JAKARTA - Pediatrician Consultant Allergy Immunology from Universitas Airlangga Dr. dr. Zahrah Hikmah, SpA(K) reminds children who have allergies to be more at risk of developing growth disorders or stunting.
"One, food avoidance with high protein in the long term and clear baseless avoidance," Zahrah said in an online discussion on Wednesday, May 31.
Children who are in a period of growth and development really need high protein intake. However, if it is traded from an early age, the insufficient demand for protein can affect children's growth and development.
Furthermore, the doctor who is also a member of the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) also said that if parents have been eating taboos for too long for their children, this could lead to a decrease in appetite.
Generally allergies in children will arise at night so that it can also interfere with sleep hours. Thus, this condition can also affect children's growth and development.
Zahrah also explained that stunting often occurs in allergic children under the age of 3 so that if left unchecked it will be more difficult to catch up with growth like stunting children obtained from the start.
"The impact of stunting can slow brain development. Long-term impacts can be mental disorders. Low learning skills then there is a risk of chronic disease attacks such as diabetes, hypertension to obesity," he said.
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Therefore, Zahrah also recommends that parents can detect the cause of children's allergies from an early age. If the location of the residence is far from the hospital that provides allergic pediatricians or pediatricians, then Zahrah recommends that parents take an elimination diet.
They can be on an elimination diet for 3 weeks. Then do provocations. If the cause is known, then avoid it for 3 to 6 months. Avoidance from this food must be based on the results of the diet for elimination and provocation. So don't be eliminated for too long. If 3 weeks improve, it must be provoked," he said.
According to Zahra, the risk of malnutrition and stunting is greater for children who have a lot of food taboos and for a long time. The longer it is challenged, the risk of disruption to growth and development is also higher.
Finally, Zahrah also reminded that substitute foods for allergic children must be appropriate. Then, monitoring the increase in weight and height is also needed.
"Therefore, it is important for parents to regularly check the condition of children who have allergies," he concluded.
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