However, studies in which food
allergens have been eliminated
from the diet have consistently failed to show that elimination
from the diet prevented the development of IgE - mediated food allergy.11 In 2008, recommendations for the
avoidance of
allergens were withdrawn.
However, they can cause sedation, or paradoxically in some result in hyperactivity, and Shreffler recommends starting with simple interventions first: «Some very simple
allergen avoidance practices can be helpful... wearing sunglasses, wearing a hat, washing your face and hands frequently [since the face is a major attractor of
allergens], and changing clothes when you come in
from outdoors.»