Can babies with eczema take a bath?

Eczema is a very common skin inflammation in infants. The treatment of eczema mainly relies on external and internal adjustments to completely cure eczema. When a baby has eczema, parents should not only pay attention to his diet, but also other aspects of life. Bathing is a big challenge for babies with eczema, because bathing can easily hurt the eczema area and aggravate the condition. So can babies with eczema take a bath?

The bathing frequency of children with eczema can be based on their daily habits. For example, they can take a bath every day in summer, and once every 2 to 3 days in winter when the climate is dry. However, if the child has the habit of taking a bath every day, he or she can also take a bath every day. However, there are some things to pay attention to when bathing your child.

1. Do not overheat the bath water, 38℃~39℃ is appropriate;

2. Don’t take a bath for too long, try to control it within 5 minutes;

3. Do not often use bath gel on children with eczema, because bath gel will dry and irritate the skin, which may cause itching;

4. Children with eczema should pat their skin dry with a soft towel after bathing. Do not rub hard, especially on the affected area.

5. The most important point for children with eczema is to apply moisturizing products all over the body after the children take a bath. You can choose the products based on the doctor's recommendation.

It is reported that babies should eat more foods rich in vitamins and minerals, such as sauerkraut juice, carrot juice, fresh fruit juice, tomato juice, vegetable puree, fruit puree, etc., in order to regulate the baby's physiological functions and reduce skin allergic reactions.

1. Vegetable puree soup: Take appropriate amount of fresh cabbage, carrots and cabbage, wash and cut into small pieces, put into a pot, add water and boil for about a quarter of an hour, then take out and mash into puree and add salt to drink; you can add some children's honey to the vegetable soup and drink it at any time. This little trick has the effect of removing dampness and relieving itching.

2. Luffa soup: Take about 30 grams of fresh luffa, cut it into small pieces and put it in a pot of water to make soup. Add salt to taste after it is cooked. Let the baby drink the soup and eat the luffa as well. It is more suitable for babies with milk ringworm and exudation.

3. Mung bean and lily soup: Take about 30 grams each of mung beans and lilies, and cook the soup as usual. After the beans are cooked, drink the soup together with the residue. It can relieve the pain and itching of babies with milk eczema.

5. Decoction of Job's tears and red beans: 30 grams of Job's tears and 15 grams of red beans, add water and cook until the beans are soft, add a little white sugar, take in the morning and evening.

6. Winter melon soup: 250 grams of winter melon with skin, cut into pieces and cook into soup.

7. Cucumber fry: 30 grams of cucumber peel, add water and boil for 3 minutes, add appropriate amount of sugar, take 3 times a day, divided into doses.

8. Mung bean and kelp porridge: 30 grams of mung beans, 50 grams of soaked kelp, appropriate amount of brown sugar, appropriate amount of glutinous rice. Boil mung beans and glutinous rice into porridge, add chopped kelp, cook for another 3 minutes and add brown sugar.