One of the troubles that can await mother and her new baby from the first days of life is an allergy in newborns. This disease in crumbs can take a heavy course, and from the manifestations of an allergy is not insured by any child - neither being on artificial feeding, nor on mother's milk.
Causes of allergies in newborns
What can trigger an allergy in a newborn baby? Most often - these are products that enter the body of the baby with food or with breast milk. Of course, if the nursing mother eats properly, it is unlikely that her baby will have an allergic diathesis. But there are also cases when a newborn has a predisposition for allergies already predetermined from birth:
- hereditary factor;
- heavy childbirth ;
- hypoxia, suffered during pregnancy and childbirth;
- Smoking of the mother during the period of gestation;
- the use of a pregnant large number of allergenic products.
The immature digestive tract of an infant prone to allergies can react acutely to milk, eggs, chocolate, honey, fruits and vegetables of red color, etc.
If a child lacks enzymes that break down a milk protein in the body, it is likely that a newborn will develop an allergy to milk and not every mixture will then suit him. In this case, Mom has no other way out, how to transfer the baby to a special mixture for such children, which, undoubtedly, will impoverish the already poor diet.
In addition to food allergies, the baby may have a contact diathesis on the tissue, a powder that was washed clothes, cosmetics for babies and even an allergy to diapers . Such an allergy in newborns is more often manifested on the pope and on the body, whereas allergy on the face is a sign of harmful substances getting into the food.
It is not always possible to accurately establish a provoker disease. After all, the reaction to a product or chemistry can not occur instantaneously, but for several hours or even days. In this case, the mother needs to maintain a food diary and take care of the use of means to care for the delicate skin of the baby.
Symptoms of an allergy in a newborn
The main manifestation of allergies in newborns include:
- rash on the body, redness, hives;
- itching and scratching on the skin;
- often allergies to the cheeks of newborns;
- persistent, poorly treatable intertrigo;
- scales on the scalp, on the eyebrows;
- from the gastrointestinal tract - vomiting, green diarrhea or constipation with signs of dyspepsia.
In severe cases, life-threatening newborns are developing - allergic rhinitis, bronchospasm, and Quincke's edema, requiring immediate help.
Treatment of allergies in newborns
If a child develops an acute malaise associated with an allergic reaction, the mother should not take emergency measures in the form of taking an antihistamine drug. Give your baby Suprastin or another approved medication for newborns.
Then about the fact of an allergy it is necessary to inform the pediatrist. If it is not possible to identify the allergen, it is better to hand over allergens to find the provocateur "in person" for certain and eliminate it.
In general, the following measures are prescribed:
- Compliance with breastfeeding mother strict hypoallergenic diet.
- To artificial babies - selection of a suitable mixture (soy or hydrolyzed).
- Do not hurry up with the introduction of complementary foods.
- The course of antihistamines: droplets inside, ointments and gels on the skin. In severe cases, the doctor may prescribe drugs with hormones.
- The child is given enterosorbents for rapid removal of allergens from the body.
- The mother herself can ease the condition of the baby with the help of harmless folk remedies: baths with a shuffle and a string and others.
The most important thing for parents when a newborn shows signs of an allergy is to never let the disease originate, otherwise it threatens to grow into a more dangerous one.