Tips To Manage Your Childs Allergies This Season

Allergies can affect everyone differently, they can impact how well your child sleeps at night, their ability to play, and many other aspects of their daily life. But allergies can be controlled with the help of your Alexandria, VA, pediatricians at West End Pediatrics, Dr. Lisa Rainey, and Dr. Perdita Taylor-Zapata.

What's an Allergic Reaction?

The immune system has an important job, to protect the host body against foreign invaders. But the immune system of those who suffer from allergies can be triggered by normally benign substances that don't affect most other people at all. The problem is how the immune system can not just simply trigger, but it can overreact when it comes in contact with these substances, and it's this overreaction that causes many common allergy symptoms.

What Causes Allergic Reactions?

There can be a number of allergens that can cause an allergic reaction, but everybody is different, so it's important to visit your child's pediatrician to better be able to determine what these possible triggers are and how to avoid them. Some of the most common can include different foods, pet dander, and pollen, among many others.

What Are the Symptoms of an Allergic Reaction?

Symptoms of these allergens are just as varied but can include a runny nose, itchy throat, and swollen eyes. But if the allergen affects the skin it can cause dry, red, scaly patches. When allergens affect your child's breathing they can result in shortness of breath, and wheezing, and can make your child tire more quickly.

Allergies Treatment in Alexandria, VA

Your pediatrician can help you determine what the potential triggers are for your child and how to best avoid them, and they can also prescribe medication that can lessen the impact of allergy symptoms.

If your child struggles with allergies you can dial (703) 823-7400 to schedule a visit with Dr. Rainey and Dr. Taylor-Zapata of West End Pediatrics in Alexandria, VA.