The natural colonization of baby's skin with the same bacteria as found on mom's skin, plus breastfeeding, are thought to help
prevent allergic reactions in baby as she ages.
Not exact matches
While solely breastfed, the
baby is protected by components
in mother's milk that
prevent foreign proteins from entering the
baby's system and causing an
allergic reaction.
There may be some food items such as dairy products, peanuts, or shellfish that you should put off eating to
prevent diarrhea, colic - like symptoms, rashes, and
allergic reactions in your
baby.
There's no doubt that probiotic exposure very early
in life — primarily from a vaginal birth and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months — helps to seal the «open guts» of
babies, thereby
preventing foreign substances like food particles from escaping through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream and stimulating
allergic immune
reactions that can last a lifetime.