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Food allergies in preschool children
Tomíšková, Markéta ; Zlatohlávek, Lukáš (advisor) ; Sadílková, Aneta (referee)
1 Food allergies in children are common (affecting up to 8% of children) and their prevalence has been increasing in the last two to three decades. The basic measure for the long-term management of food allergy is an elimination diet, i.e. the exclusion of the relevant allergen from the diet. An elimination diet can disrupt and endanger healthy growth and development of a child. Therefore, it is important that elimination diets with a serious impact on the patient's diet are based on a medically confirmed diagnosis of food allergy. Preschool children eat to a significant extent outside their homes - 60 % of their diet is provided by the nursery school. The aim of the work is to provide parents of children with suspected or actual food allergy practical recommendations regarding their nutrition in the form of educational material, using the latest theoretical knowledge and with emphasis on food elimination only on the basis of proven food allergy and help to parents regarding nutrition of allergic children in nursery school. The main output of the work consists of educational material in Annex 2 of the thesis. The educational material will help to increase parents' awareness of food allergy and the need to confirm it by an allergist, especially in cases of risk of serious reactions and serious effects on the...
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Importance of a low-histamine diet in reduced diamine oxidase level or function
Barcajová, Nikola ; Tkáčová, Judita (advisor) ; Mokrejšová, Andrea (referee)
This bachelor's thesis examines the effects of a low-histamine diet on adult patients with reduced levels or function of the enzyme diaminoxidase (DAO). As the symptoms of histamine intolerance are often similar to an allergic reaction, correct diagnosis can be problematic. The most common step to relieve problems is to start an elimination diet, which is what we have designed for patients in the research for this bachelor thesis. The research hypothesis was that patients who underwent an elimination diet would experience an improvement in histamine intolerance symptoms. The research was conducted using a questionnaire, with half of the respondents being recruited from an allergy immunology centre and the other half via social networking sites. The condition was that the patients had DAO values < 10 U/ml. Four adult females were selected and provided with the necessary materials and instructions to follow during the diet. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical part.The theoretical part summarizes all the relevant information to date regarding histamine intolerance, diamino oxidase and elimination diet. The practical part focuses on the evaluation of the results of the elimination diet. The results show that the majority of patients who underwent the diet experienced an improvement or...
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The role of dietitian in education of patients with histamine intolerance
Erban, David ; Humlová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Meisnerová, Eva (referee)
Aim of thesis: The aim of the research was to evaluate whether individual education by a clinical dietitian has a positive effect on the overall treatment of patients suffering from histamine intolerance. Methods: Eighteen patients with histamine intolerance attending the allergy outpatient clinic of the Department of Immunology and Microbiology of 1st Medical Faculty and General University Hospital in Prague were selected for the study. All eighteen of them completed the study. Before education, the patients filled in a questionnaire and blood was taken for subsequent analysis. This was followed by an approximately one-hour consultation with a clinical dietitian, from which each patient also received an individually created output. Patients also had the opportunity to contact the clinical dietitian with any questions via email. After three months, the patients again completed the questionnaire and blood was drawn again for subsequent analysis. Based on this information, it was compared whether or not the patients with histamine intolerance had improved their clinical symptoms and quality of life due to education by the clinical dietitian. Three respondents developed the acute respiratory disease at the beginning of the study, so it was not possible to collect blood from them before education. In...
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Histamine intolerance
Draberová, Hana ; Humlová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Meisnerová, Eva (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the topic of histamine intolerance (HIT). HIT is primarily caused by decreased activity of the enzyme diamine oxidase (DAO) which breaks down histamine. The accumulation of histamine in the human body can manifest itself with the wide range of symptoms. The most common symptoms include digestive problems, skin problems, and headaches. The symptoms of HIT are often similar to an allergic reaction, so making a correct diagnosis can be difficult. An elimination diet is recommended to relieve the symptoms. The basis of the elimination diet is to exclude food that increases the histamine level in the body. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical parts. The theoretical part of the thesis summarizes the current knowledge about histamine intolerance and elimination diet. The practical part is focused on the mapping of the current situation in adult patients with diagnosed HIT. The research data were obtained from a questionnaire survey, which took place in the allergological clinic and on social networks. The research group consisted of one hundred and fifty-four respondents. The data showed that respondents who got HIT information from their physicians were more aware of HIT than those who gained knowledge from other patients with HIT. Most respondents who...
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Current knowledge about histamine intolerance and benefits of elimination diet
Krlínová, Michaela ; Tomešová, Jitka (advisor) ; Suchánek, Pavel (referee)
With increasing interest about one's own health and in relation to the development of research, a new nosological unit - histamine intolerance - appeared about ten years ago. Completely healthy people can experience its symptoms and histamines can be found in common food. Therefore, among the professional public there are disunited opinions on its importance and contribution of a precisely specified elimination diet. Bachelor thesis research through recent literature assesses the current knowledge about seriousness of this new nosological unit, its occurrence and impact on human health as well as the occurrence of histamines in common food. Thesis discusses already known conclusions and the possibilities of abide by the appropriate elimination diet, including its merit to alleviating symptoms and improving the health of individuals afflicted with histamine intolerance.
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