Doctors have long recommended that infants avoid peanuts. But in 2017, experts officially reversed that guidance, and food allergies decreased sharply.
My brother used to have deadly throat closing reactions to eggs and peanuts when younger and both were gone by his early 20s I wonder if abstinance from those allergens as an infant had anything to do with it.
The current philosophy among parents is heavy early exposure. All the parents I know give their young kids Bambas, a peanut-butter based snack, as soon as they are able to eat solid foods. I had always been slightly allergic to cats until I got cats.
Allergy immunotherapy is a real and effective treatment. Basically exposing your body to small amounts of the things it’s allergic to so it stops freaking the fuck out about it.
I only did 6 months of a 3 year course back in like 2016 because seasonal allergies kicked my ass and I had developed an immunity to OTC antihistamines. It took until this year before my symptoms were anything other than a bit of drainage now and then.
Go for the injections vs sublingual drops. I never had a tonsil stone until I tried the drops (this was before the shots), and now I have to clear one out every few months.
Our kid has had peanut butter since day 1. Rubbed some on his arm. Nothing. Nom nom time. Never had a food allergy so far and his is now a teen.
That’s what the study is suggesting, yes
I guess I’m more wondering if my parents fed him any of that or not, I was only 9 or so when he was born so I don’t really remember what specifically he ate as a newborn.
Early development the immune system is still learning self from non self what is good and what is pathogen.
Ahh, good ol’ bunk science.
It’s always best when it’s accepted as gospel.
Remember kids, science is always open to questioning. If anyone is telling you not to question science, they are a moron who treats it like a religion.
I think I would have missed it. The original recommendation referred to a study whose subtle wording in the results
Consumption of peanuts while pregnant or breast feeding was more common among mothers of probands aged </=5 years than mothers of probands aged >5 years (P<0.001).
and conclusion
Peanut allergy is presenting earlier in life, possibly reflecting increased consumption of peanut by pregnant and nursing mothers.
were misinterpreted. While that survey ranks low in the hierarchy of evidence, it’s still a finding, and the discrepancy between its statements & the guideline’s seems easy for an untrained reader to miss.
We had an allergy kit with mix-ins for our baby. We mixed a little of powdered egg, peanuts, almonds, soy, etc. into her baby food when she started solids. Only introduced like one a week and a little at a time for a few days.
Smart.
Doing it this way lets you weed out the weak ones before you’re too overly attached to them.
Allergies develop for things that your body is unaccustomed to. Exposure as a baby prevents developing allergies.
Because they are no longer being reported on?
No, most likely because kids are being exposed to peanuts in their food at a younger age
Ive got young kids. The current recommendation is to expose them early. My kids were eating peanuts and shellfish before they turned 1
