Sweating in children is quite common. The disease is an irritation of the skin under the influence of strong pore formation and slow evaporation of sweat from the surface of the epidermis.
If there is no doubt that the irritation of the skin is caused precisely by this pathology, then the disease can be treated with the help of traditional medicine.
The main reasons for the progression of prickly heat
The disease can occur in the case of a combination of several factors at once:
Excessive sweating;
Overheating;
Blockage of sweat ducts.
In what cases does the baby overheat?
· The presence of synthetic clothing;
· Prolonged wearing of diapers in a warm room or in hot weather;
· Prolonged stay in a stuffy room;
· Rare bathing and rare bathing;
Inadequate hygiene care for the child;
With colds.
Sometimes the cause of the disease can be the presence of an allergic reaction to the material from which the diaper is made. A constant course of the disease may indicate the progression of rickets. If urine or feces is attached to overheating, then prickly heat very quickly becomes diaper rash. Diaper rash is already an inflammation of the skin.
If you do not take any measures and continue to soar the baby, do not give proper care, then diaper rash will turn into a more dangerous disease - diaper dermatitis. The disease proceeds with the addition of a secondary infection. Therefore, it is necessary to begin treatment of sweating in children at home already at the onset of the first symptomatology.
It is important to know that even with proper care, some children are prone to the disease:
· Overweight babies;
· Children prone to allergies;
Premature babies
· Children who are on artificial nutrition;
· Children suffering from diseases of the endocrine system.
Therefore, each parent must care for the child in order to prevent the disease.
Treatment of sweating in children at home: herbal baths
When a child develops a disease, the first step is to eliminate the cause of its development. Air temperature should be no more than 22 degrees. The air humidity should be about 50-70%. Only after this can we begin to fight with rashes on the skin. Treatment of sweating in children at home involves the use of baths, antiseptic ointments and creams. There are many recipes for baths:
1. Infusion from the series. To cure, it is necessary to stir in a glass container a liter of boiling water with 25 g of herb. Cover the container tightly and leave to infuse for 10 hours. Filter the finished infusion and add to the typed bath. The child should take a bath for at least 15 minutes, then get it out and wipe it with a towel.
2. Oak bark. To prepare a healing infusion, you need to grind 50 grams of bark, pour into a jar and pour 0.5 l of boiling water. Close the jar tightly, wrap with a towel and leave for an hour. The finished infusion should be filtered and poured into a bath of warm water. It is also possible to make lotions from this component. To prepare the drug, pour 100 g of bark with a liter of liquid. Bring the whole mass to a boil, then cook over low heat for 20 minutes. The product is left to insist for several hours. After straining, dilute with a liter of cold water. Soak the affected areas with the resulting medicine.
3. Bay leaf. Treatment of sweating in children at home is possible with the help of bay leaf. To eliminate the symptoms of the disease, a decoction is prepared. 15 sheets pour a liter of liquid. Boil the whole mass and cook for 20 minutes over low heat. Pour the broth into the bath before bathing.
4. A decoction of celandine. Effective in the treatment of sweating in children at home is a decoction of celandine. To prepare it, you need 1 tablespoon of grass pour 0.4 liters of boiling water and leave to infuse for several hours. Celandine is characterized by antiflogistic property. In a week you can get rid of the disease. For bathing, add no more than 1 cup to the bath.
Lotion and rubbing treatment
Curing the ailment in babies at home with lotions and rubbing is no less effective. There are several effective methods:
1. Soda and laundry soap. Rub the laundry soap on a fine grater, stir in warm water and grease the affected areas of the skin. The resulting product does not need to be washed off the dermis. Leave to dry completely. It must be absorbed into the skin. Soda from the disease is used in the form of lotions. To prepare the medicine, add 1 tablespoon to 0.2 l of liquid and mix well. Dip the cotton cloth in the solution, squeeze and apply to the affected dermis for 20 minutes.
2. Tincture of calendula. Quite surgical treatment of sweating in children at home with this tincture. 50-60 g of dried flowers pour 0.2 l of alcohol solution. All ingredients are added to the jar and left for 14 days. From time to time, the medicine must be shaken. After this period of time, filter the infusion and use it to wipe the inflamed areas of the dermis. Manipulate three times a day until the symptoms disappear completely.
3. Chamomile broth. The plant helps a lot with various irritations, therefore, it will cope even in case of severe flowing sweating. Pour 0.25 liters of liquid into tablespoons of the raw material and mix everything. Boil the potion for 15 minutes. Allow the broth to cool, and then filter. Add a glass of boiled water. Wipe the affected area with a decoction four times a day.
4. Treatment fee. The disease is treated with a collection that includes a string, chamomile, calendula and oak bark. Mix all ingredients in the same proportion. 1 tablespoon of raw materials pour a glass of boiling water. Leave for 2 hours and then filter. The procedure is carried out within an hour. Wet the fabric every quarter hour.
Powder Treatment
Treatment of sweating at home in children is possible with a natural powder.
Talc and starch will cope with this task.
Before performing manipulations, the child should be washed. It is not recommended to use baby soap, as it dries the skin too much.
The baby's dermis is too tender, so irritation will occur.
Wash the child, wipe it well and leave it for 5 minutes without clothes, so that the dermis is completely dry.
Pour starch in a small amount onto the hands and wipe the skin of the child with massaging movements.
Other methods of treating sweating
There are many other ways to cure an ailment at home.
The following recipes are effective:
1. Manganese is able to help against sweating. Dissolve a little manganese in a glass of water so that the liquid is light pink in color. You can not overdo it with manganese, as a burn is possible. All crystals should dissolve in the liquid. After this, pour the solution into the bath. The duration of the manipulations is about 10 minutes. Therapy should continue for a month. Baths do twice a week.
2. Leaflets of hazel. To prepare the product, you need to take 20 grams of dried leaves and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Put on low heat and cook for a quarter of an hour under the lid. Strong drilling must not be allowed. Put the medicine to infuse until it cools. The resulting drug is used to wipe the affected areas of the skin. Apply several times a day until the child is fully recovered.
3. Agave or aloe. You can quickly deal with prickly heat with these plants. To eliminate inflammation in the dermis, it is necessary to cut the green leaf of the plant and attach it to the affected area with a cut. After the procedure, remove the leaflet in the refrigerator. Prior to subsequent use, update the cut site. To obtain a positive result of the action, carry out several times a day for 5 days.
It is necessary to start treating prickly heat in children at its first manifestations. In this case, complications and undesirable consequences can be avoided. Before applying this or that prescription of traditional medicine, it is imperative to consult with your doctor.
