| Today, one of the major diseases that children and | | | | Children suffering from ADHD and food allergy show |
| youth suffer from is the disease called Attention Deficit | | | | adverse response to food which can be the main |
| Disorder or ADD. Though even adults can suffer from | | | | cause for the children to be suffering from ADHD. |
| this disease, it mainly affects children and the youth. | | | | Children suffering from ADHD show the following signs |
| Though ADD has received a great amount of focus | | | | of food allergy:a) Mood Swings and tantrumsb) Sleep |
| and attention since the past several years, there is a | | | | disturbancesc) Asthmad) Hyperactivity |
| large section of the people who are unaware of this | | | | Research shows that children suffering from food |
| disease and are not aware of the exact nature of this | | | | allergy can also suffer from problems like migraine, |
| disease. | | | | eczema, sleep disturbances, headaches etc. |
| Attention deficit disorder coupled with food allergy is a | | | | Remedial Measures: |
| unique problem faced by children. This has become | | | | According to experts medicines seldom cure such |
| one of the most controversial and a hot topic for | | | | cases. They simply help in controlling the symptoms to |
| debate in the field of medicine. Food sensitivities and | | | | some extent. Even psychologists cannot do much than |
| ADHD is a very uncommon mechanism. | | | | just helping the child and his family to live with the |
| ADHD and its association with Food Allergy: | | | | disease. Medicines would help the child in going through |
| Children suffering from ADHD can develop food | | | | the day but not cure it completely. However many |
| allergy with respect to different foodstuffs. The | | | | psychologists have developed several tests and ways |
| allergies can be reflected through various ways and | | | | to successfully lessen the effect of the disease. |
| children can develop dark circles under the eyes, | | | | Conclusion: |
| glazed eyes, red ear lobes. Children show uncanny | | | | According to experts, the percentage of children |
| swings in their behavior. For one moment they can be | | | | suffering from ADHD and food allergy ranges from |
| calm and the next moment they can be extremely | | | | 60% to 75% approximately. It is more important to |
| wild and hyperactive. A very surprising fact is that | | | | treat food allergies than using medication. There are a |
| children suffering from this disease generally demand | | | | several ways in which food allergies can be cured. |
| that food to which they are allergic to and which can | | | | One of the ways is diet elimination. Thus it can be |
| affect them adversely. | | | | believed that food allergies aggravate ADHD though it |
| How to recognize a child suffering from ADHD and | | | | may not be the reason to cause ADHD. Thus treating |
| food allergy: | | | | food allergies is vital for treating ADHD. |