What to do if your child has allergies

Children are mainly prone to inheriting allergies from their parents. All those who are allergic should undergo desensitization treatment before pregnancy to reduce the possibility of inheritance of allergies to a certain extent. In addition, if breastfeeding is possible after delivery, try to breastfeed. Breastfeeding can improve the baby's breathing and gastrointestinal function, reducing the possibility of allergies to a certain extent. This article also introduces several ways to improve it, let’s take a look.

How to improve children's allergic constitution

First, parents desensitize

Heredity is a major reason why children have allergic constitutions, so if parents have allergic constitutions, they must actively take desensitization treatments to reduce the possibility of passing on the allergy to the next generation.

Second, breastfeeding

Food additives and high protein in dairy products may become allergens for babies, but breast milk helps to enhance the baby's resistance to infection and prevent respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. Therefore, breast milk is the most ideal natural food for babies. When conditions permit, breastfeeding should be encouraged.

Third, exercise

Parents should take their babies outdoors more often to breathe fresh air, bask in the sun, and do some appropriate exercise, which can enhance their physical fitness and improve their defense against diseases.

Fourth, balanced nutrition

When preparing daily diet for the baby, parents should promptly supplement the various nutrients needed by the baby's body, such as trace elements zinc, vitamin A, etc., to reduce the incidence of respiratory infections and improve the baby's immunity.

Fifth, vaccination

Parents can effectively improve their babies' immunity to these respiratory infectious diseases by vaccinating their babies against measles, whooping cough, rubella, etc. on time.

How to boost immunity

1. Prolong breastfeeding time

It is best for babies with allergies to continue breastfeeding, and try to extend the breastfeeding period as much as possible, at least until 6 months after birth. Because breast milk contains sufficient nutrients for babies, it also contains a variety of immunoglobulins and antibodies that have a restraining effect on allergies, which is very beneficial for preventing allergies. Whether the baby has an allergic constitution or a family history of food allergies, wait until the body's immune system develops more maturely before adding complementary foods, and try to postpone it until 6 to 8 months old. Eggs and fish should be added after 18 months of birth.

In addition, science has proven that a breastfeeding mother's diet will affect the baby. If the mother eats eggs or wheat products, these foods can be detected in the breast milk after 2-6 hours and can last for 1-4 days. Therefore, breastfeeding mothers should also reduce the intake of foods containing high allergens, including milk, eggs, fish, soybeans, wheat, peanuts, nuts, shrimps, etc., which are the eight major types of foods that are prone to allergies.

2. Increase exercise to improve physical fitness

Even for babies who are born with a sensitive constitution, their ability to resist allergies will increase as their body functions gradually mature. Experts say: Moderate exercise every day can increase the baby's adrenal secretion, activate the baby's immune cells, improve immunity, and help the baby change his allergic constitution as soon as possible.

If the baby is prone to respiratory allergies, such as pollen rhinitis, asthma, etc., it is recommended that the baby participate in more swimming exercises. On the one hand, it can train the baby to adapt to cold water, temperature and humidity. On the other hand, it can also improve the baby's lung capacity and avoid allergic diseases caused by poor lung function. Relatively regular and gradual exercise such as running, doing exercises, playing ball, etc. is a good choice for your baby to strengthen his body!

3. Good sleep is the foundation of strength

Scientists have discovered that during sleep, the human body produces a sleep factor called muramic acid, which can increase the number of white blood cells, activate macrophages, and enhance the liver's detoxification function, thereby eliminating invading bacteria or viruses. In other words, good sleep is closely related to human immunity.

Insufficient sleep for babies will also affect the secretion of growth hormone. Some parents have the habit of going to bed late, and under their influence, their babies also go to bed late. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that 11 o'clock is the time for the liver to detoxify. Sleeping too late can easily lead to poor liver detoxification and cause allergies. Therefore, it is better to let your baby go to bed early and get up early!

4. Take multivitamins

Multiple vitamins, especially vitamin C, play a certain role in improving and maintaining immunity. Babies with allergic constitutions should take appropriate multivitamin supplements, eat a balanced diet, and improve their immunity. You can give your baby a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice in the morning and feed him some kiwi or strawberry before meals, which is very helpful for supplementing vitamin C. Give your baby some animal liver and egg yolk for lunch to supplement enough vitamin A; give your baby some cod liver oil occasionally, and take your baby out in the sun to supplement vitamin D; a daily "2+3" diet of two fruits and three vegetables can make your baby healthier!