Creams for allergies for children

Statistics say that young children are more likely to develop allergies than adults. This is due to the imperfection of the immune and other systems of a small organism, so a child may suffer from increased sensitivity not only to food and other products, but also to hygiene products, medicines and even mosquito and other insect bites. Symptoms of allergy, in general, manifest themselves externally - on the skin, in the form of rashes, redness and peeling. For this reason, the cream for allergies for children is purchased in pharmacies most often: external drugs act directly on the skin, eliminating unpleasant allergic symptoms.

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Indications of the cream for children's allergies

Allergic reaction always begins its development in response to the penetration into the body of a foreign substance, regardless of how the agent has penetrated the bloodstream. Usually, with allergies, the doctor prescribes medications that take inside - these are medications with antihistamine action that reduce the allergic mood of the body. If the skin also has hypersensitivity (rash, redness, itchy peeling areas), then without the use of an external drug can not do.

Allergy in childhood can be caused by:

• incorrect eating habits of the mother (if the infant is breastfed);
• certain foods that the child uses;
• animal hair;
• pollen and down of plants;
• medicines, vitamin preparations;
• house dust;
• exposure to cold or sunlight;
• helminths;
• bites of various insects.

If the parents or other immediate relatives of the baby are allergic to anything, the probability of forming an allergy in a child rises almost half.

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Release form

Creams for children are allergic to two types:

1. hormonal external preparations;
2. creams without hormones.

• Non-hormonal cream can be used to eliminate allergies, even in infants: this cream soothes inflammation well and has a minimal amount of contraindications and side effects.

1. Fenistil gel is a gentle remedy that eliminates irritation and soothes itching. The gel can be used for sun allergies, mosquito bites, hives. Fenistil is indicated for use in children from the first month of life, but in the presence of inflammation and hemorrhage this drug is contraindicated.
2. Skin-cap is a series of products that will help not only with allergies, but also with fungal or microbial skin lesions. Skin-cap is suitable for use in children from 1 year, since it rarely provokes the onset of allergies.
3. Bepanten is a well-known cream that is indispensable in childhood, since the very birth of the baby. The drug heals irritated skin, softens and moisturizes it. In rare cases, the cream may not be suitable: this happens with the individual poor tolerance of Bepantin.
4. Elidel is an anti-inflammatory cream that can be used in childhood, starting from 3 months. The drug is used with caution, since it sometimes causes folliculitis and skin irritation.
5. Gystan is a biologically active cream on a plant basis, with additional ingredients betulin and dimecone. Gystan perfectly copes with inflammation and allergy, treats neurodermatitis, diathesis, but only in the absence of individual hypersensitivity to the drug.
6. Vundehil is a herbal remedy with antimicrobial, restoring and anti-inflammatory properties, which makes the drug in demand for the treatment of allergic dermatitis. Can be used even in infants. There are practically no restrictions on the use of the drug, with the exception of the organism's tendency to allergy to the components of this drug.
7. La Cree is a vegetable cream that removes signs of skin allergy, inflammation, itching. Active ingredients La Cree are considered panthenol and bisabolol - substances that improve skin repair, reducing the painful manifestations of allergies.
8. Desitin is a cream based on lanolin and petrolatum, zinc oxide and cod oil. Thanks to the action of Desithin, the course of the inflammatory reaction is facilitated, the irritated skin is healed, the spread of the rashes is restrained.
9. Mustela (Stelatopia) is the cream of the famous children's brand Mustela, intended for use in infants from the time of their birth. The cream has a very light and delicate consistency, as well as a qualitatively selected composition.

In addition to the above non-hormonal drugs, with allergies in children, you can use zinc ointment, Sulfargin or Dioxydin - external agents with antimicrobial and drying properties.

• Hormonal cream for allergies for children can come in handy in situations where conventional non-hormonal creams do not have the expected effect.

Hormonal cream is usually effective against allergies, but in view of possible side effects to such treatment it is desirable to resort only in an emergency.

1. Elokom is an external hormonal preparation with a minimized entry into the systemic circulation. It can be used to treat children from 2 years of age, but the course of therapy should not be long - no more than 5-7 days. In addition, you should not use the drug on large areas of skin.
2. Advantanum is a hormonal ointment that has been approved for use since six months of age. The drug inhibits allergic and inflammatory phenomena, removes irritation and pain. Like any hormonal ointment, Advantan is not suitable for prolonged and uncontrolled use.

The doctor can prescribe other creams with hormones - for example, Lorinden A, Fluorocort, Flucinar, etc. However, these creams are the first generation of drugs and have a lot of contraindications and side effects, therefore, are not recommended for use in the treatment of allergies in children.

