濕疹，對很多父母和準父母來說，像惡夢般可怕。看著孩子皮膚發炎的部分又紅又腫，痕癢難耐，皮膚龜裂結痂，既心痛孩子受痕癢之苦，又擔心會影響孩子的外表。面對濕疹，父母們總會尋找不同對策，當中必定包括「戒口」。在中醫角度來看，有「濕熱」、「濕毒」一說，如蝦蟹及貝殼類海鮮、雞蛋等，都被視為「毒」的食物，自然也出現在戒口清單上。不過，戒口又是否真的有用呢？ 濕疹，是皮膚過敏反應的一種。濕疹患者皮膚乾燥，容易脫屑，而且十分痕癢。若抓傷濕疹皮膚，可能會受細菌感染、紅腫結痂等。濕疹較常出現在孩童身上，通常會隨成長而逐漸好轉；而在成年人身上出現的濕疹，情況通常會較為嚴重。濕疹成因因人而異，可由多個原因構成，包括遺傳因素、環境或食物致敏原刺激等。 從西方科學的角度而言，食物敏感只是濕疹的其中一個可能的成因，而且食物致敏原多樣，患者可能只對其中一、兩種敏感。所以，除非能夠確診食物敏感源，否則戒口不一定有其成效。若不清楚是否有食物致敏原，在沒有醫生指示的情況下過度戒口，可能會阻礙孩子對某些營養素的攝取，影響發育及成長，適得其反。若想嘗試找出食物致敏源，患者可以接受皮膚點刺測試或血液測試，繼而得出適合患者身體的飲食模式。 在香港這揉合中西文化的社會，編者固然不能完全否定中醫「濕熱」的理論。若父母決定讓孩子戒口，便應該留意孩子有否均衡攝取各種營養素，適時作出補充，例如以大豆、奶類食品補充鈣質、鐵質等，避免營養不良。 要對抗濕疹，其實還另有妙法。《香港醫學雜誌》有研究報告指出，攝取維他命D有效緩和濕疹症狀。患者可以多進食含維他命D的食物，如三文魚、肝臟，亦可多到戶外曬曬太陽，讓身體內部製造維他命D。無論如何，各位也要謹記「均衡飲食」的原則，別讓「養病」成了「生病」。 作者: Zzz 編輯：米妮 校閱：黃至生教授 資料來源: https://goo.gl/XjQMnj 圖片來源：https://goo.gl/BNzhYW
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