Diathesis is a certain state of the child's organism, in which the child is most susceptible to diseases associated with respiratory infections, an allergic reaction, a violation of the acid-base balance, etc. Diathesis on the cheeks of a child is often enough and in itself does not pose a particular danger, the main thing is to take the necessary measures in time and prevent its further development, otherwise undesirable consequences such as atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma or an allergic rhinitis are possible.
Many people take diathesis on the face of a child for allergies, but it is worth sharing these concepts, because Allergy is primarily a disease, and diathesis is only a predisposition to the disease. Diathesis is manifested, most often on the cheeks of infants in 3 -5 months in the form of bright red spots. Later these spots are covered with crusts. They need to be treated with special creams and remedies, as the crust itch and thus deliver discomfort to the baby. They are called milk crusts or milk scab.
Causes of red cheeks in a child
One of the most common causes of red cheeks in a child is his mother's predisposition to allergies. And, knowing about this predisposition, the mother should take care of the baby's health when he is still in the womb and flatly refuse from products that cause an allergic reaction, for example: honey, nuts, sweets, egg white, etc. Also, there are cases when the cause of diathesis is made vaccination or poor environmental conditions.
If the diathesis of the child already exists, then it manifests itself, as a rule, when the baby enters into the body of any food allergens. Such are, first of all, milk, egg white, tomatoes, oranges, cranberries and other products. Often, redness on the cheeks of a baby arise during the introduction of a new complementary food. Therefore, in order to understand what product caused an allergic reaction and exclude it from the diet of the baby in time, it is by no means possible to introduce several new dishes at once. Products are introduced one by one, and the period of habituation to one new dish is two weeks. In this case, if redness occurs, you can easily identify the cause and eliminate it, and try again to enter the allergic reaction product can be about a month or two.
How to treat diathesis on the cheeks?
To begin with, it is necessary to exclude foods that have caused redness and adhere strictly to the rules of complementary feeding. Best not postpone for later, and immediately turn to an allergist, he most accurately can determine the product that must be excluded, appoint a diet, and treatment, if required.
Treat diathesis on the cheeks, you can use such an effective folk way, like bathing a child in herbal tea. Infusion can be made from the fruits of ashberry ordinary, echinacea purpurea, chamomile flowers, medicinal dandelion, wild chicory roots or medicinal medynica. To prepare herbal infusion, you need 15 grams of one of the above herbs and three liters of boiling water. Then the resulting infusion is recommended to keep on low heat for 20 minutes and allow to stand for the next 20 minutes, after which it should be filtered through cheesecloth and the infusion is ready. To bathe a child in the received herbal infusion should be every day for 5-10 minutes, until the redness is gone.
Than to smear cheeks at a diathesis?
If you are not an adherent of traditional medicine and you are more inclined to modern methods of treatment, then the best option for you will be to use a therapeutic cream (bepanthen or advantan). The cream is applied a thin layer on the reddened areas, especially one should be careful when using Advantan, since it is hormonal and is used only in special cases, it can not be abused. In any case, no matter which way of treatment you choose, it is necessary to consult a specialist beforehand.