might demand observation and a keen eye from an adult, caregiver or the parents. The reason why keenness is demanded on the children’s side is that they develop the symptoms quite fast. On the other hand, it is one of the few allergies that children eventually outgrow but some of them may have to deal with the allergies for the rest of their lives.

Causes
Children with fruit allergy are likely to develop these symptoms if they have inherited the condition from the parents. On the other hand, these symptoms will vary from mild to severe and from one child to another.

Symptoms
Most allergies to fruits are confined to the mouth whereby children experience itchiness around the mouth areas and at times result to swelling of the mouth or throat in children. In mild cases, most of the mild allergies can be treated by anti-histamine but with guidance of the child’s pediatrician’s advice. For the severe cases which are very few can result to anaphylactic shock in the children where one will notice a drop in the blood pressure, shortness of breath and eventually, shutting down of the organs which results to loss of life.

Allergenic Fruits
Most of the fruits that are notorious for triggering such allergic reactions in children include the following, certain types of berries, melons, citrus fruits and apples. In most cases, apples are notorious for triggering such reactions; otherwise, children do not develop allergic reactions to all fruits but rather in some fruits. This makes it possible for children to enjoy the same nutrients from other sources of the nutrients or other fruits.

Fruit Allergy management
Managing allergy to fruits in children will normally require a few first aid treatments whereby you can get any of the anti-histamine creams from the chemist or pharmacist for external use only. These treatments should take care of rashes on the child’s skin and for better management it is important to have all the people looking after your child aware of the condition as well as the child.

In conclusion, as the child grows older you can re-introduce the fruits and see how the child reacts but this should be in very small amounts of the fruits and child is at least six years of age. You may also consider cooking a fruit and give them as fruit pies this should assist in taking care of te fruit allergens.

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