Today, allergies in children are a fairly common problem that causes concern to parents. The increase in the number of allergic children can be associated with a polluted environment, the use of household chemicals, and attempts by relatives to create sterile living conditions for the child.
If it was possible to determine the allergen with the help of special tests, then the most effective treatment in this case is the exclusion of contacts with this substance.
Symptoms of the disease will help soften medications. Proper nutrition of the baby is very important. In addition, many experts recommend the use of herbs for allergies.
Types of allergies in children
In children under 2 years old, the most common food allergy is cow's milk, egg white, fish, some vegetables and fruits.
There are frequent cases of allergies to saliva, blood serum, epithelium, and urine of animals that are carried by wool.
After eight years, pollen intolerance reactions occur.
Allergies to drugs are often caused by penicillin and its derivatives. This type of hypersensitivity to the substance is very dangerous, because the result can be anaphylactic shock.
An allergy to house dust occurs as a reaction to tick excretion, which even daily general cleaning does not eliminate. Intolerance to insect bites, especially bees or wasps, is also possible.
In some cases, pseudo-allergic reactions occur that are the result of helminth infections.
Symptoms
Manifestations of allergies depend on its type. Food is manifested in the form of skin reactions, dust and pollen of plants cause respiratory problems.
In young children, the symptoms may be insignificant, so you need to carefully monitor the baby, especially when introducing new products into the diet.
The appearance of a rash on the skin, itching, anxiety and poor sleep of the child should be alert. Hives, if left untreated, can go into allergic dermatitis or allergic eczema, in severe cases - into Quincke's edema. Herbs are excellent for skin manifestations. Against allergies, many of them are very effective.
If the baby has a runny nose without signs of a cold, and it does not go away within 10 days, this is a sign of an allergic reaction. In this case, the child's nasopharynx swells, he often sneezes. More serious respiratory reactions are allergic asthma or bronchitis, which can become chronic.
The most dangerous manifestation of allergies is anaphylactic shock. It is developing rapidly. It becomes difficult for the child to breathe, the skin turns pale, he loses consciousness. Medical assistance should be provided immediately.
Treatment
The main principle of treatment is to eliminate the source of allergies. For this, it is important to determine what exactly causes the intolerance reaction.
To determine the specific allergen, special tests are performed, after which the doctor prescribes the necessary medications.
Perhaps the use of non-drug treatment. To do this, over the course of several years, minor doses of the allergen are introduced into the body, from which the negative reaction to this product gradually decreases.
Herbal treatment
In addition to modern allergy remedies, alternative methods of treatment are often used. Herbs from allergies for children should be used carefully, after consulting a doctor, because this method has both advantages and disadvantages.
Treatment may be general and local. Grass from allergies is selected strictly individually. Treatment must begin with very small doses. Grass is harvested in ecologically clean areas or purchased in a pharmacy.
It must be remembered that small medicinal herbs, as well as alcohol tinctures, are contraindicated for young children. In the treatment of babies up to a year, only rubbing is used, the use of any anti-allergic agents is contraindicated.
What allergy herbs are used in its therapy?
In recipes, herbs that contain azulene are most often used - a substance with anti-inflammatory, bacteriostatic and anti-allergic properties. Azulene is found in yarrow, chamomile and wormwood.
Herbal allergy treatment is effective in all reactions, from skin to respiratory.
Pharmacy chamomile
Infusions, decoctions, compresses from chamomile are widely used in the treatment of skin manifestations of allergies. To make a compress, you need to add chamomile flowers (three to four tablespoons) with boiling water and stir until a homogeneous gruel is obtained. Then it must be laid out on a clean cloth, cooled and applied to the problem areas for half an hour.
To prepare a decoction, one tablespoon of dry raw materials is brewed with a glass of boiling water, wrapped in a towel and insisted for half an hour. The tool is taken one tablespoon three to four times a day.
