First of all, it should be clarified that the rash or urticaria can be either a sign of a lack of enzymes in young children or of their decrease, or a manifestation of an allergy. In the first case, dermatitis can occur if the child eats a little more berries than usual (in fact the body simply can not cope with a large number of different substances), and in the second - the baby can react even to one strawberry or malinka. Well, if your child has a rash on the body and face, your task is not to wait, but to take immediate action.
Ode to the diet
First, remove the allergen from the baby's diet. And, if fermentopathy is sufficient only to limit the amount of "harmful" product, then for allergies it should be completely eliminated. In addition, with allergic manifestations, the ban should include eggs, fish, chicken, red vegetables and fruits, cocoa, beans, seafood, spices and, of course, chocolate, nuts, honey and all juices. The main task of the therapeutic diet is to abandon dangerous allergens. In addition, parents must observe several very important rules:
• Only serve freshly prepared meals on the table.
• Reduce the use of spices to a minimum.
• Use only green varieties of vegetables and fruits.
• When cooking meat, change the water at least twice.
• Before boiling the rump or vegetables, keep them in the water for about an hour and a half.
However, the diet does not mean therapeutic starvation. A menu child-allergic can and should be diverse.
No self-treatment
Without consulting a doctor, do not give the child any medicine other than activated carbon. The allergist doctor will examine the baby, prescribe a diet and therapy. If necessary, a specialist will refer you to a consultation with a gastroenterologist, because sometimes that parents are habitually taken for allergies, can indicate a pathology of the gastrointestinal tract. Modern medicines for allergy (II generation) do not cause headaches, drowsiness and nausea and are well tolerated by children. These include drugs such as kestin, claritin or erius. When appointing, do not forget to clarify the dosage and the duration of taking these medications with the doctor (as a rule, children are prescribed baby doses for a period of 5 days), as well as the need for parallel intake of enzymes (mezima, festal) and the use of ointments to relieve the itching. Excellent cope with the treatment of food allergies and homeopathy. However, you can not buy grain for your child on your own. Also, one should not follow the advice of seasoned and omniscient girlfriends. All babies are different, and the homeopathic physician is guided by many factors (constitution, nature and characteristics of the disease of each particular child).
Once faced with an allergy, it is best to immediately take tests and find out all your enemies in person. In our country, there are two methods for determining the allergen - these are cutaneous scarification tests and the determination of specific immunoglobulins in the blood. What to choose? To solve only to the doctor, after all it is necessary to him to render the necessary help to the patient. Also, do not give up taking medications and, if necessary, hormone ointments (the latter is prescribed for dermatitis, which causes severe inconvenience to the child).
Little tricks
Even if last year your child did not have any allergies to strawberries or, for example, cherries, this is not an excuse to allow a baby to eat half a kilogram of berries at a time. Enter each seasonal product gradually - several berries. In addition, remember: allergic children better tolerate berries if they are wiped or heat-treated (for example, boil compote or jelly).