Doctor: The baby’s eczema recurs repeatedly. In which case should I go to the hospital? Notice to Parents
Eczema is the most common skin disease in infancy. Recently, Xiaodoubao has developed eczema, and the most troublesome thing is that the eczema recurs repeatedly, as if it cannot be eliminated.
When the baby's itching was unbearable, not only could he not sleep well at night, but he would keep scratching with his little hands during the day, causing blood scabs all over his body, which made Doubao Mama feel distressed.
I have applied all the medicines that should be used, but the eczema is still not healed. Dad Bao said, "Why did the eczema grow? Could it be because the house is too humid? Do you still need to bathe the baby?"
When the child's father asked such a question, Doubao's mother was also dumbfounded, thinking: Is it true that a baby with eczema cannot take a bath?
Why do babies develop eczema?
Genetic factors
Eczema is a disease related to genetic allergic constitution. If the parents have had eczema, allergic asthma, urticaria, allergic rhinitis and other allergic diseases before, the baby's constitution will also have immunological abnormalities, which will increase Chance of developing eczema.
- Allergic factors
Baoma eats too much high-protein food, seafood, or spicy food during pregnancy or breastfeeding. These eating habits will increase the chance of the baby developing eczema.
Secondly, babies who usually inhale pollen or dust mites, or come into contact with feathers and animal hair may also induce eczema.
In addition, some babies are allergic to some daily necessities, such as washing powder, soap, clothes with rough materials, plastic toys, etc., which will cause skin allergies and eczema symptoms.
- Environmental factors
In order to prevent the baby from catching cold, some parents put on a lot of clothes for him, and rarely open windows for ventilation, so the indoor air is very poor. Your baby's skin tends to sweat and harbor germs, which can eventually become irritated and lead to eczema.
In addition, environmental factors such as sun exposure, ultraviolet stimulation, cold, air pollution, and ecological environment damage will cause adverse irritation to the baby's skin, and can also induce or aggravate eczema.
- Drug factors
There are many factors that can cause eczema in babies. For example, certain drugs are used to treat diseases in babies, which may also induce or aggravate eczema.
How do parents care for babies with eczema?
Take proper care of your skin
Because there is a word "wet" in eczema, many inexperienced parents think that the child's skin should be kept dry.
In fact, when the baby has eczema, the most important thing parents should do is to moisturize. You can use moisturizer, and pay attention to controlling the temperature and time of water when bathing or cleaning your baby to ensure that his skin is dry and comfortable.
- Apply medication
Under normal circumstances, when a child has eczema, parents need to patiently use medication and help the child apply the medicine for treating eczema, so as to control the development of local eczema and improve the itching sensation, and these medicines 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 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 prone to allergies, so as to prevent the recurrence of eczema or the aggravation of the disease, which will increase the difficulty of treatment.
- Don’t let your baby scratch
If the baby already has eczema, parents need to take care of it carefully, and don't let the baby scratch the part where the eczema appears. There are a lot of bacteria on human hands, and scratching is more prone to local infection, which is not good for skin recovery.
- Avoid strenuous exercise
During exercise, the baby may sweat. If the sweat is too much, the eczema will be stimulated, and the itching may be more unbearable, and the friction of clothing 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?
Severe eczema affects the baby's sleep. It is best to see a doctor when the baby is often restless.
Eczema always recurs, you should take your baby to the hospital for treatment.
In addition to eczema, baby acne and scabies are also very common, and can also appear as small red bumps similar to eczema, which may be misdiagnosed as eczema. So when the medicine used to treat eczema is ineffective, you should take your baby to the hospital for treatment.
If the eczema is very serious, especially when the eczema has yellow water, yellow crusts on the surface and fever symptoms, you should take your baby to the hospital for treatment. Because the discharge of yellow liquid and fever are signs of secondary bacterial infection of eczema, they should be treated in time.