Recognizing and Managing Childhood Allergies

Allergies can happen to anyone, but they're more common in children than adults. That's why we recommend knowing the symptoms, so you can help your kid have the best quality of life possible, despite allergies. It also helps to understand how Dr. Maged Farid, Dr. Ramagavri Rawal, Dr. Mihai Radu, or Dr. Enas Iskander may approach the situation at Florida Pediatric Group, serving Melbourne & West Melbourne, FL.

Recognizing Allergies

Allergies occur when your child's immune system kicks into overdrive and reacts to a certain substance as if it were an invader. For instance, let's say your child has an airborne allergy. They may develop a response when they inhale the substance. Examples include:

• Pollen
• Mold
• Pet dander
• Dust

Symptoms from an airborne allergy may include any of the following:

• Runny/stuffy nose
• Itchy eyes, nose, throat, or inside their ears
• Watery eyes
• Sneezing

They could also develop a food allergy. The more common foods to react to include milk, eggs, strawberries, fish, or peanuts. A food allergy could cause hives, swelling, or digestive issues. Sometimes, their throat or mouth will become itchy.

A youngster may have a dermatological reaction to something they touch. For instance, their skin could come in contact with latex or a chemical. The substance may trigger hives, redness, swelling, or blistering.

Managing Childhood Allergies

To help your child enjoy life without their allergies interfering, we strongly urge your child to visit one of our offices, serving Melbourne & West Melbourne, FL, for a treatment plan to manage their allergies.

Avoidance is one of the most prevalent treatment options for various types of allergies. If your child has a food allergy, for instance, they'll need to know how to avoid that allergen and what ingredients to look for on packages. For outdoor allergies, we may recommend your child remain indoors when the pollen count is high, especially if they have asthma along with allergies.

For life-threatening allergic reactions, we'll advise you or your child to carry an EpiPen, which consists of epinephrine to counteract the allergy symptoms by acting as a vasoconstrictor and relaxing the airways. It also decreases the amount of histamine released to ease symptoms.

Sometimes, treatment is an antihistamine that blocks histamine receptors, which reduces or eliminates allergy symptoms. We can recommend daytime medication to ensure your child doesn't suffer from any drowsiness that can interfere with their life.

Allergies are common in kids, but that doesn't mean they have to suffer when Dr. Farid, Dr. Rawal, Dr. Radu, or Dr. Iskander of Florida Pediatric Group, serving Melbourne & West Melbourne, FL, may treat it.

Have a kid with symptoms of allergies? Call (321) 752-5210.