How and how to treat mosquito bites in a child

Summer camping is often overshadowed mosquito bitesthat gives a person great discomfort. During the attack, the insect introduces an anticoagulant into the wound - a substance that prevents blood from clotting. If it enters the bloodstream, it causes allergies. Especially prone to allergic reaction children. As a result, the baby suffers a lot of suffering from unbearable itching, which leads to sleep disturbance and good mood. Therefore, the question of how to treat a mosquito bite in a child remains relevant among parents today. If it enters the bloodstream, it causes allergies. Children are especially prone to this reaction. As a result, the baby suffers a lot of suffering from unbearable itching, which leads to sleep disturbance and good mood. Therefore, the question of how to treat a mosquito bite in a child remains relevant among parents today.

Symptoms of a bite and first aid

The following symptoms are evidence of an insect attack:

• redness of the skin;
• blisters;
• intolerable itching;
• violation of general health.

This reaction to mosquito bites is explained by the structure of children's skin: it is thinner and has loose fiber, which makes it possible to quickly form edema. In addition, constant combing an itchy place may cause infection scratches.

Therefore, the following manipulations will help to alleviate the condition of a child affected by mosquito bites and prevent the development of negative consequences:

• The first thing to do is to wash the bite in cool water with soap. This action helps prevent infection and relieve itching.
• The next stage is the disinfection of the damaged area using medical or ammoniaor cologne. You can not use this method for infants, since alcoholic infusion can cause a slight burning sensation.
• So that the place of the mosquito bite does not fester, it is better to grease it with green.
• A cold compress will help prevent the appearance of puffiness, which is applied for 10 minutes for 2 hours.
• The use of an antipruritic drug or folk remedy, which will be described below, will help relieve swelling and unpleasant itching.
• Monitoring the condition of the baby.

The use of medicines

If it was not possible to prevent mosquito bites, it is possible to deal with the unpleasant sensations resulting from them by means of medicines. But before using them, it is necessary to assess the general condition of the child.

If single bites are visible on the baby’s body, looking like small red dots, then to prevent the appearance of puffiness, it is enough to apply cold to the affected area (for 15-20 minutes). Lack of ice can replace a piece of gauze or bandage soaked in cold water.

With numerous bites, the use of special drugs is necessary. An ointment from mosquito bites for children is usually used from 1 year.However, it is necessary to check in advance whether this remedy causes an allergy in itself by applying the drug to a small area of ​​the skin.

Fenistil

Fenistil gel is the best antihistamine and anti-inflammatory drug, according to children's doctors. The medicine helps relieve rashes, swelling, and itching. It can be used for children older than 1 month. The cost of a tube of 30 g is about 200-250 rubles.

Feedback

We regularly go to the country, where mosquitoes are a common occurrence. Therefore, we have been using Fenistil gel for more than one season. Super tool: just apply it at the site of the bite and the child does not bother itching anymore. Recommend.

Alla, Cherkasy

Tsindol

Tsindol is a suspension with zinc oxide, which has a drying and anti-inflammatory effect. It is allowed to use this drug drug for mosquito bites during pregnancy and in newborns. The cost of a bottle of 125 g is about 300-350 rubles.

Vitaon

No less effective is Vitaon - an oil-balm based on plant components that effectively relieve itching and inflammation. They can treat mosquito bites in a child from birth. A contraindication to taking the balm is hypersensitivity to its constituent components, so you should not use it without consulting a pediatrician. The cost of the drug is about 160 rubles.

Picnic

The best treatment for mosquito bites in children from a year. Aloe and chamomile extract have anti-inflammatory and antipruritic properties, as well as moisturize the baby's skin. The composition is easily distributed and quickly absorbed, leaving no greasy residue. The price of a tube of 30 ml is about 80 rubles. Picnic Products It is represented not only by means after bites, but also by repellents for all age categories.

Gardex

Effective remedy from children's series Gardeks, which relieves allergy symptoms after an attack of annoying insects in children from 1 year. Its basis is: D-panthenol, chamomile and string extracts, peppermint essential oil, thanks to which the composition quickly cools, relieves irritation and itching. After bites (7 ml), baby balm-stick can be purchased at the pharmacy or ordered online, the average cost is around 150 rubles.

