My child suddenly has red spots all over his body. Is this eczema?

For children, if red spots appear all over the body, parents should not panic at this time. This may be caused by eczema. Eczema is a common phenomenon for children, mostly caused by allergies. Children's immunity is not yet fully developed and they are easily affected by internal and external environments, causing eczema, such as milk, environmental dust and air, etc.

1. Milk protein is the cause of trouble

Most infant eczema is mainly caused by allergy to protein in milk powder or breast milk. Different babies will have varying degrees of intolerance to protein, which often manifests as varying degrees of eczema. In severe cases, diarrhea or even bloody stools may occur. Generally, babies are only intolerant to cow's milk protein, but some babies are also intolerant to breast milk protein.

For infants at high risk of milk protein allergy who cannot be exclusively breastfed, the use of partially hydrolyzed protein formula can prevent or delay the occurrence of early atopic dermatitis and milk protein allergy in infants and young children compared with conventional cow's milk protein formula.

2. Environmental factors

Pollen, mites, dry air, etc. may all cause baby eczema, and the woolen fabrics that babies wear and even the dyes on their clothes are also closely related to the occurrence of baby eczema. Eczema may be aggravated if the baby is dressed too thickly, fed too much, or the indoor temperature is too high.

3. Emotional factors

Have parents noticed that if the baby is emotionally excited or even crying, the eczema on the body will become more obvious? That's because emotional factors can also affect baby eczema. If you are under long-term mental stress or in a bad mood, eczema will get worse and even recur.

4. Genetic factors

Almost all health problems have a genetic component, and eczema is no exception. Among allergic diseases, only eczema occurs in infancy. That is to say, if one of the parents has suffered from an allergic disease or has had eczema, the possibility of the baby developing eczema will greatly increase.

There is no medicine that can cure eczema, but there is only medicine that can control the situation. If it is not very serious, drink more boiled water and avoid heat stimulation, and it will naturally improve after one and a half years old. If your eczema is severe, you can apply an eczema cream to relieve the symptoms.