A favorite child sometimes creates a real puzzle for his parents in the question of where this or that disease came from and how to get rid of it. Pink lichen in children is often enough and its causes are not fully understood by medicine. Nevertheless, many experts talk about the allergic factor, the consequences of severe hypothermia or overheating of the body, eating certain foods.
Treatment of pink lichen from the point of view of medicine
However, where did this or that disease of responsible parents take care in the second place, so, certainly, it is much more important to understand how to get rid of pink lichen. Treatment should be external and internal, including the use of antihistamines (for example, Claritin , Suprastin), which will help eliminate itching and swelling. Also, it is necessary to exclude from the diet products that cause allergies, including honey, nuts, smoked products and citrus fruits.
Prescribe a cure for pink lichen should, of course, a doctor. Do not treat yourself to the child yourself, as it is not recommended to treat the formation on the skin with iodine, salicylic acid and ointments, which include sulfur. All these components have a negative effect on the delicate baby skin, irritating and drying it.
Thus, in addition to preparations from pink lichen, prescribed exclusively by a doctor, parents should follow a few simple tips that will speed up the recovery process:
- if possible, do not wear synthetic clothing;
- limit the time spent in the sun;
- bathe the baby under the shower, not the bathroom, without a washcloth and scented soap.
A popular view of the treatment of pink lichen in children
In addition to the medical approach to the treatment of this disease, many parents give preference to the old grandmother's methods, time-tested. There is a huge amount of folk remedies for pink lichen, for example:
- sprinkle the affected skin with ashes, which is formed after the burned sheet of paper;
- prepare a decoction of thistles, plantain and flowers of violets;
- attach a cabbage leaf soaked in kefir;
- make a compress of cranberry juice.
However, to experiment and test the effectiveness of folk remedies against pink depriving the child, it's still not worth it. Each child's organism is individual and it is not known how it will react to the non-standard medical method.
Thus, an effective remedy for pink lichen should be complex and include ointments to relieve redness and itching, antihistamines and vitamins to boost immunity.