A guide for parents
A guide to eczema and food allergy in children
Articles from the Baby Without Allergies app: how to recognize allergy and eczema in a baby, how to go through an elimination diet and how to bring foods back safely.
Food allergy
How food allergy develops, how to recognize it in a baby, and why fast and delayed reactions are spotted so differently.
Signs of food allergy
How to recognize a food allergy in a baby: skin, stool, tummy, reflux and fast reactions.
Food allergyHow food allergy develops
Why a child’s immune system starts treating ordinary food as a threat: genetics, environment, the gut microbiome and skin damaged by eczema.
Food allergyIgE vs. non-IgE allergy
How fast IgE and delayed non-IgE food allergy differ in children: when they appear, typical symptoms, why tests are often negative and how breastfeeding changes things.
Food allergyWheat vs. gluten
Wheat allergy, celiac disease and gluten sensitivity are not the same. How symptoms differ in children, how each is managed and why wheat allergy often fades.
Food allergyCross-reactive allergies
What a cross-reactive allergy is, why a child reacts to raw apple but tolerates baked apple, which allergens are stable and why not to cut foods based on tests alone.
Elimination diet
The elimination–challenge diet step by step – from the main suspects and complete elimination to allergen testing and training.
Main suspects
Phase 1 of the elimination diet: which foods to remove for 14 days and what to track.
Elimination dietComplete elimination
What to do when your baby doesn’t improve after phase 1 of the elimination diet: how long complete elimination lasts, what to eat and why to move straight to testing.
Elimination dietAllergen testing
How to bring allergens back after an elimination diet: when to start, how long to test each allergen, testing through breast milk and what to do if there is a reaction.
Elimination dietAllergen training
How to give an allergen in small, regular doses so your child’s body builds tolerance. When to start training, how often and when it isn’t suitable.
Elimination dietNon-food triggers
Teething, illness, vaccination, weather, sweating and tiredness can all worsen a baby’s eczema. How to tell them apart from a food reaction during an elimination diet.
Elimination dietLow-risk foods
Foods with low allergenic potential for an elimination diet while breastfeeding or for children: vegetables, fruit, meat, grains and drinks.
Eczema
How to recognize eczema, what triggers it at different ages and how to ease the itch – and why not every baby rash is eczema.
Baby eczema
How to recognize baby eczema, why it develops and when to moisturize.
EczemaEczema triggers
What triggers atopic eczema in babies, toddlers and preschoolers and how it relates to the atopic march. Why triggers change with age and how to influence them.
EczemaYeast vs. eczema
Does yeast (Candida) cause eczema in children? Why it’s more about an unbalanced microbiome, why extreme diets don’t help and what really makes sense.
EczemaEczema itching
How to relieve eczema itching in a baby or toddler: wet wraps, zinc ointments, caring for scratched skin and tips for calmer nights.
EczemaBaby skin rashes
Diaper rash, impetigo, cradle cap (seborrhoea) and contact reactions: how to tell them apart from atopic eczema in a baby and when to look for a deeper cause.
Special topics
Topics that often overlap with eczema and allergies – histamine intolerance and the medical options for treating eczema.
Histamine intolerance
What histamine intolerance is, how it relates to eczema and allergy in children, its symptoms and which foods are high or low in histamine.
Special topicsDoctors and eczema
How doctors treat eczema in babies and children: moisturising, steroid creams, immunomodulating creams, antihistamines and antibiotics. What they do and where their limits are.
Go through the elimination diet with a clear plan
Baby Without Allergies guides you with simple daily steps – from the main suspects through testing to allergen training – and suggests recipes that fit your current diet phase.
