Late spring and early summer are the season when broad beans are on the market. Steaming and frying are the best ways to cook broad beans. However, delicious broad beans hide fatal risks, especially for children under 5 years old. Eating broad beans may induce an acute hemolytic disease. If no timely rescue is received, it will take away the baby in just one or two days. s life. No, a baby was infected in early May! Case: Fuzhou Evening News reported: During the May Day period, a 2-and-a-half-year-old boy developed fever, vomiting, pale complexion, and soy sauce-colored urine after eating fresh broad beans. After the doctor quickly diagnosed and checked the blood routine, the baby was diagnosed as suffering from \”faba bean disease\”. Once this disease attacks, the situation is very critical and life-threatening at any time. Fortunately, the rescue was timely and the boy was finally out of danger after regular treatment. What kind of baby will suffer from \”bava bean disease\”? After their baby was diagnosed with broad bean disease, parents were very confused: Why is it okay for other babies to eat broad beans, but why is it so dangerous for my baby to eat broad beans? That\’s because the baby\’s body lacks an enzyme, namely: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD). It is an important substance that maintains the metabolism of red blood cells in the human body. Infants or children who lack this enzyme may rupture the unprotected red blood cells and induce acute hemolytic anemia as long as they eat broad beans or broad bean products. Moreover, favismosis is a hereditary disease, and families with a history of this disease have a higher chance of contracting the disease. However, after the baby is born, heel blood will be collected for newborn disease screening, and favismosis will also be screened out. What symptoms will appear in babies suffering from favismosis? Babies suffering from favismosis will develop symptoms of paleness, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea within 1 to 2 days after eating broad beans or their products, and then develop into fever, yellow eyes and skin color, and soy sauce-colored urine. In severe cases, Coma, shock, and renal failure will lead to death if the patient is not rescued in time. Therefore, once parents find that their children have broad bean poisoning, they should be sent to the hospital immediately for rescue. Can broad bean disease be cured? Unfortunately, favismosis cannot be cured at present. The only way to prevent the disease in children is to avoid the factors that induce the disease. Parents must keep the following in mind ☟❶ Newborn disease screening must be done after the baby is born to prevent serious consequences from accidental ingestion; ❷ If children under 5 years old eat broad beans for the first time, the amount must be small, and parents must pay attention to observation If there are any abnormalities, please seek medical treatment immediately if adverse reactions occur; ❸ Babies suffering from favismosis should not eat broad beans or broad bean products, let alone be exposed to broad bean pollen. If the baby is breastfeeding, nursing mothers should also avoid these disease-inducing factors; ❹ The naphthalene in mothballs can cause hemolysis, so babies with this disease should avoid contact with mothballs; ❺ When seeking medical treatment, be sure to inform the doctor of the baby\’s medical history in advance. Avoid taking medicines that may cause illness in your baby. Parents do not need to panic too much. Even if the baby suffers from favismosis, as long as he does not come into contact with taboo foods or drugs, the disease can be avoided, just like normal babies.
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