Modern medicine is advancing by leaps and bounds, but diseases keep up with it so fast that sometimes they overtake. Hypersensitivity reactions in babies of the first month of life occur quite often, which is the reason for a detailed study of this issue in order to understand what allergy remedies for newborns can be used in our time.
Allergy Causes
- Alcoholism and smoking of the mother during lactation and pregnancy.
- Inaccuracies in the nutrition of a nursing mother, that is, the use of foods that can cause allergies.
- Feeding artificial formula that is not suitable for the composition.
- Prone to hypersensitivity reactions in children suffering from hypoxia in utero.
- Past acute intestinal and respiratory infections caused by viruses aggravate the course of allergic reactions and contribute to their occurrence.
- Genetic predisposition, the presence of allergic diseases in close relatives.
- Detergents for washing children's underwear and clothes, perfumes, aerosols forhousehold needs.
- Vaccines and medicines (antibiotics, drops for intestinal colic).
- Pet hair and dander.
- Dust.
Symptomatics
- Skin manifestations - a rash in the form of red and pink spots on the body of various sizes and localization, peeling of the skin, crusts, cracks, diaper rash and itching.
- Catarrhal and respiratory symptoms - sneezing, nasal congestion, runny nose, watery eyes, cough, shortness of breath, asthma attacks, angioedema.
- Disorders of the nervous system and sense organs - sleep disturbance, restlessness, irritability, photophobia, tearfulness, lethargy.
- Intestinal manifestations - bloating, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, abdominal pain.
Non-drug Allergy Remedies for Newborns: Prevention
- Removing allergenic foods from mom's diet. Highly allergenic are: seafood, fish and its caviar, cow's milk, chicken eggs, semolina, carrots, red tomatoes, bell peppers, exotic fruits, bananas, citrus fruits, strawberries, melons, raspberries, chocolate, honey, coffee, cocoa, nuts, marinades, smoked meats, mushrooms and products saturated with artificial colors and preservatives. You need to follow a hypoallergenic diet and introduce new foods every two days in a minimum amount, watching the baby's reaction.
- He althy maternal lifestyle is an effective allergy remedy for newbornschildren.
- Extend breastfeeding or switch formula.
- Hardening and strengthening the immunity of the newborn is carried out through bathing, walking in the fresh air, gymnastics and massage.
- Keeping your home clean and tidy to keep dust and hair out of your baby's crib.
- Wash baby's underwear and clothes with baby soap only. Use of underwear and diapers made from natural materials.
Following these simple requirements, you can ensure that allergy medications for newborns are not needed. The baby will grow up he althy and strong.
Treatment of folk remedies for allergies in newborns
Mild skin manifestations can be relieved by bathing in water to which herbal infusions have been added. You can safely add to the list of allergy remedies for newborns:
- Chamomile, two tablespoons of which should be poured with hot water in a half-liter jar, let it brew for about thirty minutes and add to the bath when bathing. Such a bath will soothe the baby, reduce itching and irritation.
- A series can also be used for these purposes, after insisting it for 12 hours in the dark. Taking a bath with this herb once a week will help improve sleep and relieve flaking and itching.
- Bay leaf is brewed at the rate of 100 grams per liter of water for half an hour. It relieves skin inflammation and itching.
- Aloe (agave) is used for lotions that help relieve itching,cleanse the skin of rashes, moisturize and nourish it.
Drugs approved for breastfeeding babies
Allergy medicines for newborns should be safe, since the body of a child of the first month of life is very sensitive to all foreign objects and new components.
The mildest remedy that does not cause serious side effects is Bepanthen ointment or cream containing dexpanthenol as the main substance. It promotes the healing of skin lesions, including maceration, cracks and weeping elements. It is used from the first days of life 1-2 times a day.
Of the allergy drugs for newborns in drops, you can give "Zodak", the active ingredient of which is cetirizine dihydrochloride, which effectively fights skin (urticaria, itching, peeling) and catarrhal (lacrimation, runny nose, sneezing, cough) manifestations. The medicine can be given from two weeks of age, 4 drops once a day.
