Each parent primarily cares about the health of their child. Along with frequent colds, a common illness of the baby is allergy. Most often, it manifests itself in the form of rough spots on the hands and face of a child. As soon as parents see the baby's skin rash, they must establish the cause of its appearance, without which it is impossible to make the correct diagnosis and conduct appropriate treatment of the disease. Why are children worried about dermatitis? The reasons can be very diverse. Consider the main ones.
Causes of dermatitis: nutrition and medications
In children up to a year, flaky spots appear due to improper nutrition of the nursing mother, because as soon as she eats banned chocolate or citrus fruits in large quantities, it is quite possible that redness and peeling appear on the skin of the child. Often, spots appear as a result of intoxication, which occurred even when the woman was pregnant, for example, due to a complex disease, an unbalanced diet or taking illegal drugs. Therefore, future mothers should understand the full degree of responsibility for their child and do everything possible so that during pregnancy the nutrition is complete and there is no taking of illegal drugs that can cause some harm to the fetus.
Why does the child have rough spots on the body? In children under 5 years of age, allergic dermatitis is a very common cause of diathesis. It can be food, if foods that cause allergies - citruses, chocolate and the like, as well as contact foods - were eaten due to poor-quality linen or a diaper. Rough red spots in a child appear on the cheeks and body, often in their place there is itching and swelling.
Other causes of diathesis
The cause of the appearance of rough spots in certain areas of the crumb body may be helminthic invasion. Worms can enter the child's body through dirty hands or food, during the preparation of which sanitary standards were violated. Allergic dermatitis can appear as a reaction to the washing powder, which is used when washing things, therefore it should be hypoallergenic. Often, a child's rough spots on the body arise as a reaction to the dry air in the room during the heating seasons. Synthetics, wool and fur are considered potential irritants, therefore it is better not to buy clothes from this fabric crumb.
Causes of the appearance of red rough spots on the baby’s hands
Most often, dermatitis appears on the hands. In addition to allergic diathesis and rashes due to malnutrition, there are other reasons for the appearance of rough spots on the skin.
If the child's rough spots on the body appeared in the winter or autumn, one should think about whether the weather could lead to this due to overcooling of the hands, if the baby walked on the street without gloves. You should especially take care of the baby’s skin if there is strong wind or frost on the street, because the presence of warm gloves that completely cover the baby’s hands is mandatory. In addition, a special protective cream should be applied to the skin in front of the street. If there are rough spots on the hands, it is better to wrap a sterile bandage on them so that the crumbs cannot comb the skin and wounds that will heal for a long time do not appear on the site of diathesis.
Dr. Komarovsky on diathesis
Evgeny Komarovsky is a pediatrician whose advice is very popular among all mothers in the vastness of the CIS countries. Is diathesis dangerous? Komarovsky believes that this is not a disease, but a predisposition to diseases, which is due to heredity and external factors such as ecology, nutrition, water quality, medication, daily routine, and living conditions. Diathesis should be considered as an abnormality in the development of the child, which may be a predisposition to diseases or an inadequate response to food and other normal stimuli.
In addition to allergic diathesis, Komarovsky distinguishes lymphatic-hypoplastic (predisposition to infectious diseases) and neuro-arthritic (diabetes mellitus and predisposition to obesity). How to treat diathesis? Komarovsky focuses on the fact that before parents begin to treat the child, they must review the baby’s nutrition, his daily routine and lifestyle.
How to treat rough spots on the body of a child
After the pediatrician determines the cause of the appearance of diathesis, it is urgent to proceed to treatment, which should be comprehensive. If rough spots appear as a result of allergic dermatitis, it is urgent to eliminate the allergen. In addition, we should not forget that diathesis affects the skin much more intensively if the room has a low level of humidity, since dry air makes the skin defenseless against the action of microbes and viruses, depriving it of a natural protective film. Therefore, it is very important especially during the heating period to use industrial or natural air humidifiers. It is necessary to carry out regular cleaning in the house and it is advisable to limit the child's communication with pets for the duration of the illness.
In order for the baby's skin to breathe freely, it should be worn exclusively in cotton clothes. When washing, you must use strictly hypoallergenic powders designed for washing baby clothes. Of course, in the treatment of diathesis, it is important to ensure the baby walks in the fresh air away from freeways, factories and other industrial enterprises. If the child has rough spots on the body due to food allergies, nutrition should be adjusted. It should have as few sweet foods and exotic fruits as possible.
What ointments should be used during the treatment of diathesis
For skin care, it is also important to choose a good baby cream that a pediatrician can advise. Without the consent of the doctor, buying an ointment is prohibited, since he prescribes it depending on the nature of the rashes. For mild rashes, these are emollients and moisturizers. Most often, these are products based on lanolin, a special substance that creates a protective barrier on the skin that prevents viruses and bacteria from getting inside the epidermis. It is undesirable to use hormonal ointments, since their components can cause serious diseases of the internal organs. However, if severe exacerbations of the disease are present, the use of these drugs is also possible.
Prevention of the appearance of flaky spots on the body
If the skin on the baby’s hands begins to peel off, then mistakes were made either in the diet or in the care of the child. The older the baby becomes, the more his digestive system is strengthened, therefore, at an older age, food allergies are not so common, which can not be said about babies. Already from the age of six months, when complementary foods are introduced, it is very important to choose hypoallergenic products, starting familiarity with cereals and vegetables. Exotic fruits should be given only after a year.
If the mother does not know exactly what product the allergy appeared on, a food diary should be kept and the time of the introduction of the new product and the reaction to it should be recorded. If the baby has just begun complementary foods, each product should be given strictly every 5 days in order to accurately fix on which one the allergy began. The nutrition of children should be treated as responsibly as possible, without giving them harmful products. In the room where the baby sleeps and has more time, you need to ventilate regularly, it is also advisable to buy an air humidifier so that the humidity level is at the required level.
Errors in the treatment of rough spots
When treating diathesis, parents should ensure that all instructions of the pediatrician are followed exactly. You can’t stop the prescribed diet, as well as skip taking the necessary medications. How to cure dermatitis? The reasons for its appearance must be completely excluded from the daily life of the crumbs. If the baby asks for a forbidden candy, you should not worry that, if you don’t get it, he will remain hungry, it is better to take him out into the fresh air so that you can go for a walk and get hungry and eat all that is offered to him.