Doctor: My baby's eczema keeps coming back and forth. In which case should I go to the hospital? Notice to Parents
Eczema is the most common skin disease for babies in infancy. Recently, Xiaodoubao has developed eczema, and the most troublesome thing is that eczema is repeated, as if it can't be eliminated.
When the baby's itching is unbearable, not only does he not sleep well at night, but he also scratches with his small hands during the day, scratching blood scabs all over his body, which makes Doubao mother feel distressed.
I have applied all the medicines that should be used, but the eczema still does not heal. Dad said, "How does the eczema grow? Is it because the house is too humid? Do you still need to bathe the baby?"
When the child's father asked this, Doubao's mother was also stunned, thinking: "Can a baby with eczema really not be able to take a bath?"
Why do babies have eczema?
Genetic factors
Eczema is a disease related to hereditary allergic constitution. If the parents have previous allergic diseases such as eczema, allergic asthma, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, etc., the baby's constitution will also have immunological abnormalities, which will increase Chances of developing eczema.
- Allergic factors
Mothers who eat too many high-protein foods, seafood, or spicy foods during pregnancy or breastfeeding will increase the risk of eczema in their babies.
Secondly, the baby usually inhales pollen or dust mites, and comes into contact with feathers and animal hair, which may also induce eczema.
In addition, some babies themselves are allergic to some daily necessities, such as contact with washing powder, soap, clothes with rough materials, plastic toys, etc., which can cause skin allergies, resulting in eczema symptoms.
- Environmental factors
In order to prevent the baby from catching a cold, some parents put a lot of clothes on him, and seldom open the windows for ventilation, and the indoor air is very poor. Your baby's skin is prone to sweating and bacteria, which can eventually become irritated and develop eczema.
In addition, environmental factors such as sunlight exposure, ultraviolet stimulation, cold, air pollution, ecological environment damage, etc. will cause adverse stimulation to the baby's skin, and can also induce or aggravate eczema.
- Drug Factors
There are many factors that can lead to eczema in babies. For example, certain medicines are used when treating diseases in babies, which may also induce or aggravate eczema.
How do parents take care of babies with eczema?
Take proper care of your skin
Because eczema carries the word "wet", many inexperienced parents think that the child's skin should be guaranteed to be dry.
In fact, when the baby has eczema, the most important thing parents should do is moisturizing. You can use a moisturizer, and pay attention to the water temperature and time when bathing or cleaning your baby to keep his skin dry and comfortable.
- Apply medication
Under normal circumstances, when a child has eczema, parents need to be patient with medication, and help the child apply eczema-treating drugs, so as to control the development of local eczema and improve the itching sensation, and these drugs can also achieve anti-inflammatory effects after use.
- Control your diet and stay away from allergenic foods
The appearance of eczema is also related to an unreasonable diet. If you often eat foods that are prone to allergies, it is likely to cause eczema.
Therefore, during the onset of eczema, the baby should be allowed to eat light and healthy food, and stay away from food that is easy to cause allergies, so as to prevent the recurrence of eczema or the aggravation of the disease and increase the difficulty of treatment.
- Don't let your baby scratch
If the baby already has eczema, parents need more careful care, do not let the baby scratch the eczema area. Human hands have a lot of bacteria, and scratching is more prone to local infection, which is not good for skin recovery.
- Avoid strenuous exercise
In the process of exercising, the baby may sweat. If the sweat is too much, the eczema will be stimulated, the itching may be more unbearable, and the friction of the clothes during exercise will also affect the eczema affected area.
Therefore, for babies with eczema, parents need to control the amount of exercise, let the baby rest properly, and do not do too much strenuous exercise.
What kinds of situations need to go to the hospital?
The eczema is serious and affects the baby's sleep. It is best to see a doctor when the baby is often irritable.
Eczema is always repeated, you should take your baby to the hospital for treatment.
In addition to eczema, baby acne, scabies, etc. are also very common, and can also appear as small red bumps that are similar to eczema, which may be misdiagnosed as eczema. Therefore, when the drugs used to treat eczema are ineffective, you should take your baby to the hospital for treatment.
The eczema is very serious, especially when the water is yellow, the surface is covered with yellow scabs and there is a fever, you should take your baby to the hospital for treatment. Because yellow fluid and fever are signs of bacterial infection secondary to eczema, they should be treated in time.