Childrens Allergies

Telltale Signs Of Seasonal Allergies In Children

Seasonal allergies in children often go undiagnosed for a long time because many times they act the same and arrive at the same time as viral infections. Knowing whether the problem is seasonal allergies in children or whether the source of symptoms lies elsewhere is important. Read more here.

Children and Seasonal Allergies

Seasonal allergies effect millions of kids, some worse than others. For the kid that is really suffering it is necessary to manage both the child’s environment and medicines. Sometimes environmental management is enough-things like air conditioning, staying inside on bad pollen days, etc. Read more in this kids allergy article.

What You Should Know About Child Allergy Testing

Your child may be suffering from kid’s allergies. This may mean you need to know what the current methods are for diagnosing what the allergies are. For kids allergy testing your child may be pricked, poked or rubbed, and sometimes it is uncomfortable. Read more in this child allergy article.

Latex Allergies in Children

Some children have latex allergies. The source of the allergy usually is the protein in the liquid used from rubber trees. Latex allergies can cause symptoms such as watery eyes, sneezing, skin rashes, or even trouble breathing to the point of an emergency. Items that contain latex may include balloons, rubber waist bands, tape, sandwich bags, band aids and some kid’s toys. You can read more in this latex allergy article.

Kids Living With Child Pet Allergies

People most often seem to think that it is the hair of an animal that causes child pet allergies. In reality it is usually the dander, feces, saliva or urine. A kid can have a child pet allergy to a variety of animals from cows to rabbits. The most common animals are dogs and cats so people tend to think that these are the main causes of child pet allergies. Read more in this article…

Allergy Proof Home

Whenever possible, the absolute best way to manage children’s seasonal and environmental allergies is to avoid a reaction altogether; that requires some effort, and is not always entirely possible, but working to maintain an allergy proof home will reduce the number and amount of allergens entering the child’s body and immune system which in turn [...]

Allergy Attacks In Children Advice

If you are a parent or caregiver responsible for a child with mild, moderate, or severe allergies, it is important that you know what to do during an allergy attack in children in your home or care.  How you react to an allergy attack that children in your care might experience is dictated by the [...]

Common Child Allergy Triggers

Nearly any substance existing on earth has the potential to be a child allergy trigger in some person because what characterizes something as a child allergy trigger is not so much the substance itself but the individual body’s immune reaction to it; with the exception of rare and hypersensitivities a host of common allergy triggers [...]

Recognizing Child Allergy Symptoms

Recognizing child allergy symptoms can be a bit of a challenge, particularly for less severe reactions and seasonal allergies.  A range and variety of child allergy symptoms, coupled with the normally frequent viral and bacterial infections and flu’s children are predisposed to contracting, often mean that allergies elude diagnosis for a long period of time.  [...]