How to treat your child’s allergies

Allergies can act like a cold and symptoms may include runny nose, sneezing , itchy nose and mouth. Some children may also experience headache and fatigue. Allergy symptoms can affect daily life. Ask your pediatrician on how to manage allergies.

Here are some common allergy treatments 

• Antihistamines: Take by mouth to help with itchy watery eyes, runny nose and sneezing. Some can also help with itchy skin and hives.
• Nasal corticosteroids: Highly effective for allergy symptoms control and widely used to stop chronic. symptoms. It is safe to use for children for a long period of time. It may be used daily for maximal effectiveness.

Knowing what your child is allergic to is an important step in finding the right treatment. Allergy testing should be done to determine if your child is allergic to any environmental allergens. Nasal allergy symptoms can be caused by a variety of environmental allergens such as indoor allergens such as dust mites, pets and pests as well as outdoor allergens such as pollen. Molds that are found indoors and outdoors can also trigger nasal allergy symptoms.

One of the main ways of to prevent allergens is to avoid the allergens that trigger the symptoms. If your child is allergic to pet, bringing a pet into the family is not advised. If your child is allergic to pets that already live in the house, the best way to prevent allergies to find the child a new home.