Diathesis in children

The nature of this state is not fully understood. But it is established that if the relatives of the baby suffer from allergic diseases, then he too has a high probability of getting sick. Therefore, the main cause of diathesis in infants is heredity.

Diathesis in children always has a trigger mechanism that begins to work long before they are born. Disturbances in the nutrition of a pregnant woman, toxicosis and taking medications provoke the development of diathesis after the birth of the baby.

Diathesis in a newborn child is formed under the influence of surrounding unfavorable environmental factors, such as dust, pollen of house flowers, pet hair, nutrition of the nursing mother with products containing allergens. For older children, the main reason for the formation of diathesis is the reaction to introduced complementary foods, to new foods.

There is a diathesis in infants most often in the form of exudative-catalytic phenomena. The baby has redness and scaling in the cheeks, eyebrows, knees and ass, yellow seborrheic crusts on the head. But they can also manifest as an increase in lymph nodes, in the form of diaper rash or frequent colds.

The main mistake of parents is that they begin to treat the external side of diathesis without eliminating its cause. They turn to the dermatologist and use ointments, are treated by the ENT doctor and are given inhalations and physiotherapy.

It is necessary to approach treatment in a complex way, not to engage in self-medication, but to accurately follow the advice and recommendations of the pediatrician on the use of medicines and herbal medicines. After all, herbs for young children are themselves powerful allergens.

Carefully and alternately use new products. Do not go to extremes and exclude from the diet of useful food. The bulk of them in a small amount never causes an allergic reaction, in contrast to their excess. Diathesis in children does not develop on the milk of a cow or eggs, strawberries or chocolate, but on their improper use.

When parents overfeed children, untimely begin to enter a new product, hurry up and begin to erroneously assume that their child is allergic to all these listed products at once. In practice, everything works individually, and if there is an allergy, then only one of the foods.

You can not panic and, with the appearance of small crusts of gray-yellow color on the hair and eyebrows of the baby, start using strong ointments. It is enough to use vegetable oil to lubricate the child's head and comb to comb out gradually seborrheic crusts. That is, the usual hygienic care for an infant is enough.

Diathesis in children can cause commonplace dirt. That is why it is so important to observe hygienic standards: to conduct a wet cleaning of the premises, regular airing and take walks in the fresh air. For baby skin, you need to take care of it properly, and do not lubricate it with hormonal ointments.

Diathesis in a child, whose treatment should be performed only by a doctor, can pass without a trace with age. To facilitate the well-being of young children, one can bathe in a decoction of a string or walnut leaves. This relieves itching, but it dries out the skin of the children. Children's skin is made of velvety and smooth starch baths and lotions. Nursing mothers should not give up altogether, but only limit the intake of certain foods in case of signs of an allergic reaction in the infant.

It is important not to remove skin manifestations that strike the eye, but to find out the cause and cure diathesis, so that it does not become resistant to allergic disease. For this you need:

• To examine children with frequent colds;
• Follow their reaction to external allergens (dust, food, cold);
• To keep diary entries;
• To consult with the pediatrist concerning the plan of inoculations (to receive медотвод or to transfer terms).

Remember that vaccinations often provoke an increase in signs of diathesis and weaken the immune forces of the child.