Diathesis appears in many babies, manifested by red cheeks, a rash all over the body, restless behavior of the baby, disruption of the digestive tract and other symptoms. Its cause is genetically determined and under the influence of various external factors, the baby's tendency to an allergic reaction to various types of allergens.
Most often, the body of the crumbs reacts to allergens in food, but a reaction can also appear to allergens that get to the baby by contact and air. In the treatment of diathesis, folk recipes are often used. Let's look at what folk remedies can alleviate the condition of the baby and get rid of the manifestations of diathesis on the skin.
Eggshell
This is a very common remedy used in diathesis. A boiled chicken egg is well washed and peeled. The removed shells are left in a warm place in dry conditions for two to three days, after which they are crushed in order to obtain a powder. It is convenient to use a coffee grinder or mortar for grinding.
The remedy is given to the baby twice a day. For a baby under one year old, it is enough to give a small amount of powder (at the tip of a knife), and at 2-3 years of age the dose is doubled and, accordingly, tripled. The crushed shells can be mixed with lemon juice, any food or liquid. The duration of the shell treatment is two or three months. Due to the high calcium content in this remedy, acute symptoms of diathesis are quickly eliminated.
Baths with medicinal plants
Most often it is recommended to use dry chamomile and a series for the preparation of baths. Plants are poured with water and boiled for a quarter of an hour, after which they are left for half an hour and filtered, adding to the baby bath for bathing. These herbs help relieve inflammation and itching.
Try a chicory root bath as well. Pour the chopped root in the amount of 50 grams with a liter of boiled water and let it brew for two hours, then boil for twenty minutes, cool and strain. Pour the resulting product into the crumbs bath.
Homemade ointments
Add fir oil to any baby cream (preferably with vitamin C). Stick to a 3: 1 ratio. Lubricate the baby's skin with the prepared ointment in the affected areas in the morning and in the evening.
Mix together the same amount of ingredients - medical tar, fresh homemade sour cream, fresh egg white and zinc paste. Apply the resulting ointment to the baby's skin several times a day. Do not store such a product for a long time, but prepare a new portion every day.
Infusions and decoctions
- Tinctures that help with diathesis can be prepared from burdock roots, as well as from dandelion roots. Place a tablespoon of raw materials in a saucepan, pour a glass of boiling water, cover and leave in a warm place for two hours. Having filtered the product, give it to your baby three times a day before meals (half an hour), 50 milliliters each. According to the same recipe, you can prepare a remedy from wheatgrass root.
- Prepare a rosehip and bay leaf decoction. Place ten bay leaves in a container with one liter of water, bring to a boil and let it simmer for three minutes. Next, pour in a teaspoon of rose hips (chop the berries in advance), remove from heat and close tightly. After 12 hours, strain the broth and give the baby a teaspoon three times a day, adding to the liquid that the child willingly drinks. Drinking such a remedy is advised for a long time - up to 6 months.
- From a series, you can prepare not only a bath, but also an infusion. Pour half a liter of boiled water into a dry series (2 tablespoons) and leave for 12 hours. It is recommended to take the remedy three times a day, half a glass.
- To prepare a medicinal broth, take 30 grams of madder string and roots, 15 grams of dandelion and burdock roots, and 10 grams of licorice roots. Take 10 grams of this collection into a separate saucepan, pour 300 ml of boiled water there, heat for 10 minutes, strain and add boiled water to get 300 ml of broth. Drinking such a remedy should be 1 glass in the morning.
- Make a collection of licorice and buckthorn (take 30 grams each), as well as violets (you need 40 grams). With a glass of boiling water, you need to brew 10 grams of the resulting medicinal mixture, boil for 10 minutes. After straining, you need to add boiled water to the broth to replenish the volume. The remedy is given to the child 2 glasses a day.
- An infusion of viburnum bark is highly effective against diathesis in children. Crushed bark in an amount of 15 grams is poured with 500 ml of boiled water. After letting the product brew for 30 minutes, it is filtered. Drinking such an infusion is advised after eating a teaspoon.
Other folk recipes
A child with diathesis is advised to give juice squeezed from black radish. For the first samples, a few drops of such juice are enough, gradually the dose is increased to a tablespoon. Have your child drink this juice before meals for 30 minutes three times a day.
A bath with the addition of potatoes is considered a pretty good remedy. For its preparation, four to five potatoes are peeled and chopped on a grater. The resulting mass must be put in boiled water (about 5 liters), removed from heat, mixed well, covered with a lid and left for a quarter of an hour. The filtered liquid will look like jelly. It is added to the bathtub to bathe the child. Skin manifestations of diathesis disappear in three to four baths with potatoes.
Tips
- Before using any folk recipe, you should consult your doctor.
- If you are bathing your baby in tap water, let the water sit in front of the bath for about 2 hours.
- Do not rub your baby's body with a sponge.
- Wash the crumbs' body only with neutral products.
- After bathing, do not rub your skin with a towel, but pat it dry.
- At the end of the water procedures, lubricate the skin with a cream for children.
