Scaly spotty rash on the cheeks, the buttocks, the folds on the hands and feet, on the neck, behind the ears causes itching and is very concerned about the baby during the day and at night interferes with sleep. Especially hard for crumbs when the diathesis "sits" infection, causing a rash is inflamed and disturbs the baby even more.
How to help your child to alleviate the condition or altogether avoid nasty rashes prompt 5 Commandments against diathesis.
1. It is important to remember that the diathesis may be a reaction to the powder, which erases crumbs things, and most of all - a manifestation of errors in feeding mothers who breastfeed. Diathesis is most often seen on the skin of 2-month-old babies. Yes, yes, from food allergens tend to accumulate in the body of the baby, and after only two months' break out on the skin "bright pink islands.
It happens that the young nursing mother after childbirth is happy: Wow, ate a chocolate bar - and with the baby okay, tasted a slice of cake with coffee filling - on the skin crumbs no "traces". The insidiousness of this "delay" that manifested the crumbs diathesis will not go away quickly - have 2-3 a month helping the body to "cleanse" from allergens and treat skin crumbs (treatment appoint pediatrician).
2. Mom can wrongly decide my milk "allergenic" for crumbs all - translate baby in a mixture! Breastfeed at least up to a year, because the best remedy for diathesis - mother's milk. And it is important to receive a pipsqueak "back" milk, the last portion of milk (it is more dense and greasy). The "back" milk contains important immunoglobulins - proteins that protect against infections and allergens. In infancy the body, they can not be produced.
Council. Podtsedite a little chest at the beginning of feeding, when there is a "front" milk.
3. Mom will have to give up many of allergenic foods: chocolate, citrus fruits, exotic fruits, honey, shrimp, crab, and should limit the eggs in the diet and other foods containing protein or yolk.
4. Go to the most simple food, while possible, avoid store products - preferably for a month or two Stores restrict grain (dried it in an oven, or toaster) and cheese, yogurt or yogurt, oat flakes. Let your diet is potatoes, cabbage and other dishes from the series "the most simple food."
5. Lure for the crumbs that had or have diathesis, should start with potatoes and cabbage, and then give the gruel on the water (unit of cow's milk - a very strong allergen).
Council. Take care of the crumbs from colds, stomach disorders and rickets - any weakening of the body increases the diathesis.
