Parents should understand the symptoms of baby allergies!

A baby's body is relatively fragile and has low resistance, so it is easy for them to suffer from allergies. Different allergens will cause different degrees of allergies, so there are many symptoms of allergies, and each baby's symptoms are different. The following manifestations are more common.

1. Itchy skin, frequent scratching

One of the most common signs of allergies is itchy skin in your baby. If you find that your baby's skin becomes rough, he scratches frequently, refuses to be held, doesn't want to be dressed, and cries at night, these may be signs of childhood eczema. Severe eczema in children may also cause skin redness, rash, blisters, peeling, etc.

The main causes of this skin allergy disease are intolerance to ingested, inhaled or contacted substances, the influence of factors such as humid climate, sunlight, ultraviolet radiation in the living environment, or allergies. Most babies begin to develop the disease 2 to 3 months after birth, and usually improve between 3 and 5 years old.

2. Frequent runny nose, nasal congestion, rubbing nose, rubbing eyes

Frequent sneezing, runny nose, itchy nose, and rubbing nose are typical manifestations of allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis is a very common chronic nasal mucosal congestion disease in children. Unlike colds, allergic rhinitis often occurs in the morning when people wake up and inhale odors, fumes or dust in the air.

Young children with allergic constitutions often experience symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, itchy nose, and nose rubbing when the weather changes drastically, especially in spring and autumn, and the symptoms come and go for months.

A baby's nose is particularly sensitive to changes in the external environment. When there are large changes in external temperature, humidity, and air pressure; or when the external air contains irritants, such as smoke particles, dust, or special odors, young children with allergic constitutions will often experience allergic symptoms such as sneezing and runny nose. Some babies will have red, itchy and tearful eyes, and dark circles under their eyes. This may also be a manifestation of allergic conjunctivitis or allergic rhinitis.

3. Poor appetite and diarrhea

Babies who have anorexia, irritability, fatigue, repeated vomiting, and prolonged diarrhea may be suffering from food allergies. Food allergy anorexia accounts for a large proportion of anorexic children. After eating allergenic foods, they will experience symptoms such as flushing of the skin around the mouth and rashes. They may also have varying degrees of abdominal distension, diarrhea, irritability, and weight loss.

Many times, it is difficult for parents to discover the cause of food allergies, so they let their children continue to eat allergenic foods (such as milk, egg yolks, peanuts, or seafood such as shrimp and crab), which aggravates the baby's allergic reaction, forming a vicious circle and worsening anorexia.

If your baby is found to have long-term diarrhea, and red and white blood cells or blood in the stool can be seen, but the baby has no symptoms of infection, and the effect is not obvious after repeated antibiotic anti-infection treatment, you should consider milk protein or certain foods allergy, and you should go to the hospital for food allergen testing as soon as possible.

4. Prolonged dry cough

If your baby coughs and wheezes repeatedly without a fever or cold, you should be alert to whether your baby has asthma. Children with asthma do not show wheezing symptoms from the beginning. There is usually a period of time before the precursor symptoms appear, so parents should observe carefully.

For example, recurrent coughing for more than a month, mainly in the morning and at night. The cough is often an irritating dry cough without much sputum, and is accompanied by a "hissing" or "roaring" sound in the throat. The cough worsens after inhaling cold air or drinking cold drinks. In addition to the worsening cough after exercise, it may also be accompanied by wheezing. If your baby shows the above symptoms, he or she needs to go to the asthma clinic for examination and treatment.