On the pages of our website we have described in sufficient detail the various types of allergic reactions in newborns. Today our conversation will go in a slightly different direction. What ointment or cream can be used for allergies in newborns?
You need to select a cream taking into account the characteristics of the disease. In addition, you definitely need to pay attention to its composition. It’s paradoxical, but true - allergies in babies can be a reaction of the baby’s body to an allergy cream or ointment. And this is due to components that may be intolerable to the baby’s body.
Skin Cap
The drug has two forms of release - aerosol and cream. The drug is prescribed for the treatment of seborrheic and atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Its action is antifungal and antibacterial. Anti-inflammatory activity is also at a high level. The product quickly eliminates inflammation and relieves itching. The drug contains a substance that is a synthetic glucocorticosteroid, which allows the cream to be classified as a hormonal drug. That is why it should be used with caution against allergies in newborns.
Gistan
This is an external remedy that is used for allergies in newborns.
Indications for use include urticaria, atopic dermatitis, and insect bites.
Has antipruritic properties. It has a soothing effect on the skin due to the content of string and calendula extract. Just do not confuse the cream with the drug Gistan N.
Elidel
Allergies in infants are well cured with this drug, especially atopic dermatitis. The cream has an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effect. It is worth noting that this drug has many side effects, and not all of them have been fully studied. It is believed that Elidel can reduce the protective functions of the immune system, so it is not recommended for use in children with reduced immunity.
Wundenhill
Allergies in an infant can be successfully cured with the help of this cream. It is prescribed for various dermatitis, but most successfully it cures the allergic type of dermatitis.
The drug has a healing, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effect. In addition, this remedy eliminates pain and swelling. The drug contains exclusively herbal ingredients and has no contraindications, with the exception of sensitivity to the main components.
Bepanten
An ointment that copes “excellently” with diaper dermatitis, healing microcracks and other damage to the baby’s skin. It quickly relieves allergies in babies and various irritations on the skin of children. Bepanten and Bepanten plus are practically indispensable for skin healing, having a direct effect on its restoration. This remedy can be considered absolutely safe, since the only contraindications include individual intolerance to the components. The ointment is suitable for use from the first days of life.
Other allergy remedies
In the first months of life, all nutritional components enter the baby's body along with mother's milk or formula. That is why the likelihood of allergies cannot be reduced. Additionally, it should be noted that even milk (a completely natural product) can contain allergens. They enter the mother's body along with food.
The immune system will be formed correctly only if you breastfeed your child until one year of age. However, during this period, a woman must adhere to a special diet. Foods that can trigger allergies should be completely excluded from her diet.
When feeding an artificial formula, the process of its selection is of no small importance. Pediatricians do not recommend using formulations with glucose and cow's milk. If an allergy has already manifested itself in a baby, then the first complementary foods are given no earlier than four months.
Even if manifestations of individual intolerance are completely absent, then the diet of a child under two years old should not contain provoking foods. These include citrus fruits, chocolate, pineapples and canned food. Dishes with a lot of dyes can have a negative effect.
Advantan
This ointment is already quite widely known. It is used for atopic, contact and other types of dermatitis. It has established itself as an excellent remedy for suppressing the inflammatory reaction, eliminating itching, pain and swelling. It is possible to use this ointment for allergies in newborns, but this should be done with extreme caution.
Progress, of course, has brought into our lives a variety of means with an equally diverse spectrum of action. But, still, we should not forget about the old remedies, which are not so bad. Try asking the pharmacy for ASD paste, zinc paste, or diphenhydramine shake. In extreme cases, you can use herbal decoctions.
The information is for informational purposes only. Before using any of the above drugs, it is recommended to consult your pediatrician.
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Author: Polyakova Irina
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Today, it is perhaps difficult to find a person who does not suffer from some type of allergic reaction. And every day the allergenic load on each of us is growing, but the body’s ability to cope with it, especially in children, is small.
Even many healthy people cannot cope with the daily chemical attack on the body. During the day, both children and adults are faced with an abundance of:
industrial allergens in the air; chemical dyes in clothing; preservatives, artificial flavors, dyes in food products; as well as daily active use of household chemicals; Eating vegetables and fruits loaded with chemicals and pesticides - all of this increases the risk of developing unwanted reactions, especially in children’s fragile immune systems.
Young children and residents of megalopolises and large industrial cities are most at risk of developing allergic manifestations.
