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egg allergy

2/2/2021

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Egg allergy
Allergic reaction to egg
So it is Christmas, and how many of you are baking with eggs?⁣
This is probably one of the seasons where we should be cautious with this type of allergy!⁣

In what comes to allergies in children, and due to the nature of baby´s weaning, egg sits almost at par with cow’s milk as the most prevalent form of allergy.⁣⁣ This is closely followed by peanut allergy.⁣⁣

Up to now, it was believed roughly 50% of children would outgrow their egg allergy by 3 years of age, with that percentage increasing to roughly 66% at 5 years of age. But it seems those percentages are decreasing with time.⁣⁣
The reason for that is unknown still.⁣⁣

So the earlier a diagnosis and intervention is made, the higher will be the chances for children to outgrow their allergy.⁣⁣


















The initial step is to perform skin prick tests, eventually followed by an open food challenge to baked egg.⁣⁣
  • If the child passes this step, they will have roughly 95% chance of outgrowing their egg allergy.
  • As you might imagine, failing that challenge will give them less than 5% of outgrowing the allergy.⁣⁣

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫:⁣⁣
  • If you suspect your child has an egg allergy, don’t give up or become demoralized.⁣⁣
  • There is a pretty good chance he/she will outgrow it.⁣⁣

Exclude egg and peanut from their diet, exception if already eating peanut.⁣⁣

Ask for a Paediatric Allergy referral and see if their department will also involve a Paediatric Allergy Dietitian.⁣⁣

Very important to understand that when we speak about removing chicken eggs from the diet, we also talk about removing eggs from other birds due to cross-reactivity.⁣⁣
The birds’ eggs you should also exclude are turkey, duck, goose, seagull and quail.⁣


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