7 Signs Your Child Has a Food Sensitivity

Nausea and vomiting

It might look like something your child ate didn’t sit well, or it might be tempting to chalk his or her symptoms up to the latest stomach bug going around, but a food sensitivity is worth considering if you start to see a pattern. If every time your child has eggs for breakfast, or milk in his cereal he feels nauseated, for example, it’s worth mentioning to your pediatrician. Often times a food sensitivity, like lactose intolerance, will first reveal itself as an upset stomach, and parents might not see the correlation between the food and the symptom until the cycle has repeated itself a few times. If you do start to notice a pattern, try keeping a food diary and take notes about when and how often your child reacts to the food. Keep in mind that the first reactions to a food are often mild and will build in intensity with more exposure, so it’s important to bring it to your pediatrician’s attention sooner rather than later.