The hallmarks of allergy season can be miserable, and it’s even worse to see your child suffer from allergies. Even though allergies can’t be cured, our pediatric specialists offer steps to help reduce your child’s symptoms and help them feel better. Knowing your child’s trigger seasons, reducing the chance of an allergy attack, and treating symptoms when they happen are the best measures you can provide to prepare in advance and reduce your child’s suffering from allergies.
Seasonal Allergies and Its Symptoms
Seasonal allergies are often caused by plant pollen. Different plants release pollen at different times of the year, meaning your child’s allergies depend on what type of plant pollen is causing your child’s symptoms. Because their allergies depend on the season and type of plant pollen, it’s important to know what type of pollen is affecting your child. When you speak with our pediatricians, we can perform allergy tests to determine the type of pollen affecting them and plan ahead.
Once our team has determined the types of pollen that causing your child’s allergies, knowing what type can allow us to help you prepare in advance to help minimize their symptoms. Allergy attacks are reactions in the immune system, causing false alarms that cause the body to defend itself against pollen, dust, and mold. While allergens are harmless, those with allergies will experience symptoms, including:
- Red, watery, itchy eyes
- Stuffy, runny, nose
- Sneezing
- Red, itchy, dry skin
- Shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing
- Hives and itchy welts
Managing Allergies and Treating Symptoms
Through our team at Rose Creek Pediatrics, we will work with you and your child to provide natural, effective allergy treatments to ease their symptoms. Our treatment plans will help prepare you for allergy attacks, create measures to help reduce the likelihood of an allergy attack and provide medications to control your child’s symptoms. Our team can help determine the right medication choices and doses for your child and refer you to specialists for further advice. By working with our pediatric team, we can help you by:
- Diagnosing Your Child’s Allergies: Our diagnostic tests, including blood tests, skin tests, and challenge tests, can help determine the type of pollen causing your child’s allergy attacks and the season that your child’s allergies occur most often in.
- Minimizing Allergy Attacks: We also work to provide preventative measures to negate these attacks, including at-home advice, travel recommendations, and preventative plans for your child’s teachers and coaches in cases of an allergy attack.
- Treating Allergy Symptoms: Through us, we will provide effective allergy treatments to ease their symptoms, including nasal salines, eye drops, and allergy medications for long-term management.
With these methods, our pediatricians at Rose Creek Pediatrics can help determine the right treatments for your child and help reduce their symptoms. For more information about our allergy treatments and other services, contact us today by calling 801-446-0102 or by visiting our office in Riverton, UT, to learn about how we work to provide your child a healthier life.
