What is diathesis?

With the appearance of the child, there are reasons to worryin any family, especially if the parents are young and have the first child. Here and regurgitation, and night crying, and anxiety about whether the child is developing normally. And if the doctor noted any health problems, inexperienced dad and mom can reach the panic. And one of the most frequently asked questions is the following: what is diathesis and how to deal with it? Read more about this in the article How Diathesis Looks.

Well, if you get patient and competentpediatrician. No less luck, if there is a balanced and knowledgeable grandmother. Both of these characters are capable of eradicating confusion. For those who are not too lucky with sources of knowledge - our article.

What is diathesis?

To begin with it is necessary to realize that diathesis is notdisease, and a signal about its probability. It indicates that the child is predisposed to various allergies and inflammation. And all his manifestations indicate that at the current moment of his life the child's organism does not perceive something from his environment. Most often this refers to a new food.

Causes

To establish exactly what diathesis is and what it isis called, science has not yet succeeded. It can arise on quite a happy background. However, it is reliably determined that it is caused by an incorrect, allergenically dangerous diet of the mother during pregnancy and taken during pregnancy. So the best prevention of diathesis is prenatal diet and abstinence from unnecessary drugs. The third reason - heredity - can not be neutralized, therefore it is necessary to struggle simply with displays of a diathesis after a birth of the child.

Manifestations of diathesis

It begins with the formation of a yellowish crustunder the baby's hair. It can be quite thick; over time, it exfoliates and falls off with untidy flakes. With inattentiveness or inactivity of parents, the crust can spread to the face. What is the manifestation of diathesis, the pediatrician should warn, but even the vigilance itself should not be lost. The second symptom is the formation of a bright red blush on the cheeks. Sometimes it is accompanied by a rash; in this case the baby starts combing the stains. There may be inflammation on any mucous, up to the eyes and genitals.

To stop children's diathesis, it is necessary severelyfollow the new food for the baby, give him antiallergic drugs prescribed by the doctor, strictly follow the diet of the nursing mother and avoid the sharp odors and unnatural materials in the clothes. More in the material How to treat diathesis.

And about what diet should be observed, read the material Diet of a nursing mother with diathesis.