Allergy is a manifestation of the child's excessive sensitivity to any allergen. Most often these are food, pets, plants, house dust.
Treatment of allergies in children begins with a thorough diagnosis and detection of an allergen based on an analysis of blood and skin tests. Then individually selected antihistamines, special creams or ointments. Modern drugs for children are not addictive and taste good. In some cases, hormonal drugs or a specific diet may be prescribed.
How to treat an allergy in a child?
The choice of this or that course of drug therapy depends on the specific type of allergy. So, with food allergies in children, treatment has its own characteristics. First of all, an allergen is detected. Then a strict diet is prescribed with the complete exception of the supposed allergen. Compliance with diet in many cases leads to complete recovery.
In the case of food allergy in an infant, treatment begins with close attention to the diet of the mother. She is given a balanced diet, too early lure of the baby is excluded. If the expected result does not occur - consider other types of allergies - contact or household.
With cold allergies in children, treatment includes the appointment of antihistamines. But in the absence of improvements, allergen-specific immunotherapy can be performed. Its conduct helps to achieve improvement and a certain stabilization of the state.
One of the most popular methods of treating allergies in children is homeopathy.
Be attentive to your child. Do not ignore the slightest suspicion of allergies. The triggered disease can lead to irreversible consequences and lead to such chronic diseases as bronchial asthma, eczema and other autoimmune diseases.