The kid red cheeks - diathesis is not so harmless as many people think. How does a food allergy and what health problems can cause a child.
Food allergies - a state of hypersensitivity to food. Appear in a child, it can at any age and to leave it unattended can not be to prevent complications and the development of more serious diseases.
How does food allergy
In the form of allergic skin lesions:
• various rashes on the body,
• redness,
• itching and flaking of the skin of the cheeks (sometimes such phenomena called "diathesis'),
• persistent diaper rash, despite the careful hygienic measures,
• profuse sweating sickness in mild hyperthermia,
• gneiss (the formation of scales, peeling) on the scalp and eyebrows,
• hives,
• angioedema (type allergic reaction, which is characterized by the sudden appearance of skin edema, subcutaneous tissue and mucous membranes).
In the form of lesions of the gastrointestinal tract (mucosal edema):
• vomiting,
• vomiting,
• frequent and loose stools with foam or an admixture of green,
• constipation,
• colic,
• flatulence.
At least - in the form of respiratory disorders (airway mucosal edema):
• allergic rhinitis,
• bronchospasm (bronchospasm when the air does not enter the respiratory tract or received with great difficulty - is the most dangerous outcome of allergic edema).
Particularly dangerous for newborn angioedema. When angioedema the larynx choking occurs, similar to the attack of asthma. When edema of the larynx first appears hoarseness, barking cough, shortness of breath and then with noisy breathing. The complexion becomes cyanotic hue, then sharply turns pale.
Meet and combined lesions of the skin and intestines, skin and bronchial tubes. Food allergies may be a precursor of other allergic diseases: atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma and others.
If you suspect the child has a food allergy symptoms, see your doctor.
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