USE OF HYPOALLERGENIC MILK FORMULA IN PREVENTION OF FOOD ALLERGY AT CHILDREN

Abstract

The main way of prevention of allergic diseases at children of early age is use of hypoallergenic formulas on the basis of partial hydrolysis of protein. Background: The aim of the study was to develop scientifically grounded methods of primary prevention of allergic diseases at children of the first year of life on the basis of data of complex clinical and immunological researches. Patients and methods: 92 children from the group of high risk of development of the allergy (from the birth to 12 months of life) were watched. Results: Among the children receiving hypoallergenic formula on the basis of partial hydrolysis of protein the symptom of allergic forms of pathology at the age of 3 months met by 3 times less than in a group of children receiving standard milk formulas on the basis of integral protein of cow milk. Both at children on breast feeding and receiving hypoallergenic formula, slight symptoms of atopic dermatitis took place whereas a moderate and severe course twice more often was met at children receiving standard milk formulas. Conclusion: Specialized hypoallergenic formula provides physiological needs of children of the first year of life in nutrients and prevents early development of clinical symptoms of food allergy at children with high risk of development of the atopy.

Keywords

• children, allergic march, atopic dermatitis, hypoallergenic formulas