What to do if your child is allergic to shrimp

In our lives, due to some external reasons and our own conditions, we may be allergic to certain foods. Since everyone's physical condition is different, the substances that can cause allergies are also different. If you know what substances you are allergic to, you will pay more attention. Many times we don’t know what we are allergic to until allergic symptoms appear. Some people are allergic to shrimps, especially children.

What to do if your child is allergic to shrimp

1. If you don’t eat much and the allergy is not very serious, you can eat some foods containing vitamin C and take some calcium tablets to relieve the symptoms. You can take chlorpheniramine or cetirizine as medication.

2. For severe cases, appropriate anti-allergic drugs can be used for treatment, such as vitamin C, calcium gluconate, prednisone, etc. Generally, four anti-allergic drugs are used in combination, which has better effects. Try to eat less seafood in the future. If possible, you can do an allergen test to see what substances you are allergic to so that you can prevent it.

3. Try not to eat foods containing high protein, such as seafood, such as shrimps, crabs, oysters and other seafood. Try to stay away from alcoholic beverages during your illness. You must get enough rest, have a normal work and rest schedule, and eat a light diet. Once the rhythm of your life is disrupted, it is easy to relapse.

Precautions for eating shrimp

1. Dead and spoiled shrimps cannot be eaten . Shrimp is rich in histamine, which is the main ingredient that makes it taste delicious. However, once the shrimp dies, histidine is broken down by bacteria into substances that are harmful to the human body. In addition, the stomach and intestines of shrimp often contain pathogenic bacteria and toxic substances, and the body is very easy to deteriorate after death. Especially as the time since the shrimp’s death increases, more toxins accumulate in the shrimp’s body, causing poisoning if eaten.

2. Cook and eat immediately, and eat until fully cooked. This is because shrimps contain many metacercariae of lung fluke and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. If you eat uncooked shrimps, you are likely to be infected with lung fluke disease and cause gastrointestinal poisoning. Fresh shrimps should not be stored after eating and must be reheated and boiled when eaten for the second time.

3. It is not advisable to take vitamin C tablets after eating shrimp . Researchers at the University of Chicago in the United States discovered through experiments that shrimp and other shellfish contain a high concentration of "pentavalent arsenic compounds." This substance itself is non-toxic to the human body when eaten, but after taking vitamin C tablets, the original non-toxic "pentavalent arsenic" can be converted into a toxic substance - arsenic trioxide, which can endanger human life.