We all know that eczema is one of the common skin diseases in infants, itchy children suffer, parents are anxious, often parents ask: Why do babies have eczema? Is there any dietary prevention method? The incidence of eczema in infants and young children is not low, for eczema children, if you take a reasonable diet strategy, it is possible to relieve the symptoms of eczema and stop its recurrence. You can try dietary prevention strategies: 1. Breastfeeding can reduce the degree of eczema, so the baby with eczema should be breastfed for as long as possible. If feeding with milk, boil the milk for a few minutes to reduce its allergenicity. 2, the baby allergic to milk, should choose hypoallergenic formula or amino acid formula feeding, because soy protein and milk have 30% cross allergy, do not recommend soy milk instead of milk feeding. Hypoallergenic formula or amino acid formula is a special formula for eczema children. Hypoallergenic formula is a special process (medically called hydrolysis) of the proteins in milk that can cause allergies, so that their allergenicity is reduced and most babies will not develop allergies if they eat it. However, a small number of babies who are allergic to milk will continue to have eczema or diarrhea after consuming hypoallergenic milk powder, and these children will have to choose amino acid milk powder. There are no large proteins in amino acid formulas, only amino acids, and no allergic reactions will occur. Studies have shown that the vast majority (85%) of children allergic to milk are able to tolerate milk by the age of 3 and do not need to eat hypoallergenic or amino acid formulas anymore. 3. Babies allergic to eggs can eat egg yolks alone. Studies show that half of the children allergic to eggs are able to tolerate eggs by the age of 3, and 2/3 of the children are able to tolerate eggs by the age of 5. That is, most children allergic to eggs can eat eggs at will after the age of 5. 4. In addition to milk and eggs, if children have been found to have eczema due to certain foods, they should try to avoid eating these foods again, and they usually need to avoid them for life. 5, whether breast-fed or artificially fed children, protein-based complementary foods such as eggs, fish, liver, etc. should be added later. Generally babies from 4 months to gradually add such complementary foods, and eczema babies are recommended to add at least 1 month to two months later, and add the speed to slow. However, the addition of fruits and vegetables should not be delayed, and more fruits and vegetables are emphasized, as they have the effect of reducing allergenicity. Foods such as shrimp and crab are recommended to be given to children after the age of 1 year or later. 6, eczema children’s food to light, should avoid foods high in salt, gas, coloring, preservatives or stabilizers, puffing agents, etc. These foods can impair the immune function of children and can induce or aggravate eczema. 7, supplementation containing bifidobacteria and other probiotics can help reduce or prevent the occurrence of eczema. Research shows that bifidobacteria and other probiotics can reduce intestinal permeability, improve intestinal barrier function and degradation of allergic substances, to reduce the absorption of allergic substances and stimulate the body. Long-term supplementation is recommended for children with eczema. You can choose milk powder fortified with bifidobacteria or take probiotic preparations such as bifidobacteria directly, but parents should be careful to choose qualified products.