ROLE OF PROBIOTICS AND DIET THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH FOOD ALLERGIES

Abstract

An increase in allergic pathology has been observed in all countries of the world. In recent years, scientists have shown that up to 30–40% of the adult population suffer from various forms of allergies (gastrointestinal, skin, respiratory in isolated or combined versions).

The purpose of our work was to evaluate the effect of probiotics and dietary therapy in children with food allergies. We analyzed the results of a clinical and anamnestic examination of 64 infants with food allergies. For young children with food allergies, hypoallergenic and fermented milk mixtures are recommended for therapeutic purposes. The administration of probiotics helped to shorten the period of exacerbation of the disease and improve the clinical picture of the disease, which confirms the validity of probiotic preparations in the treatment of this disease. The main allergens causing the development of food allergies among sick children were cow's milk. In children of the first year of life, an allergy to cow's milk was observed in 46.8% (30) of formula-fed infants and in 28.1% (18) of children receiving breast milk. An allergy to cow's milk proteins developed in 54.6% (35) of children in the first 6 months of life and in 34.4% (22) of children in the first week from the start of using the standard formula. Young children were prescribed hypoallergenic mixtures for therapeutic purposes - Nutrilak, Alfare, Nutrilon Pepti TCS, for therapeutic and preventive purposes - Nutrilak GA, NAS GA 1.2, Nutrilon GA 1.2, Humana GA-1.2. Fermented milk products were used for food allergies during the period of expansion of the dairy-free diet. Thus, the results obtained showed that the use of probiotics and diet therapy with fermented milk mixtures undoubtedly have a positive effect on the course of food allergies in children, prevent the further development of its repeated episodes and are recommended for preventive purposes.