Recommendations for the care of children with atopic dermatitis

  Atopic dermatitis is a disease caused by a combination of internal and external factors and has a long course. Parents and physicians need to work together to manage the child’s long-term treatment and to keep the child’s clinical symptoms in a state of continuous remission so as to ensure normal growth and development.  Prevention of atopic dermatitis is important and, if properly cared for, can significantly relieve the child’s clinical symptoms. The following are some care suggestions for parents of children with atopic dermatitis.  The main living space for children during their time is the living room, which needs to be well ventilated and clean, and cleaned daily with wet mops and rags to avoid aggravating dust mite inhalation. Try not to lay carpets on the floor and not to keep pets. In winter, in northern cities with heating, you can apply humidifiers to ensure indoor humidity.  2.Feeding Breastfeeding as much as possible. For children with positive food screening, feed under close supervision and fast if they are indeed allergic. If you are a normal infant, add egg yolk from 1/4 to 1/8. Add one food a week, and if the previous food is not abnormal, then add a new food the second week, gradually. Avoid adding more than 2 foods at the same time, in case you cannot distinguish which food is the real stimulating food. The general feeding principle is not too full, so as not to increase the burden on the intestinal tract.  It is recommended that children with atopic dermatitis should be dressed in cotton throughout the year, and should be loose and soft. Avoid direct contact with the skin with artificial fibers, feathers and woolen fabrics. It is recommended that children with atopic dermatitis dress slightly thinner than normal children of the same age. The clothes should be washed as softly as possible without fragrance.  4, skin cleaning care atopic dermatitis children bath to 36 ~ 38 ℃ warm water is best, advocate once a day bath, after the bath should be topical drugs and or moisturizer. Because of the dry skin of children with atopic dermatitis, the skin’s ability to retain water decreases, so be sure to apply emollients after bathing, try to use within 3 minutes after bathing to prevent continued water loss and aggravate dry skin. Regular use of emollients can reduce the skin’s susceptibility to antigens and can reduce the skin’s sensitivity to itching. Soaps, body washes and other chemical agents can aggravate skin damage, so try to use fragrance-free and soap-based preparations for atopic dermatitis bathing, which do not have to be used every day, but can be used every other day, and try to avoid full-body applications, which can be focused on the hands and feet, buttocks and armpits.