The goal of these recommendations, despite a lack of supporting research, was to minimize
early allergen exposure and sensitization, thereby reducing the risk of developing childhood peanut allergy.
Not exact matches
If a child is going to have an
allergen, they will have it regardless of so called
early exposure.
It lends further credence to the theory that it's a LACK of
exposure to certain
allergens that increases the likelihood of severe allergies rather than an over-
exposure or too
early exposure... And if it works for peanuts perhaps it will work for other allergies as well... This could — IF it pans out — really shed a ton of light on the biology of allergies.
Hyper - hygiene as a cause of food allergies has been bounced around for decades, as have other theories that include the Westernized roasting process and
early childhood
exposure to the
allergen.
While previous studies have established that reducing
allergen exposure in the home helps control established asthma, the new findings suggest that
exposure to certain
allergens early in life, before asthma develops, may have a preventive effect.
Exposure in
early life to a diverse range of microbes that have evolved alongside humans for millions of years helps to develop a properly regulated immune system that does not overreact to harmless
allergens.
It turns out that the more microbial
exposure we have at a young age — and the more diverse our microbiome — the healthier we are long - term, because all those microbes we encounter in our
early years train and challenge our immune system to respond appropriately, whether that means taking action against toxins and harmful microbes or laying low when confronted with harmless
allergens.
Early exposure to
allergens changes the immune system and makes it more likely to produce IgM antibodies instead of IgE.
But there is some evidence in humans and rats that
early exposure to potential
allergens can help desensitize the young: (If you think it's easy to find this research, it's not.
Cats improve children's resistance to asthma According to Clinical & Experimental Allergy, research has found that
early exposure to a cat in the home can actually reduce infants» sensitization to the
allergens cats produce3.
A validated model of canine AD showed that
early exposure to Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) significantly decreases
allergen - specific IgE and partially prevents AD in the first 6 months of life.
Perhaps not all that surprisingly, Rachel L. Miller, MD, the senior investigator on the study highlights «the importance of reducing
exposure to cockroach and mouse
allergens at a very
early age for susceptible children.»