When babies grow up slowly, they need to rely on complementary foods to achieve nutrient intake. However, their digestive system is not yet fully developed at a very young age. If they eat egg whites at this time, it can easily cause symptoms of indigestion, and in severe cases, allergies can also occur. So how old can babies eat egg whites?
Babies can only gradually add egg whites after one year old, because egg whites are rich in opposite sex proteins, which can easily cause digestive problems and other symptoms after consumption. When adding egg whites for the first time, it is important to try it out little by little. Do not immediately let your baby consume the entire egg whites. If your baby develops allergic symptoms while eating egg whites after one year old, you need to go to the hospital for allergen testing. You can also wait for a period of time before considering adding egg whites when your baby grows up.
Babies under one year old have not yet fully developed their gastrointestinal function. If egg white is blindly added at this time, the protein molecules in egg white are relatively small and can enter the bloodstream through the intestinal wall, causing the baby's body to react to protein molecules, which can cause allergic symptoms and also lead to the appearance of eczema or urticaria.
After the baby is over one year old, parents can gradually add egg whites to the baby. They can use boiled eggs to give the baby 1/4 of the egg whites first. After 2-3 days, if the baby does not have any abnormal reactions, the egg whites can be increased to 1/2. If the baby's digestive system absorbs the egg whites very well at this time, they can gradually eat the entire egg whites.
