What are the symptoms of infant eczema? This problem plagues many women who are new to mothers. Infant eczema is also called milk moss. It is more common in babies of 2 to 3 months old. Many mothers do not know the symptoms of infant eczema. Let's take a look!
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How does eczema cause?
Infant eczema is a common skin disease related to allergies and a manifestation of infant skin allergies. The main reason is that the body's immune system is imperfect, and there is no good treatment at present, and only external medicine can be used to treat the appearance. But as the age continues to grow, it can gradually heal. Children with eczema have redness and rashes at first, followed by rough skin, scaling, and itching. The reasons are:
1. It is caused by intolerance or allergy to food, inhalation or contact.
2. It is related to allergic physique. Babies suffering from eczema are often allergic to dairy products, or allergic to foreign proteins such as fish, shrimp, crab, and egg white.
3. Food allergens can also cause baby allergies through breast milk.
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How to deal with eczema on baby's face
1. Keep the skin dry.
Do not use hot water to wash your baby's face, use warm water, and avoid using strong alkaline soap. Keep the skin dry, neither excessively dry nor apply moisturizers with excessive additives. The baby’s hair should also be cleaned. If you have suffered from seborrheic dermatitis and the scab has hardened and stuck to the head, you can first apply olive oil on the affected area and wash it later.
2, cut nails frequently.
Cut nails frequently to prevent babies from scratching the skin and prevent secondary infections.
3. Use hormone-free products.
There are a wide variety of drugs on the market for the treatment of baby eczema, but they claim to have fast and good effects, and most of them contain hormones. Once the drug is stopped, the baby’s eczema may recur, and may even become more serious, and long-term use Post-residues can cause abnormal skin tone. Therefore, parents need to choose hormone-free products for babies with eczema to prevent future problems. Hormone-free products are further subdivided into pure Chinese medicine classification and plant classification. It is generally believed that Chinese medicine products contain more complex ingredients, so they are suitable for older children and adults. After the baby has eczema on his face, parents should not apply medicine to the baby without authorization, and take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor according to the severity of the disease.
4. Quit.
Let the baby eat less animal protein, such as milk and eggs, must be carried out under the supervision of a doctor or nutritionist, fish, shrimp and other hair should be fasted during this period. Breastfeeding babies, mothers should also be careful not to eat seafood, shrimp, crabs, and peppers.
5. Avoid external stimulation.
Parents should always pay attention to the changes of hot and cold temperature and humidity around the baby. Children suffering from contact dermatitis should especially avoid exposing their skin to cold wind or strong sunlight. In summer, after your baby sweats during exercise, he should be carefully wiped with dry sweat; when the weather is cold and dry, the baby should be put on a hypoallergenic non-oily moisturizer. In addition to paying attention to weather changes, parents should not let babies wear clothes that irritate the skin, such as wool, silk, nylon, etc.
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What to eat for infants with eczema
After a baby has eczema, in addition to medications and avoid using wool and chemical fiber fabrics, breastfeeding mothers should also pay attention to their own diet. Eat less milk, crucian carp soup, fresh shrimp, crabs and other inducing foods, and eat more soy products, such as soy milk and other heat-clearing foods. Do not eat irritating foods, such as garlic, green onions, peppers, etc., to prevent irritating substances from entering the breast milk and exacerbating the baby's eczema.
Therapeutic prescription for eczema baby:
1. Loofah soup: Take 30 grams of fresh loofah, cut into small pieces and boil it in a pot with water. Then add salt for the baby to drink the soup, and combine the loofah. After eating it, it has an exudative type (with symptoms of running water) and has a significant effect on ringworm.
2. Mung bean lily soup: 30 grams each of mung bean and lily, cook the soup according to the usual methods, After the beans are cooked, drink with the residue and soup. Relieve the pain and itching symptoms of ringworm.
3. Loach soup: Wash 30 grams of fresh loach, put it in water and cook, add a little salt to the soup to drink, suitable for people with severe symptoms of milk ringworm.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Food Therapy Prescription
1. 15 grams of raw coix seed and 15 grams of chixiaodou are boiled with water, and a little sugar is added.
2, 15 grams of raw coix seed, 5-6 pieces of water chestnut, wash and slice, add water, boil a little sugar, and divide it into the morning and evening. The baby can be fed soup separately, and the chewing ability can be taken with food together.
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