Does ITP affect normal life and schooling after the child is treated and stabilized?
ITP will not have much effect after standard treatment. However, children with ITP may be more fatigued than normal children and their quality of life may be somewhat affected, so they may have less outdoor activities than other children.
Can parents give their children medication to increase immunity?
Parents do not need to give their children immune-boosting medications. The child just needs to live a healthy life and avoid going to places where there are many people and cross infections can easily occur. The immune system is at its best when it is active outdoors, has open windows and ventilation, eats a reasonable diet with a reasonable mix of vegetables, meat and poultry in all aspects, and combines work and rest to avoid fatigue.
How can parents monitor changes in their children’s condition in daily life?
Parents need to pay attention to whether the child has bleeding condition, whether there is an increase in skin bleeding spots, whether there is nose bleeding, gum bleeding, etc. If a child is found to be bleeding, he or she should consult the doctor as much as possible and go to the hospital promptly.
Parents still mainly observe the skin mucosa. Generally speaking, the easiest place to bleed when walking is the lower leg, followed by the part where you exert yourself frequently. For example, when walking normally, walking 100 meters, the affected child has more bleeding spots than the average person; or when taking a bath, rubbing with equal force, the affected child has skin mucous membrane bleeding, while the average person does not. Or in the same environment, other children do not have nasal bleeding, but the child always has nasal bleeding, this should be paid extra attention. If you find that your child has a tendency to bleed, parents should not panic, but go to your child’s clinic promptly so that the doctor can deal with it.