What to do if your baby is allergic to egg yolk

Everyone knows that babies need to add complementary foods when they reach a certain age, and many parents do this as soon as possible. Everyone knows that egg yolk is indispensable when adding complementary foods to babies, but it is precisely for this reason that many babies suffer from allergies due to egg yolk, so the treatment of egg yolk allergy is very urgent. So, what should we do if our baby is allergic to egg yolk?

Some babies develop allergic reactions such as eczema after eating egg yolks, which makes many parents afraid to feed their babies egg yolks because of the color change of egg yolks. Regarding this practice of parents, Zhou Lin, director of pediatrics at Hainan Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, said that this practice is not advisable because the iron stored in the baby's body is gradually consumed after birth. Adding egg yolks at 4 months old can make up for the iron deficiency. When children are allergic to egg yolk, the real culprit is actually the egg white in the egg. The ovomucin in the egg white is the real culprit. When the egg is fresh, it cannot enter the yolk before the yolk is broken. However, when the egg yolk is loose or cooked, the yolk membrane is damaged and ovomucin quickly diffuses into the yolk, causing skin allergies in babies. It is recommended that when adding egg yolks to babies, you should pay attention to the following: first, the eggs must be fresh; second, after cooking, the egg yolk and egg white should be separated immediately.

The general symptom is definitely a rash that appears first, such as redness of the skin. A few hours after eating egg yolk, local skin erythema may appear around the mouth, face, and body, or the entire skin may become red or have a rash. Some people may also have diarrhea.

When adding complementary foods, be sure to pay attention to whether there are any allergies. As for egg yolk and rice noodles, it is recommended to add rice noodles first, or egg yolk first. If there is no allergic reaction after three or four days, then add another food to find out whether you are allergic or not, and which food you are not allergic to.

What should I do if my baby is allergic to egg yolk? Babies have relatively weak adaptability, and not every food can be digested in their bodies. Therefore, as parents, we must be careful when adding complementary foods to our babies. Only by discovering the food that the baby is allergic to early can we avoid it early.