Yarrow
A decoction of this herb is an excellent anti-allergic remedy. To cook it, you need to dry the grass (one tablespoon) pour a glass of hot water and bring to a boil over low heat. After boiling, the dishes are removed from the heat, the product is insisted for an hour. Then the infusion should be filtered and taken two teaspoons three times a day.
Succession
This herb for allergies is used as a prophylactic. The sequence is brewed like ordinary tea, consumed without dosage. It is necessary to pay attention to the color of the resulting broth - it should be golden. Turbid green water indicates that such grass cannot be used for treatment.
With diathesis in a child , the use of a decoction of a series of baths is effective. It is advisable to bathe the baby three times a week before bedtime. The duration of the procedure is 10-15 minutes. To completely get rid of the disease, you will need fifteen such baths.
Effective lotions from the series. Dry grass is ground and brewed with boiling water. The broth is boiled in a water bath for several minutes, then the product must be slightly cooled and applied to the affected area.
Mint
Peppermint infusion has soothing and anti-allergic properties. To prepare a decoction, take ten grams of dry grass, pour a glass of boiling water and insist for twenty minutes. The tool should be taken three times a day for a tablespoon.
Ledum
This plant is used for skin manifestations of allergies. You can add a decoction (1 liter) when bathing a child in water or use as compresses.
Nettle
In the treatment, young nettle leaves are used, which must be thoroughly washed, finely chopped, folded into a liter jar, and filled with boiled, cooled water. The remedy is infused for about ten hours. Nettle is good for cleansing the blood, has a positive effect on the functioning of the intestines, and is useful for the nervous system.
Cultural peony
The plant helps get rid of an allergic rhinitis. To prepare the medicine, the peel of the peony root is dried, ground into powder and taken half an hour before meals. The child must take 1.5-2 tbsp. l in a day. To improve the taste of the medicine, you can add jam to it.
Mumiye solution
Very effective remedy. 1 g of mummy is dissolved in one liter of water, taken in half a glass, washed down with milk. For children, the dose is halved. To lubricate skin rashes, use a mummy solution - one gram per hundred milliliters of water.
Umbrella centaury
Centaury is a good remedy for treating food allergies in a child. A tablespoon of dry grass is poured with a glass of boiling water and infused overnight. The medicine is given to the child before a meal in a tablespoon. Treatment may be lengthy.
Willow branches
They are used for skin rashes in children. Infusion is prepared in the morning. In five liters of boiling water add 300 grams of willow branches. The tool is left to insist until the evening. Before bathing, the broth is heated. The effect is noticeable after three procedures. Treatment should last ten days.
Herbal bath
They help relieve itching in skin reactions. To prepare a decoction, you need a series of celandine, sage, valerian root, chamomile flowers. Take two tablespoons of each type of herb and mix. The resulting collection of herbs for allergies (5 tbsp.). Pour 1 liter. boiling water and insist half an hour. After this, the infusion is filtered and added to the bathing water.
In the acute stage of the disease, baths with chamomile help. For this, two tablespoons of flowers are poured into 0.5 liters. boiling water, insist half an hour and add to bathing water.
A positive effect is the decoction of oak bark. To prepare it, one hundred grams of bark is poured with a liter of water and insisted for six hours. Before bathing, the infusion is heated for 30 minutes over low heat, filtered and added to water.
When treating children, care must be taken. At first one allergy herb should be used, not a collection. Before you start using herbs for baths, you need to moisten the cotton wool in the prepared broth and apply it first to a healthy area of the skin of the child, then to the affected one. Herbs from allergies, after using which the baby's condition worsens or a reaction appears on a healthy area of the skin, can not be used. If there is no negative reaction, then swimming will be beneficial.
It is necessary to bathe the baby daily for 3-5 days. If the herb used does not have a positive effect on allergies, it must be replaced. Perhaps an improvement will come when applying a decoction of several herbs.
Folk remedies are no less effective than drugs. But acute forms of allergies require immediate medical attention. Allergy herbs are mainly used as an auxiliary method in the complex treatment of this disease.