Diaper Rash in Baby

Abnormalities are most often found in infants is diaper rash, a type of dermatitis or skin irritation because sensitive skin or in a long time contact with urine, feces, or moist air because rarely changing diapers.

This condition makes the skin more susceptible to bacterial or fungal infection, Abnormalities in the diaper rash is a reddish rash like burnt to the skin is often covered diaper area is usually the buttocks.

Skin generally looks rough and scaly, this disorder is usually not contagious and will recover if treated within 72 hours except if baby have a fungal infection characterized by bright red skin accompanied by patches of with edges firmly, sometimes feels rough with small boils around the diaper-covered, crotch and groin.

To prevent it keep the skin of the buttocks, crotch and groin is always dry and change diapers as often as possible, try to keep the baby does not wear diapers for hours, avoid the use of tight clothing, sse a hypoallergenic soap for bathing the baby in order to reduce the incidence of skin irritation, avoid the use of baby wipes that contain alcohol.

Allergies In Babies

Allergic reactions in babies or hypersensitivity is an excessive immune response, with varying degrees from mild to severe, on the substance under normal condition is not really dangerous. Immune system protects body against harmful substances (antigens).

In sensitive people, the immune system can overreact to substances which for most people is usually not harmful because of an allergic. Allergies suffered by each person is not same, some people only allergic one of substance, while the others may be allergic to various substances.

Baby and young children are generally easier to get allergies because their immune systems are still not fully developed and is still early stages of adaptation to the surrounding environment. Allergen will cause allergic reactions through direct contact with Skin, respiratory tract (inhalation), gastrointestinal tract (the consumption of food/drinks) or injections (injection or bites, insect stings).

Allergies reactions can be seasonal allergies (like hay fever) which is caused by plant pollen. Allergic reactions can also caused by medicine, certain foods, dust or animal fur. The cause of most allergies in babies 0 -1 years old of food (milk) medicine, infections, insect, certain systemic diseases.