"Fenistil" is allowed from four weeks of age. This drug contains dimethindene as the main substance, which acts on histamine H1 receptors, blocking them. Thus, a therapeutic effect is achieved, which occurs after a half-hour interval. "Fenistil" is indicated in the treatment of urticaria, eczema, atopic dermatitis, pronounced contact inflammation of the skin, itching with insect bites, allergic rhinitis, intolerance to food and medicinal components and vaccinations, withangioedema. The dosage is calculated as follows: 2 drops per kilogram of the baby's weight.
Doctors prescribe "Suprastin" to infants after four weeks at a dose of ¼ ampoules intramuscularly or ¼ tablets per day, the dose should not be more than 2 mg / kg of the child's weight. The solution is used in case of urgent need (Quincke's edema). The tablets have a wide range of anti-allergic activity, including skin manifestations and respiratory symptoms in the chronic and acute phases.
Contraindications
"Bepanthen" is prohibited only in case of hypersensitivity to the main or minor components of the drug.
"Zodak" should not be taken in case of impaired kidney function and in case of individual intolerance to the drug.
"Fenistil" is not prescribed for asthmatics and in cases of intolerance to the drug.
"Suprastin" is contraindicated in cardiovascular pathology in babies, liver disease, kidney damage, colitis and gastritis, lactose intolerance.
Side effects
Drugs against allergies to newborns should be given strictly by age and in the amount recommended by the instructions to avoid unwanted reactions.
"Bepanthen" can very rarely cause itchy skin.
"Zodak" can cause stool disorders in the form of diarrhea, abdominal pain, less often - nausea and dry mouth; sometimes from the nervous systemlethargy and drowsiness are observed, less often - irritability and tearfulness. Allergic skin rashes and runny nose are possible.
"Fenistil" can cause such negative reactions from the baby's central nervous system as drowsiness, lethargy, sleep apnea, tearfulness, fatigue, irritability. Dryness of the oral mucosa, nausea, regurgitation, impaired stools can be symptoms of a disruption in the digestive tract from taking this medication. Allergic rashes, shortness of breath, Quincke's edema are possible.
"Suprastin" rarely has adverse reactions, but they are quite extensive. The drug can cause a change in the quantitative and qualitative composition of blood components (leukopenia, anemia, agranulocytosis). On the part of the brain, drowsiness, lethargy, fatigue, trembling of the body and limbs, convulsions, overexcitation and crying, increased intraocular pressure may occur. An infant's heart may respond with a tachycardia of more than 170 beats per minute. May be disturbed by abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, stool disorders, both in the direction of thinning and constipation, dry mouth, urinary retention. Allergic reactions to the main active substance and auxiliary components of the drug are possible.
Overdose
No cases of Bepanthen overdose have been reported.
"Zodak" in excess amounts can cause confusion, dilated pupils, weakness, anxiety and crying of the baby, headache, drowsiness, lethargy, trembling of the limbs and everythingbody, heart palpitations (more than 170 beats per minute in newborns), urinary retention and diarrhea. You should immediately call an ambulance. Effective gastric lavage and administration of activated charcoal powder (1/3 tablet per three kilograms of baby weight).
"Fenistil" in an increased dose can depress the central nervous system, causing drowsiness up to respiratory arrest. Therefore, if this drug is prescribed for a newborn, then you should strictly follow the instructions for taking it, monitor the child’s sleep, and if the condition worsens, call an ambulance.
"Suprastin" in a large dose affects the brain, causing hallucinations, anxiety and agitation, crying of the child, convulsions, dilated pupils, coma. It is necessary to wash the stomach, give activated charcoal powder diluted in water at the rate of a third of a tablet per three kilograms of the baby's weight. If the condition worsens, call an ambulance.
The most effective remedies, according to reviews
Allergy remedies for newborns, given the feedback from doctors and parents who use them for their children, can be arranged in the following order:
- "Zodak", according to the responses of doctors and relatives of newborns, is recognized as the best antihistamine drug with a rating of 91%.
- "Bepanthen" due to low danger and breadth of use in the prevention and treatment of skin symptoms of allergies is gaining 90% of positive reviews.
- "Suprastin" is considered useful by 81%people using this drug.
- "Fenistil" is slightly inferior in the rating to "Suprastin", having 80% of positive recommendations in the asset.
