How to treat diathesis in infants before the year: the main aspects

Did you know that during the first year of life, a child with natural feeding and full-time care should not suffer from infectious diseases? Diathesis in children under one year is the real danger of an early age. It affects the skin and mucous membranes. In some children this is a short period of early childhood, while in others it is transformed with age into numerous allergic diseases. Most susceptible to diathesis are children, transferred from an early age to artificial nutrition.

How to treat diathesis in infants, because it manifests itself sometimes in the first - second week of life? It can be yellow scales on the head and intertrigo in the skin folds. The main manifestation is redness and flaking on the cheeks. With a heavier form, there are extensive areas of redness of the skin and vesicles that burst and are covered with crusts. In this case, a secondary purulent infection may occur. In addition, children with diathesis are predisposed to ARI, ARVI, conjunctivitis, dysbacteriosis and intestinal infections.

Before treating diathesis in infants, a woman should take care of its prevention even during pregnancy. She should not use allergenic products. A nursing mother should strictly monitor their diet. If the child is on artificial feeding, then he needs to choose a mixture that does not cause him allergies. Milk mixture should be introduced gradually and avoid frequent changes. It is not too early to introduce complementary foods. To provoke a diathesis on cheeks, for example, pets can, therefore in the house there should be a hypoallergenic situation.

How to treat diathesis in infants, if it could not be avoided? To do this, it is very important to introduce the following vitamins into the child's body : B6 for 50 to 75 mg per day; Vitamin A for 5 - 10 thousand IU (international units) per day for three weeks; Vitamin E - 25 - 30 mg per day; Vitamin B5 - 100 mg per day; B15 - 50 - 100 mg per day. Also shown is the introduction of adsorbents to bind allergens and remove them from the baby's body. These are such drugs as Smecta, activated carbon, Polyphepan, Polysorb. For complex treatment, biopreparations are also prescribed that improve the state of the intestinal microflora: Bifidumbacterin, Lactobacterin. The course is for 10 days. A good result is the reception of antihistamines: Suprastin, Claritin, Dimedrol, Tavegil, Pipolphen, Zordex. Courses last for 7 - 10 days.

The skin of the baby needs special care. Avoid detergents and soaps that dry out the skin. In the bath for bathing add decoctions of chamomile, succession, celandine. Sunbathing (do not abuse) and bathing in sea water will also be useful. If the baby has extensive wet areas, you can make lotions with decoctions of chamomile pharmacy, plantain, 2% solution of tannin, 5% ra-th fluid Burov. After the skin dries, you can apply the following ointments: indomethacin, naphtholane, intalovuyu.
For the treatment of secondary infection, use zelenka, manganese (1: 5000), ointment heliomycin.

If the baby is experiencing severe itching, prepare him with tinctures of valerian, dill, mint, sequin broth, psyllium or nettle for ingestion. Pay special attention to the clothes of the child, it should be exclusively of cotton fabrics. Do not bother to babble, increased sweating will only intensify the itch and lead to an aggravation of the disease. Wash clothes with baby soap and rinse thoroughly.

Diathesis should simply "grow." It is necessary to effectively and without delay to treat allergies, optimize diet and skin care. Before treating diathesis in infants and using any medications, be sure to consult a pediatric specialist. After all, only he can make an accurate diagnosis!