Understanding Toddler Eczema - Find Out How to Treat Toddler Eczema
Seeing your little one tear their skin to shreds is something you want to avoid at all costs.
Eczema in children is very difficult as their itch threshold is much lower than that of an adult.
Telling your child to stop scratching is as good as useless.
The way forward is to get an insight into what is causing the toddler eczema in the first place.
Following are some of the worst offenders for causing toddler eczema.
Diet Many children develop an allergy/sensitivity to certain foods at a young age.
Common foods which can cause the symptoms of eczema are: dairy, wheat, additives, nuts, fish and eggs.
It is highly advisable to ask your doctor to arrange for a allergy skin-test to be performed.
This way you can determine what your child is allergic to and eliminate the offending foods from the diet.
You can get advice from a dietitian as to alternatives for the missing foods in the diet.
Allergens As well as foods there are many substances which contain allergens (allergy causing factor) that are commonly found in the household.
These substances include, dust, pollen, heavy detergents such as clothes washing powder and animal dander.
Much the same way as with food, you can have an allergy tests for these kinds of substances, again allowing you to eliminate from the environment and reduce the chances of toddler eczema.
Clothing There are certain types of material which cause irritation on the skin, whether it be because of over-heating and sweating or because of an abrasive feature of the material.
Such materials include, Wool, polyester linen and leather.
Research has shown that the only material which is 100% non-allergenic is cotton.
Luckily this is the most common material for clothing so there shouldn't be a problem for accessing this type of clothing.
There has been much debate about the over-usage of cleaning materials about the house.
Many parents believe that the cleaner the environment, the less chance of allergies and skin irritation.
While, up to a point this is true, however, there has been studies to show that over-sterilizing can cause the child to have an under-developed immunity to certain allergens.
As stated, it is somewhat inconclusive but it is worth bearing in mind not to over sterilize but use cleaning detergents at a normal level of intensity.
Eczema in children is very difficult as their itch threshold is much lower than that of an adult.
Telling your child to stop scratching is as good as useless.
The way forward is to get an insight into what is causing the toddler eczema in the first place.
Following are some of the worst offenders for causing toddler eczema.
Diet Many children develop an allergy/sensitivity to certain foods at a young age.
Common foods which can cause the symptoms of eczema are: dairy, wheat, additives, nuts, fish and eggs.
It is highly advisable to ask your doctor to arrange for a allergy skin-test to be performed.
This way you can determine what your child is allergic to and eliminate the offending foods from the diet.
You can get advice from a dietitian as to alternatives for the missing foods in the diet.
Allergens As well as foods there are many substances which contain allergens (allergy causing factor) that are commonly found in the household.
These substances include, dust, pollen, heavy detergents such as clothes washing powder and animal dander.
Much the same way as with food, you can have an allergy tests for these kinds of substances, again allowing you to eliminate from the environment and reduce the chances of toddler eczema.
Clothing There are certain types of material which cause irritation on the skin, whether it be because of over-heating and sweating or because of an abrasive feature of the material.
Such materials include, Wool, polyester linen and leather.
Research has shown that the only material which is 100% non-allergenic is cotton.
Luckily this is the most common material for clothing so there shouldn't be a problem for accessing this type of clothing.
There has been much debate about the over-usage of cleaning materials about the house.
Many parents believe that the cleaner the environment, the less chance of allergies and skin irritation.
While, up to a point this is true, however, there has been studies to show that over-sterilizing can cause the child to have an under-developed immunity to certain allergens.
As stated, it is somewhat inconclusive but it is worth bearing in mind not to over sterilize but use cleaning detergents at a normal level of intensity.