What should I do if my child is allergic to an injection?

In order to prevent children from being plagued by diseases during their growth, our country stipulates that children must be vaccinated at regular intervals, including polio vaccine and hepatitis B vaccine, etc. However, some children have average skin quality and are prone to allergies. Once they get an injection, they will have allergic symptoms and their skin will become swollen. What should parents do when they encounter such a problem?

What should I do if I have an allergic reaction to a vaccination?

If you have an allergic reaction to a vaccination, it is basically impossible to completely solve the problem, but we can use some methods to relieve the symptoms. Generally speaking, the symptoms of allergic reaction to a vaccination include swollen skin, red spots, and sometimes fever all over the body or on the forehead. If the symptoms of the allergy are not serious, we can ignore it and it will be fine after a good night's sleep. If you are still worried, we can wash the swollen and red areas with clean water. If it is more serious, we have to go to the hospital.

Allergy prevention for children

"Allergic children" can be prevented. Before the child is born, or even before the new life is formed, there are many factors that influence whether the child will become an "allergic child."

Therefore, prevention of "allergic children" should start with pre-marital consultation. Genetic research has shown that if one of the parents suffers from an allergic disease, the possibility of their children becoming "allergic children" is 60%; if both parents suffer from allergic diseases, the possibility of producing "allergic children" rises to 80%; in comparison, if neither parent has allergic diseases, only 19% of the children are likely to become "allergic children".

Therefore, experts recommend that men and women with allergic constitutions should avoid intermarriage as much as possible. According to foreign research reports, babies born in autumn are more likely to suffer from allergic diseases such as asthma than those born in other seasons, so autumn births should be avoided as much as possible.

Babies with a history of allergic diseases are more likely to become "allergic children" in the future. For these high-risk infants, exclusive breastfeeding should be guaranteed for 6 months after birth, and the feeding time should be delayed to 9 months after birth. No complementary foods should be added within 4 months after birth, especially foods rich in heteroproteins such as milk and eggs. Fish, shrimp, crab and shellfish are highly allergenic substances and should be avoided before the child is 4 years old. If a breastfeeding woman consumes foods containing high allergens, these food ingredients can be detected in the breast milk 2-6 hours later and can last for 1-4 days. Therefore, mothers of high-risk babies should not eat milk, eggs, seafood, nuts (such as peanuts) and other foods during breastfeeding. In the past, it was believed that if pregnant mothers avoided eating the above-mentioned foods, they could reduce the chances of their babies developing allergic diseases in the future. However, research in recent years has disproven this view, so pregnant mothers do not need to restrict any foods.

A poor living environment is a breeding ground for "allergic children". If the dust mite content in the home is high, or if there are pets (especially cats), or if someone often smokes at home, or if the air in the house is polluted due to burning incense, these can cause children to develop allergic diseases at an early age. Therefore, in addition to not keeping pets, not smoking, and keeping pollution as low as possible in the rooms of high-risk infants, measures should be taken to try to reduce the number of dust mites; use dehumidifiers or ventilators to keep the indoor temperature <50%; do not lay carpets indoors; clean doors, curtains and toys regularly; wash pillowcases, pillowcases and sheets once a week with hot water above 50 degrees; change pillows regularly, etc.

In short, even if a child has an allergic constitution due to genetics, as long as effective intervention measures are taken early, the child can still avoid allergic diseases and become a healthy child.