How to reduce an allergic reaction in a child? First, you need to determine which substance, food product or drug causes an inadequate reaction in the child. In addition to excluding contact with the allergen and a hypoallergenic diet, skin manifestations of allergic reactions in the form of urticaria, dermatitis and eczema are eliminated with the help of ointments and allergy creams for children.
Since the child’s body is very susceptible to the influence of any medications, even the use of allergy cream for a child should be selected taking into account the diagnosis, examination and recommendations of a specialist and should be used with extreme caution in children. It’s a paradox, but even ointments and creams for allergies can themselves cause allergies.
All allergy creams for children can be divided into two main groups:
How does it manifest?
Today, young children are increasingly suffering from allergic reactions. It can appear at any time, so parents should learn in advance how to deal with the negative situation on the baby’s skin. According to medical statistics, every fifth child suffers from allergies. To eliminate it, medicinal and traditional methods are used. Only a pediatrician or allergist can choose the right course. Parents must obtain his consultation before starting treatment.
Non-hormonal creams and ointments for allergies for children
Non-hormonal allergy creams that have an anti-inflammatory effect are a number of medications that in most cases can be used for allergies in children from a very early age. Such means include:
Fenistil— a gel that has a pronounced antipruritic effect on the skin, reduces irritation during skin allergic reactions, and has a local anesthetic effect. The active ingredient is dimethindene maleate. Indications: Skin itching due to urticaria, insect bites, eczema and dermatoses, sunburn and other burns. Age restrictions: cannot be used to treat newborns, since use in children from 1 month is allowed. Side effects: Allergic reactions such as itching, rash, burning and dry skin. Special instructions: The gel should not be used on large areas of skin in infants and children under 6 years of age, especially if there is bleeding or severe inflammation. When using, avoid exposure to direct sunlight, especially for large areas of skin treatment. Average price in pharmacies: 220-250< rub. |
Gistannot to be confused with Gistan N, which contains a hormonal drug. Gistan is a non-hormonal cream, but a biologically active additive for topical use, which includes lily of the valley oil, extracts of birch buds, lupine, milkweed, speedwell, string, violet, calendula, as well as dimethicone and betulin. Indications: This is an external remedy used for allergic reactions on the skin - blistering rashes, itching, urticaria, and also as a local anti-inflammatory agent for eczema and atopic dermatitis (neurodermatitis), insect bites. Side effects: Allergic reactions to the components of this dietary supplement may occur. Average price in pharmacies: 150 rubles. |
Skin Cap— cream and gel for topical use, has antibacterial, antiproliferative and antifungal effects, contains activated zinc pyrithione. If a doctor prescribes this cream to you, know that there is information that it contains clobetasol propionate, which is not mentioned in the instructions, but this substance is a synthetic glucocorticosteroid, which may classify this cream as hormonal. We do not undertake to either confirm or refute this, but such information exists, sooner or later it will be proven or refuted. Indications: Dry skin, seborrheic, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis. Age restrictions: can be used in children from one year old. Side effects: Rarely allergic reactions occur. Average price in pharmacies: 650 rubles. |
Drugs that can be used for severe dermatitis in children
Elidelcream, the main active ingredient of which is pimecrolimus. Indications: Has a local anti-inflammatory effect for atopic dermatitis and eczema. Age restrictions: Used to treat dermatitis in children from 3 months of age. Side effects: Occurs mainly at the initial stage of treatment, a burning sensation in the treated area, itching, redness and irritation of the skin, folliculitis. It is also possible that allergic reactions may occur, deterioration of the skin condition, change in skin color, etc. The use should be treated with caution; the long-term effects of the drug have not yet been fully studied; it is believed that it reduces the activity of the immune system and in rare cases leads to the development of lymphomas and skin oncology. Special instructions: During treatment, it is recommended to minimize artificial or natural ultraviolet irradiation. Average price in pharmacies: 950-970 rubles. |
Desitinointment for external use with the active ingredient - zinc oxide. Indications: Dermatitis, burns, diaper rash, prickly heat in children (treatment), ulcerative skin lesions, eczema in the acute stage. The drug also contains cod liver oil, and the vaseline-lanolin ointment base forms a protective barrier, reducing the impact of irritants on the affected area, preventing the spread of the rash. Special instructions: The ointment should not be applied to infected areas of the skin. Price in pharmacies: 160-220 rubles. |
ProtopikThis is an ointment whose active ingredient is Tacrolimus. Used to treat atopic dermatitis in children. For children, only 0.03% ointment can be used, and only from 2 years of age, this ointment has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect, unlike hormonal agents for atopic dermatitis and allergic reactions, it does not cause skin atrophy. Price: 1500-1600 rub. |
WundehillA cream containing tinctures of yarrow, sophora, cinquefoil, propolis and cardophilene. It has a healing, bactericidal, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory effect on the skin and mucous membranes. Indicated for use: for psoriasis, allergic reactions, dermatitis, burns, neurodermatitis, trophic ulcers. The minimum course of treatment is 7 days, the maximum is 1 month. Price: 120-150 rub. |
In cases where the use of antibacterial ointments that have an antimicrobial effect is required, the following ointments can be used as prescribed by a doctor: Dioxidin, Sulfargin. Old, time-tested ointments, such as ichthyol ointment and zinc ointment, also have an anti-inflammatory effect.