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Creams for allergies for children under one year old

If the baby is not yet 1 year old, then you should carefully select the cream for allergy. In no case should you yourself treat the baby, even if it seems to you that the drug is tested and safe.

The infant organism in infancy is still too vulnerable and vulnerable, both with respect to allergens and to allergy preparations. Therefore, before choosing a cream, it is better to consult a pediatrician or a pediatric allergist.

Independently it is almost impossible to determine the source of allergy, it is difficult to correctly set the dosage of the drug and draw up a treatment regimen. Moreover, many medicines, including those for external use, for children under one year are contraindicated, or cause various adverse side effects.

In order to protect the child from negative consequences and do not subsequently seek medical help to eliminate complications after self-medication, antiallergic drugs should not be used without qualified medical advice.

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Pharmacodynamics

First of all, allergy creams for children should have the following properties:

• reduce the manifestations of inflammatory reaction;
• eliminate itching, dryness, redness, peeling;
• prevent the progression of the allergic process.

Creams from allergies should not contain substances that could give rise to the development of a new allergic reaction, that is, should be hypoallergenic.

The allergy cream for children has a mostly local effect, restoring the surface skin tissues. For the systemic effect, you should separately take antihistamines in capsules or tablets.

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Pharmacokinetics

Creams from allergies do not have a systemic effect and practically do not enter the general circulatory system. For this reason, it is not possible to trace the kinetic properties of such a tool.

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Dosing and administration

The cream for allergies for children is usually applied to the outer skin in the places where allergic rashes appear. Frequency of application - 2-3 times a day.

Hormonal creams are applied up to 3 times a day during the first day, and then, after stopping the acute period of allergy, switch to 1-2-times a day. Treatment with hormonal creams should not last more than 2 weeks in a row (if the cream is applied to the face, then no more than 1 week).

It is desirable to apply the cream gently, without rubbing it into sensitive baby skin. Also, do not use anti-allergic creams for children under the bandage.

Before applying any cream from an allergy for children, you should carefully read the instructions and make sure that this medication can be prescribed to a child of the appropriate age.

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Contraindications

As a rule, nonhormonal creams from allergies are not prescribed in the following cases:

• with dermatological infectious diseases (viral, microbial, fungal infections);
• with tuberculosis and syphilis;
• with an increased likelihood of an allergic reaction to the components of the cream.

Hormonal creams are not prescribed:

• with pyoderma, chicken pox, herpes;
• with actinomycosis, sporotrichosis, psoriasis;
• with open wounds in the field of possible application of ointments from allergies;
• with diaper and perioral dermatitis;
• with benign and malignant skin tumors.

In addition, allergy-based creams from hormones can not be used immediately after vaccination.

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Side effects of the cream for children's allergies

With prolonged use of hormonal creams from allergies skin atrophy can develop - thinning and dryness of the skin, deterioration of blood supply. When applying a large amount of hormone cream from allergies in children, the synthesis of their own corticosteroids in the body may be disrupted.

When using non-hormonal creams from allergies, dryness and burning on the skin may occur, occasionally rashes on the skin are possible, which indicates that the body is intolerant to the child of any of the constituents of the drug.

At occurrence of any collateral symptoms at the child it is necessary to inform the district doctor-pediatrist.

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Overdose

An overdose of hormonal creams can be manifested:

• increased adverse symptoms;
• swelling of the skin;
• cutaneous atrophy.

An overdose of safe non-hormonal creams is considered unlikely, since such cases have not yet been reported.

With any suspicions of excessive use of the cream from allergies, the child should be shown to the doctor, indicating which particular preparation was used.

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Interactions with other drugs

Non-hormonal creams from allergies are considered to be well compatible with other external and internal medications, but before any combination of medications it is recommended to consult the doctor first.

Treatment with glucocorticosteroid creams is not recommended to combine with vaccination, as this may affect the adequacy of the immunological response of the body in the form of the production of certain antibodies.

Combined treatment with hormonal creams and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may lead to an increased risk of side effects, including systemic ones.

Hormonal drugs can inhibit the action of immunostimulants and enhance the action of immunosuppressors.

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Storage conditions

As a rule, the most common allergy creams can be stored under room conditions: it is not necessary to store such preparations in the refrigerator.

It is important that children's access to the storage of medicines is blocked. Older children should be told that medicines can be dangerous if used improperly and not for their intended purpose, so you can not touch medicines without the permission of adults.

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Shelf life

The shelf life of most of the external preparations from allergies, regardless of their composition - up to 3 years. For more precise information on storage times and production dates, read the instructions and on the packaging for the specific preparation.

The cream for allergies for children is most often released in any pharmacy without a prescription. But this does not mean that the child can be treated independently: for allergies, the baby must always consult a doctor.

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