Food Intolerances, Sensitivities, and Food Allergies in Children: Natural Remedies for Digestive Health
We know how scary it can be if your little one has ever had a reaction to food. These common yet often misunderstood conditions can contribute to a wide range of symptoms, from digestive discomfort to behavioural changes. Our holistic approach focuses on identifying food related triggers and creating tailored solutions to support your child’s health.
Understanding Food Intolerances and Allergies
Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance – the symptoms can be very similar when they’re mild to moderate. However, as food intolerances don’t involve IgE mediated immune responses, they don’t show up on allergy tests. Just because a child has been cleared of having an allergy, it doesn’t mean that they don’t have a food intolerance.
Food allergies are relatively simply to identify when symptoms appear quickly, but food intolerance reactions are usually delayed and can depend on the amount of food consumed. These factors can make pinpointing the cause quite tricky, especially if your child has multiple intolerances.
Our food intolerance naturopaths will identify causes through:
- Exposure, diet, and a symptom diary to keep a record of any patterns.
- Removing any suspected food triggers for a period of time, then reintroducing them one gradually to monitor for any delayed symptoms.
- Food intolerance and/or allergy testing.
Signs and Symptoms of Food Intolerances or Sensitivities in Children
Food intolerances, food allergies and food sensitivities can cause a variety of symptoms, including:
- Stomach pain, bloating, or diarrhoea
- Constipation or irregular bowel movements
- Skin conditions like eczema or rashes
- Fatigue or low energy levels
- Headaches or migraines
- Behavioral changes, such as irritability or difficulty concentrating
- Frequent colds or weakened immunity
How We Help Manage Food Intolerances and Sensitivities in Children
At Nurture Children’s Health, we use a comprehensive and individualised approach to uncover and manage food intolerances and sensitivities. Our process includes:
- Detailed Assessment: A thorough consultation to understand your child’s symptoms, dietary habits, and health history.
- Testing and Identification: Using advanced diagnostic tools, such as IgG food sensitivity testing, elimination diets, or stool analysis, to pinpoint problematic foods.
- Personalised Nutrition Plan: Tailored dietary recommendations to eliminate trigger foods while ensuring balanced nutrition.
- Gut Health Support: Restoring gut integrity with probiotics, prebiotics, and targeted supplements to reduce inflammation and improve digestion.
- Ongoing Support: Regular follow ups to monitor progress and adjust the plan as needed.
Get your FREE Diet and Symptom Diary
Download a symptom and diet diary to investigate whether certain foods are causing any issues. You can discuss the results with a healthcare professional to identify potential triggers
Track the Symptoms
Get your FREE Diet and Symptom Diary
Download a symptom and diet diary to investigate whether certain foods are causing any issues. You can discuss the results with a healthcare professional to identify potential triggers
Track the Symptoms
How we treat allergies and food intolerances naturopathically
The simplest way to treat an allergy or intolerance is to remove it from your child’s diet or environment. After their body has had time to rest and recover, we can begin the process of reintroduction (if it’s safe). Building tolerance is most effective when the cause of the reaction is reintroduced in small amounts alongside gastrointestinal support, and very gradually increased.
When a child has an intolerance or an allergy, one of the biggest concerns is the possibility of the reaction getting worse. As children grow, without the right support, symptoms can worsen over time – particularly with allergies, where reactions can become more serious with each exposure.
With this in mind, it’s important to work towards increasing tolerance with the help of an allergy and food intolerance naturopath where it’s safe to do so. We’ll provide effective symptom relief and support the underlying body systems, tissues and organs involved in the reactive process.
We want to do everything we can to relieve the respiratory, skin and digestive side effects that can result from allergies and intolerances. Our naturopaths reduce the symptoms of reactivity and address the underlying causes with tummy and immune support, specific probiotic therapy, and herbal and nutritional medicine.
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Our evidence based approach ensures your child receives personalised care that addresses both symptoms and root causes. We empower families with practical solutions to improve quality of life and foster long term health.
With our support, you can:
- Correctly identify and manage food intolerances effectively
- Improve symptoms related to food reactions
- Ensure balanced nutrition if whole food groups need to be avoided
- Plan to build tolerance to trigger foods to decrease the risk of longterm reactions
- Create a positive relationship with food for your child and family
Download a symptom and diet diary to investigate whether certain foods are causing your little one’s issues. You can discuss the results with our allergy and food intolerance naturopaths to identify potential triggers.
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If you’re unsure if a naturopath is a good fit for your family, book in a 15min chat.