Creams that improve tissue regeneration, eliminate dry skin, and have a healing effect
Bepanten, Bepanten plus, De-panthenol- cream and ointment that stimulate tissue regeneration, active ingredient Dexpanthenol. Indications: Used for healing skin damage, skin irritations, diaper dermatitis, as well as for the treatment of dry skin due to dermatitis, and for the care of infants. Side effects: possible allergic reactions in the form of urticaria, itching Price in pharmacies: 250-270 rubles. |
La Creecream with antipruritic, anti-inflammatory and antiallergic effects. The cream contains extracts - licorice, string, walnut, as well as avocado oil, bisabolol and panthenol. Indications: Recommended to reduce allergic and inflammatory reactions on the skin - peeling, rash, itching, redness, irritation. The product has a soothing effect on the skin, regenerating and moisturizing effect. Side effects: Allergic reactions due to intolerance to medicinal herbs. Price in pharmacies: 150-170 rubles. |
Mustela StelAtopia- emulsion cream, adapted for children's skin, an ideal product for children from infancy. The cream contains natural ingredients - sunflower extracts, a complex of sugars, procholesterol, bioceramides, fatty acids. Indications: Hypoallergenic cream for skin care of babies prone to atopic dermatitis. Price: from 1000 to 1150 rubles. |
Auxiliary ointments that promote rapid healing and improve tissue regeneration are:
Actovegin, Solcoseryl - with calf blood hemoderivat Radevit, Videstim - vitamin A Curiosin gel (Zinc hyaluronate) Methyluracil ointment (also an immunostimulant)
Folk recipes
Medicinal herbs have long been used to alleviate the condition of babies. With their help, it is possible to get rid of negative manifestations within a short time. Folk remedies can only be used as an external option. Parents should be aware that some herbs are very dangerous if they enter the infant's digestive system.
Before using the decoction, you must obtain the approval of your doctor.
Bay leaf will help eliminate external manifestations of skin allergies
Today, bay leaves are often used for allergies.
Parents will be able to prepare their own special medicine:
- Bay leaf in a volume of 15 grams is poured with two liters of water, which has been preheated. The resulting composition should be boiled for an additional 20 minutes. After carefully filtering, the broth is added to the bath, in which it is planned to bathe the baby in the future. The procedure can be continued for no more than 15 minutes. After its completion, it is recommended to additionally treat the skin with baby oil. Remember that you can only use a completely hypoallergenic composition.
- To prepare bay leaf oil, you must first make a powder from the herb. Next, the resulting mixture is poured with vegetable oil in a ratio of 1 to 2. To obtain maximum positive properties, it should be kept in a water bath for at least 30 minutes. It is recommended to wipe the affected areas with the resulting oil. The procedure should be performed twice a day.
If the child is already six months old, then it is allowed to treat with a decoction from the string. To prepare it, one tablespoon of the herb is brewed in a glass of water. Carrying out procedures once a day can have a positive effect.
Parents are also recommended to make a potion from string, chamomile and oak. All ingredients should be taken in a teaspoon and brewed with one liter of water. The liquid is taken cold and the infusion process is carried out for 12 hours. Only after this is the mixture brought to a boil. Can be used immediately after cooling. To do this, a small amount of the composition is poured into the bath while bathing.
How can you eliminate manifestations of individual intolerance?
An antihistamine for allergies for infants is characterized by rapid action.
Today you can find a wide range of such drugs in any pharmacy. They are available not only in the form of tablets, but also oils or ointments. Their action is aimed at eliminating histamines. These components are formed in the body when allergens penetrate it. Due to these components, the baby experiences various negative symptoms. These allergy medications for newborns are divided into three generations.
This classification was formed on the basis of effectiveness and safety.
Infants can be treated with syrups or ointments. Pediatricians can prescribe pills only if the child is already three years old. However, such appointments are made only as a last resort...
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