[Treatment and prevention of food allergy].
Treatment of food allergy is above all etiological, and needs suppression of the food on condition: that it has been proven to be responsible, that it is not indispensible to nutrition. The etiological treatment may be associated with drug treatment: the anaphylactic reaction can be treated with adrenalin and corticosteroids, then chronic food allergy may be prevented or treated by: Sodium cromoglycate (Nalcron, Intercron). Ketotifen (Zaditen). Second generation anti-H1 that has a stronger anti-allergic action (Cetrizine, Loratidine). Immunotherapy or really habituation to the food is possible in some cases, but progress by ingestion of the food may be extremely slow. Prevention includes: Food of the pregnant and nursing woman: the mother should have a varied diet without excessive consumption of any food. For atopic infants diversification of foods should be late. Information to parents is essential.
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D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004032:Diet; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000235:genetics; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy
D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents