What should I do if my baby has eczema?

Although infant eczema is not a very difficult disease to treat, for infants and young children, even a minor disease can have a very big impact on the child's health. Infant eczema is a very common infant skin disease. Infants will feel very uncomfortable after suffering from it, especially at night when the pain is unbearable and it is difficult to fall asleep. Therefore, in order to prevent infant eczema, there must be some precautions in daily life. So how should it be treated?

What should you pay attention to when preventing baby eczema?

1. Try to avoid exposing your baby to substances that may cause allergies. If your baby is allergic to eggs, you can temporarily not add them.

2. If the baby is breastfed, the mother should be careful not to eat fish that may cause allergies. shrimp. It is best not to eat spicy foods such as mutton.

3. Keep your baby's hands clean and cut his nails frequently. Avoid scratching to prevent infection. Eczema is very painful and itchy, and babies often scratch it with their hands, which can cause bacterial infection of the skin.

4. Do not use soap with strong alkaline properties. Wash the affected skin with hot water. Because soap and hot water will wash away the oil on the baby's skin surface, making the skin drier and irritating the skin.

5. Pay attention to skin eczema caused by poor bathing water quality. Urban water quality is prone to secondary pollution because it passes through long transportation pipelines and rooftop water tanks, and tap water contains parasites. Rust, bleaching powder, etc. can easily irritate the baby's extremely delicate skin, causing allergies and eczema. If the tap water at home has a strong smell of bleach, or the water is yellowish, you can install a "Baby Loves Water" infant bath purifier at the end of the bath hose to filter the water.

In life, you must try your best to keep your baby away from things that are prone to allergies, let your baby drink breast milk to keep your baby's skin clean, cut your baby's fingernails frequently, and do not use soaps with strong alkaline properties when your baby's nails are growing. Then, when bathing, you must pay attention to the water quality and temperature, and try to dress your baby in looser clothes.