The Spanish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (SEAIC) has analyzed the evolution of the number of food allergy sufferers and has concluded that those affected they have gone from 2% -3% in 1992 to 7% in 2005. So it can be said that the number of food allergy has doubled in the last ten years.
He greater increase is observed in children and adolescents, two population groups that spend most of the day in school. So you have to pay special attention to the allergic attacks that can occur in school at mealtime. That's why there are schools that let children with allergies Eat separately, have special menus and feed under the watchful eye of the teachers They remain vigilant that they do not even have contact with the allergens.
The SEAIC is making great efforts to ensure Do more training and information in schools in cases of severe allergy. And, in case of anaphylaxis you have to act quickly and following the appropriate protocols with adrenaline. Anaphylaxis is the most serious allergic reaction that can occur.
We have already talked about anaphylaxis in Peques and Más. The objective is to know how to react in an emergency by learning, for example, how to use an adrenaline injector.
The SEIC reports that it has collaborated with the Spanish Association of Food and Latex Allergy (AEPNAA) in the preparation of a document with instructions and guidelines to be followed by teachers and educators in case the allergic child suffers a reaction in the school environment .
One of the issues that the SEIC is emphasizing is to indicate that sport is not only not counterproductive but it is healthy for children with asthma. Physical activity improves the child's development and physical condition, helping to decrease the intensity of asthmatic crises. Of course there are asthmatics who must meet some standards depending on the type of allergy, for example, those who are allergic to pollen should not do outdoor sports during the flowering season.
We thank the SEIC for so much information and guidelines to ensure that our little allergy sufferers have information, advice and that people working with them are informed. This dissemination work is essential, especially when, as they have presented, allergies continue to grow and increase among children and adolescents.
