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Diathesis originates from inappropriate feeding of children. And not only from a moment of birth but also during the time of intrauterine development. It should be quite clear to any pregnant woman, that she is feeding her child by a certain way during her pregnancy. And in the case of inappropriate feeding some serious changes in organism may happen such as diathesis. So what is diathesis? Allergic diathesis is a constitutional anomaly, characterized by a predisposition to allergic and inflammatory diseases. Diathesis is not a disease. This notion indicates initial stages of skin diseases such as: seborrheic and atonic dermatitis, infantile eczema. And in a case of mistreatment psoriasis and neurodermatitis may develop. Diathesis is a widespread phenomenon. Usually diathesis shows up in the age of 3-6 months and lasts till the age of 1-2 years. A child with allergic diathesis is easy to acquire heightened sensibility not only to food substances but also to such external allergens as wool and house dust. These are the reasons of urgent medical treatment of children's diathesis.
So what can provoke diathesis?
You should feed a child according to pediatrician recommendations. Any experiments on a child may lead to unexpected results. Uncontrolled feeding with mixture without doctor's prescription, for instance. The point is that there are diverse mixtures and many of them contain a lot of sugar. It causes the process of fermentation. As a result a child becomes more irritable and skin eruption appears.
Unfortunately, diathesis still remains an unstudied problem. But there are some factors that influence diathesis development.
1. Hereditary predisposition.
2. The influence of the environment.
3. Pregnancy toxicosis in first and second halves of pregnancy.
4. Taking medicine during pregnancy.
5. Dietary intake violation during pregnancy and breast-feeding period.
6. Some kinds of foodstuffs which a pregnant or breast-feeding woman consumes excessively. Eggs, honey, milk, marinades, berries and caviar, for example.
For children up to 1 year old primary allergens are foodstuffs, but they may also get into the body by air.
Diathesis symptoms:
For children which are subject to diathesis some particular outward appearance is typical. Usually such children are born with increased body weight. In spite of proper nursing, intertrigos appear. On a hairy part of the head seborrhea randomly appears and disappears. The surface of the tongue is irregular; in medicine this symptom is called geographic tongue or glossitis areata exfoliativa. The face is pallid and puffed up. Increased body weight, physical developmental lagging, turgor of tissue is decreased. Major diathesis symptoms may vary. Children of infancy may have a symptom of dark gray or brown seborrhea scales in a shape of bonnet or shell on the hairy part of the head, usually on the crown of the head. Symptoms caused by the affection of mucous tunic may also appear: rhinopharyngitis, laryngitis, conjunctivitis, unstable stool. A rather frequent symptom is a so called "milk crust". It is a crust on the cheek skin of a ruby color. Comes along with itch and may lead to eczema. And eczema in its turn may lead to neurodermatitis.
Medical treatment.
An idea if diathesis treating with various ointments as a major medical remedy is wrong. Besides ointment usage frequently happens without doctor's prescription. This is very dangerous, it is necessary to say again that diathesis is just the beginning of an illness. It is dermatologist's job to define what particular kind of disease you are facing. The main component of proper diathesis treatment is a decent nutrition, then the intake of necessary enzymes and finally the usage of ointments.
There is no any standard diet. The nutrition of nursing mother should be rational: less carbohydrate, fat, salt and various allergens. If a diathesis suffering child is not infancy, some foodstuffs should be excluded from his food allowance as well: kissels, eggs, pork, and fish. Prevailing food should be: boiled buckwheat, salads, and vegetable baked puddings.
Also certain medical treatment is prescribed. First of all these are remedies that reduce itch, then sedatives and vitamins. Local treatment is prescribed as well: lotion applies, salve dressings. Besides that, bathes with oak rind, bur-marigold, greater celandine, manganese (permanganate potassium) are necessary. The usage of UV(ultraviolet) baths is also recommended.
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