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Allergies in newborns
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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If you find allergic rashes on the body of the baby, immediately begin to look for a food allergen, which was the cause of this phenomenon. But allergies in newborns can be caused not only by the food itself. Alternatively, it may be a reaction to the use of cosmetic products to soften the baby's skin or treat diaper rash. And do not necessarily assume that the culprits can be children's funds. The remains of any cosmetics on the hands of the mother, on her chest, in the nipple, after treatment - can be considered an allergen. Contact with the skin and mucous membranes of the child of a small amount of this irritant is enough to cause the onset of a condition such as an allergy in newborns.
To say that the medicine is at the heart of an allergic outbreak is appropriate in cases when the mother has cracks on the nipples or signs of mastitis. Since it's about mastitis, it's worth mentioning that when this disease occurs, therapeutic ointments are used based on antibiotics, which can be powerful allergens for the baby. Of course, in any case, the allergen, whatever group it belongs to, gets into the body of the child, most often through the digestive system, with the mother's milk, which means that the allergy in newborns, how not look, should be considered food. So we approached the very essence of the problem.
[What harbingers has an allergy in newborns?
It is always difficult to recognize the danger at the stage of its inception. It is especially difficult to do this when it comes to the human body and the dangers of the occurrence of various diseases. Allergies in newborns are not a white stain on a black background, for which the eye immediately clings. After birth, the baby's body is full of natural rashes, redness of the skin, peeling on the cheeks from dried mother's milk, got them at the time of feeding. All this diverts the attention of parents from more serious skin rashes.
Skipping the first signs of the onset of allergies is very simple. Especially if you take into account the strong fatigue of the mother after childbirth and her increased fatigue in the early days of communicating with the baby. Of course, if the allergy in newborns begins to show itself brightly from the first days, with pronounced swelling of the larynx, which does not allow the child to breathe freely and provokes suffocation attacks, or red rashes on the entire surface of the body, causing severe itching and constant anxiety of the child, manifested as an unceasing scream , - it is simply impossible not to pay attention to these signs.
However, most often the allergy in newborns is not so violently. There are a number of signs that should push a considerate mom to the idea of the onset of an allergy. Such characteristics include:
- diathesis rashes quickly crusting;
- thrush in the oral cavity, with the formation of ulcers on the inner surface of the cheeks and lips;
- pronounced diaper rash;
- frequent sneezing, cough.
In most cases, all of these symptoms can be indicators of the norm that have emerged under the influence of external adverse factors. If this is the case, the signs that appear appear quickly after the application of measures specially designed to eliminate them. In the case of an allergy, none of these symptoms will not pass until the allergen has been removed.
In order to remove unnecessary excitement from your soul, after a baby is born, it is necessary to visit a pediatrician not only in strictly prescribed periods, but also whenever there are questions and suspicions about the health of the child.
What if I have an allergy in a newborn?
How many situations, as many options for their development and, consequently, all possible solutions. It is important not to panic and focus only on the food mechanism of allergies in the newborn. It is necessary to consider the situation in a complex way, correctly assess the situation, take into account all the factors surrounding the child.
For clarity, it is necessary to make a list, which includes all the medicinal and cosmetic preparations that have been used lately. In the first paragraph of the list, it is necessary to indicate on which breastfeeding the baby is. If milk mixtures are used, indicate their names and basic composition. Well, if at the stage of pregnancy, my mother kept a food diary, which in such a situation will play an important role. Pay special attention to household chemical products, especially those used for washing things of the child. All these points are reflected in the list. There also enter data on all pets, including parrots and fish.
Aquarium fish, by themselves, do not cause allergy, but the food for them is a very strong causative factor, if remaining on the hands of adults, somehow, falls on the child. Having on hand detailed "reconnaissance data", backed by a food diary, we go to the pediatrician and a child allergist. All of the above preparation significantly simplifies the process of finding the cause and, in some cases, protects the child from unnecessary medical interference in his body.
How is the allergy in newborns treated?
In no case should you apply methods of self-treatment and implement the advice of grandmothers "from personal life experience," even if they are based on well-proven medicines. The newborn's body looks more like a crystal house with a wide-open gate than a fortress with good defense. Trying to close the gates in this crystal house, one awkward movement can damage the building itself. The more damage, the more glued sites, which will require additional gluing throughout life.
Perhaps this comparative example will help parents correctly understand the mechanism of outside interference in the affairs of the organism in general and children in particular. Only a professional can perform jewelery-accurate work. At the stage of pre-hospital care, if the cause of the allergy is known, it is necessary only to protect the child from the action of the allergen and hurry up with seeking help from a pediatrician. More urgent, an appeal to a doctor should be in case of an unknown allergen.
Active participation of all family members at each stage of treatment, strict adherence to the prescriptions and recommendations of the pediatrician and allergist - is a guarantee that the allergy in newborns will be eliminated quickly and without repeated relapses.