How To Handle Allergies In Children

Allergies can be happen to anyone. The disease is not only attack the skin or lung as far we know, but all the organs of the body, including the brain. And allergies can be extremely dangerous in children but how to handle allergies on our children?

Allergy in children is not as simple as we thought. We often hear that allergy symptoms are cough, colds, shortness of breath and itching of the skin. Whereas, allergies can attack all organs and body systems, lung, skin, urinary, cardiovascular, central nervous and even the arrangement of the brain.

When the allergy-complications occur, then it can pose a danger and very risky interfere with the growth of our children. Actually signs of allergies can be known since the child was born and even in the womb of this allergic disease can be detected. And the good news is actually allergic diseases can be prevented more early.

Then what actually allergic disease means? Allergic diseases is a collection of symptoms resulting from excessive immune reaction, caused by multiple causes. allergic disease can be passed down from parents or grandparents. So, if there are parents, family or grandparents who suffers from allergies, we must be alert to signs of allergies in our children. If there is one of the parents who suffered symptoms of allergy, then the risks that may be derived in about 20 ­ up to 30 percent. While when both parents are allergic, then the risk of allergies decreased to son rise to 60 to 70 percent ­. hmmm .... quite dangerous ....

To determine the risk of allergies in children, we must know the symptoms of this allergy disease in adults.Why? The symptoms of allergy in adults could also be about on all systems/organs of the child.Symptoms and signs of allergy can be caused by several reasons. for example: Food On baby and kids, food is the main instigator, while in adults, the influence of food on allergic diseases has decreased. While the allergens not from food usually is dust from the carpet or air conditioning, flower pollen from plants, animal dander, certain soaps or chemicals as well as from fleas / mites in mattresses, cotton and others.

Allergies often occur repeatedly and not controlled, it can also interfere with the arrangement of nerve center in the brain. Mechanism or the workings of the incidence of these disorders has yet to be explained. Allegedly, the central nervous system disorder caused by the influence of some stimulant substances released by the digestive system of allergy sufferers who are usually also affected. In addition, hormonal changes in allergy sufferers also allegedly involved in the health disturbances.

Disorders of the brain that occurs can be seen from the symptoms of complaints of headaches that occur over and over, sleep disturbances, delay talk and even intrusion behavior. Disorders of behavior that often occurs between other emotion is exaggerated, aggressive, overaktif, concentration disorders, hyperactivity, impaired to autism.

In addition to the arrangement of the central nervous disorders, allergies also can disrupt other body organs. Consequently, it is of course very disturbing on the growth of the child. Distractions that often arises is malnutrition. Weight and height child become less when compared to children his age. nutritional deficiency usually occurs in children over the age of 4-6 months, at the time the child was given a new food that sometimes lead to allergies. This resulted in digestive disorders such as difficult to eat, often vomiting, frequent diarrhea, often bloated and so on.

To detect allergies, many stages can be done. The first is a look at the history of allergic diseases of the parents or grandparents and frequently recurring illness history. In addition, can also be done with physical examination as well as other complementary examination. for example skin allergy test, laboratory examination, and others.

Treatment of allergic disease in children is to be done properly and continuous improvement. Drug delivery on an ongoing basis is not the best way. The most ideal is avoiding the originator that can cause the allergic disease.Theoretically, allergy does not get eliminated, but the recurrence frequency can be reduced. On Children at age 6-7 years, food allergy triggers usually will be very minor and could be disappeared. However, what often happens is the parents would continue to provide food that can trigger allergies, with the aim that children are immune and no longer allergic. This is not true and will not reduce allergy symptoms, but rather aggravate allergic diseases.

I hope this writing can help you recognize the symptoms of allergies in your child and can help you overcome this. If your child's allergies occur over and over and not improved within a few days, I suggest that you immediately see a doctor for your child.

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