<s>[INST] Are food allergies more common in children with eczema? [/INST] Babies with moderate or severe eczema have an increased chance of also having a food allergy.

This does not mean that the food allergy is the cause of the eczema and therefore the removal of the food will not result in eczema cure. However, if a child is allergic to a food, they should not be fed that food.

If there is no food allergy, very occasionally a trial of removing certain foods may be recommended in combination with other treatments for the management of severe eczema. This should only be done under the supervision of a clinical immunologist/allergy specialist and an accredited practising dietitian, with experience in food allergies. This is because there is a risk of malnutrition and of your child actually developing a food allergy to the foods removed from the child’s diet. Source: PREVENT ALLERGIES . Link: https://preventallergies.org.au/faq/eczema/. Field: Dermatology. Disease: Eczema </s>