Star

A balm known since ancient times, which is used to relieve negative effects after mosquito bites. Thanks to its menthol, the ointment has a cooling and analgesic effect. The composition is applied in a thin layer to intact body parts for children older than 3 years. The price of the drug is about 35 rubles.

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Balm Asterisk - a universal thing: I use it to scare away mosquitoes and after their bites. Accessible and very convenient.

Lyudmila, Sochi

Rescuer

Rescuer - ointment, than to treat mosquito bites in children up to a year. Ingredients: tea tree and lavender oils, echinacea extract and sea buckthorn oil concentrate, vitamin E and beeswax. The drug relieves inflammation and swelling well even when the bite is combed by a baby. The composition has no age restrictions and contraindications during pregnancy. The cost of the balm is within 100 rubles.

Nezulin

Nezulin is a universal remedy based on plant extracts (chamomile, licorice and plantain), as well as essential oils (lavender, mint, basil). The ointment eliminates not only swelling and skin irritation, but can also be used as mosquito repellentsince the smell of the drug repels annoying insects. Nezulin is safe for eliminating skin manifestations of allergic reactions for infants. The price is around 95 rubles.

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An effective, affordable, and most importantly - a safe remedy helped to quickly remove the symptoms of allergies in a baby field of mosquito bites. Recommend.

Alina, Sevastopol

To relieve itching, you can also treat the bite site with heart drops such as Corvalol or Valocordin.

If an allergic reaction is expressed by severe swelling and itching, it is necessary to use hormonal ointments, the basis of which is prednisolone or hydrocortisone (Advantan, Elokom, Hydrocortisone ointment and Lokoid). However, the use of such drugs should only be after consultation with a pediatrician. It is also necessary to take antihistamines such as Suprastin, Fenkarol, Diazolin or Claritin. For infants, Fenistil drops are suitable.

On a note!

For children under 3 years of age, treatment after a bite should be carried out very carefully with the selection of suitable drugs for the age of the baby.

When bitten in the eye area you can instill Dexamethasone eye drops in your child or treat the skin around the eye with them.

If the site of the mosquito bite began to fester, the use of ointments with an anti-inflammatory effect such as Levomikol or Aerosol aerosol containing calamine and zinc oxide is effective.

Important!

With a very pronounced allergy to a bite: the presence of shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, the appearance of a rash or very pronounced edema - it is urgent to seek medical help. If a pronounced reaction to a bite was not the first time, it is always necessary to have a syringe and an ampoule of prendnisolone with you.

The use of folk remedies

The use of medicines is not needed if, after first aid, the baby uses time-tested folk remedies.

• Aloe juice can relieve allergy symptoms. It is rubbed into the skin at the site of the bite.
• Effectively removes the obsessive itch from the bites of blood-sucking insects acetic solution. For its preparation, vinegar is diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 3. You can also use apple cider vinegar, provided that the baby's skin is not damaged from scratching. Also apply vinegar remedy to repel mosquitoes.
• Great help soda lotions. Stir in a glass of water 1-2 tsp. soda, moisten a bandage or gauze in the resulting solution and attach to the affected area.
• A thick paste can also be made from water and soda, when applied to the bite site, a pleasant relief of itching will be felt.
• Children under one year old use sour-milk products (kefir, yogurt or sour cream) to relieve itching and irritation.
• Onions will help relieve discomfort after a mosquito attack. It is enough to cut it and wipe the affected area of ​​the skin with the cut.
• To relieve itching, use the juice of plantain, mint or parsley.

On a note!

To relieve the symptoms of allergies, you must bathe the child at least once a day, using decoctions of calendula, chamomile, or a string.

Especially the use of folk remedies is relevant for children up to a year, due to the fact that not all ointments are suitable for infants. Special mosquito repellent for children up to a year, which will help protect the baby from the attacks of blood-sucking insects.