The dairy, the eggs and the eczema

Food Avoidance Diets for Dermatitis in 2015 ; 13 studies were identified excluding cow’s milk, eggs or both. 10 studies found overall clinical improvement in atopic (sensitivity to allergens) dermatitis (AD) and of the 3 RCT’s (the gold standard) 2 of the 3 found the diets clinically significant and useful.

High-Risk Infants Receiving Cow's Milk or Partially Hydrolyzed 100% Whey-Based Formula also in 2015 ‘An estimated absolute 14% reduction in AD risk was calculated with the use of PHF-W (proteins broken up when hydrolysed) compared with standard cow’s milk formula CMF. Relative to CMF, PHF-W decreased the time spent post-AD diagnosis by 8.3 months per child and increased days without AD flare by 39 days per child.’

Natural course of sensitization to hen's egg in children not previously exposed to egg ingestion In children with AD; a sensitivity to eggs, as measured by IgE production, was even more common than to cow’s milk.

Maternal avoidance of eggs, cow's milk, and fish during lactation: effect on allergic manifestations, skin-prick tests, and specific IgE antibodies in children at age 4 years Women who cut our eggs, cow’s milk and fish during the fish 3 months of breast feeding showed a significant reduction incidence and severity of AD in their children up to 6 months. Followed up to 4 years old the children still had significant reductions in AD. ‘Both the cumulative incidence and the current prevalence of atopic dermatitis were significantly lower in the group of children whose mothers had adhered to a hypoallergenic diet during lactation,’

Even though 80% of children may benefit from a cow’s milk and egg free diet, many doctors still do not recommend, understand about diet, or the importance of the microbiome, fresh fruit, vegetables, fibre and indigestible starches . Parents who tried cow’s milk and egg exclusion themselves have found a reduction of AD in 40% of their children.

Jo

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