Sucking your baby's pacifier can be beneficial for his health

If you think sucking your baby's lollipop to clean it, then dropping it in your child's mouth is disgusting, think again! In the end, this could be beneficial to their health. The research was presented at the 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and suggested a link between feeding by parents of a pacifier and an answer. allergic lower in young children. The researchers said parents may be transmitting healthy oral bacteria in their saliva, which affects the early development of their child's immune system.

The study is thought to be the first of its kind to evaluate the association between lollipop cleansing methods and Immunoglobulin E, or IgE. IgE is related to the development of allergies and asthma.

The researchers interviewed 128 mothers of infants over a period of 18 months and asked how they had cleaned their child's pacifier.

Of the 128 mothers who participated in several interviews, 58% reported that their child was currently using the pacifier. Of those who had a child using a lollipop, 41% said they had been cleansed by sterilization, 72% reported washing their hands by hand, and 12% reported having sucked a lollipop by a parent.

The researchers found that children whose mothers suckled the lollipop had lower IgE levels.

"IgE is a type of antibody related to allergic responses in the body.Although there are exceptions, higher levels of IgE indicate a higher risk of allergies and allergies. Allergic asthma, "said Jaoude.

"We found that sucking the parental pacifier was related to suppression of IgE levels from about 10 months and continued for 18 months," said coauthor from the study, Edward Zoratti.

The sucking of the parental pacifier can be an example of a way for parents to transfer healthy microorganisms to their young children. The study indicates an association between parents sucking their child's pacifier and children with lower IgE levels, but this does not necessarily mean that sucking the pacifier results in decreased IgE.