What should you do to boost your child's immunity? Shell in the treatment of children. Causes of common diseases

The child began to go to kindergarten, but spends most of the time at home - he is sick. The schoolboy does not get out of colds. “Probably weak immunity,” parents think and look for attentive doctors and suitable medicines. Pediatrician Yuri Staroverov talks in detail about "means for immunity", but first he offers to deal with the causes of frequent colds.

There are children who very often endure colds, and in many of them the diseases are of a protracted nature (3-6 weeks). Over the age of 3 years, children who have a cold more than five times are often considered ill, and over 5 years - more than four times a year. In some of these children, the intervals between diseases do not exceed 1-2 weeks. These children get sick throughout the year, regardless of the season.

The state of health of the child is often inversely proportional to the degree of his excessive care. From the first days of life, it would seem that there is everything that the baby needs. A warm apartment, no drafts, warm clothes, walks only in good weather, when it is windy we cover his face with a scarf - but he is still endlessly sick. He wet his feet a little - snot, blew from the window - coughed.

The most common cause of such diseases is the loss of the child's innate ability and readiness to adapt to changes in the natural conditions of his life.

Causes of frequent colds

The reason is the artificial creation of greenhouse conditions for the child: only inadequately warm rooms, too warm clothes, only warm water, preventing contact with air movement. But it is impossible to grow a person in an incubator all his life. Sooner or later he will get caught in the rain, get his feet wet, face the cold wind. Moreover, the later, the worse the consequences, the more likely it is that he will get sick.

Usually these are children with reduced resistance, the reasons for which are different for each child. Along with increased sensitivity to the usual effects of environmental factors, it is important hereditary predisposition. Remember, didn’t you, parents, have equally frequent diseases in childhood? If they were, then this explains a lot, but should not discourage you. If this has passed with age, it does not mean that everything will end well for your child.

Predisposition can be expressed in the form of diathesis: exudative, allergic, lymphatic. Chronic eating disorders, chronic diseases of the liver, kidneys, digestive tract, endocrine system (diabetes mellitus, obesity), diseases of the nervous system matter.

The cause of frequent morbidity may be a decrease in resistance against the background of vitamin deficiency in the body, on the background of anemia. There are many children who eat not quite rationally. For example, a child willingly eats flour products, sweets, but refuses vegetables, dairy products. After a while, it starts to get sick often. Violated vitamin balance.

Has the meaning prolonged exposure to adverse environmental factors. Let's say the family lives in an industrial area. Industrial waste, getting into the respiratory tract of a child, reduces the barrier functions of the mucous membranes and their resistance to infections. A similar mechanism of recurrence in children in families in which it is customary to smoke in the home. The child in such cases is a passive smoker.

Quite often, children who are often ill are treated with special diligence. However, taking certain medications (antibiotics, local hormonal agents) suppresses the immune response on a transmitted infection and reduces the resistance to infections in general, contributing to their recurrence. Of course, there are diseases in which the use of antibiotics is a salvation for the child. But their uncontrolled use can bring significant harm to the body.

Stress from school and kindergarten

Decreased immunity to infections is often due to psycho-emotional and physical overload and stress. Dads and moms would like to see their children in the future as outstanding personalities. However, do not try to send your child to both music and art school at the same time. The child will not stand it, while attending figure skating, tennis and a dance studio. At best, he will often get colds, at worst, neurotic reactions will appear.

Often, children often get sick when they start attending kindergarten. At the same time, parents "sin" on the conditions in the kindergarten, on the inattention of the staff. It also happens. But if only your child is often sick, then the problem is more likely in him - he is not yet ripe for being in a team. Immaturity may relate to his psychological unpreparedness for separation from the family (under stress, resistance to infections is suppressed). Or it may be related to the lack of hardening of the child. Conditions in preschool institutions, of course, are not Spartan, but they are not focused on “hothouse” children either. And finally, not all children by the age of 3 are ready to closely enter the children's team in terms of the degree of maturity of the immune system.

The immune system of children begins to actively develop after birth. In the first months of life, the child is protected from a number of infections by maternal antibodies obtained in utero from the mother. This passive immunity is supported by antibodies that the mother passes on to the child with breast milk. The baby's own immunity reaches a protective level by an average of three years. On average, but not in all children. Some a little earlier, others a little later. Therefore, you should not overestimate the protective capabilities of your child and send him to the children's team before the age of 3, but if the child is older and still gets sick in kindergarten, it is advisable to extend the home regimen for another 1 year.

How to boost immunity

Treatment of frequently ill children should be primarily aimed at eliminating external causes of reduced resistance to infections. Numerous studies have shown that the stimulation therapy, which we will talk about now, it is possible to achieve a decrease in the frequency of diseases. But if a child continues to live in an ecologically unfavorable area, if he constantly breathes polluted air, if he is overloaded at school, or if he does not develop relationships with classmates, he will begin to get sick often again.

Of great importance are the rational regime of the day and a varied diet. With frequent diseases in the child's body, the consumption of vitamins and minerals increases, which is not compensated by their content in food. Therefore, an obligatory component of the rehabilitation of frequently ill children is vitamin therapy, during which it is advisable to use multivitamin complexes enriched with trace elements.

The child's nonspecific resistance can be increased repeated courses of biostimulants: ginseng, eleutherococcus, Chinese or Far Eastern magnolia vine, leuzea, echinacea, immunal, apilactose (royal jelly of bees), apilikvirita (royal jelly with licorice), propolis (bee glue), linetol (linseed oil preparation), pantocrine (horn extract) deer).

Currently released polyvalent preparations, providing the formation of the protection of the child from a large number of pathogens of respiratory infections. These drugs include bronchomunal, IRS-19 (nasal drops), as well as combining the properties of vaccines and immunocorrector ribomunil (tablets or sachets with granules). These drugs are used for long (up to 6 months) intermittent courses. To achieve the desired effect, you need patience and diligence.

Specific vaccines have been developed to prevent some of the more severe colds. Such diseases primarily include pneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae and influenza.

The next line of treatment for frequently ill children may be the use of immunomodulators- funds that directly affect individual parts of the immune system. These agents include levamisole (decaris), prodigiosan, sodium nucleic acid, polyoxidonium, licopid, imunorix. For the same purpose, drugs derived from the thymus gland, one of the central organs of the immune system (taktivin, thymalin, thymogen) are used. Homeopathic remedies are also used to prevent colds. For example, recently the drug oscillococcinum has been popular.

In some cases, prolonged circulation of the virus in the child's body is possible. In this case, the doctor may prescribe for your child a course of antiviral drugs interferons (alfaferon, lokferon, viferon, roferon, reaferon) or agents that stimulate their formation in the body (cycloferon, amixin, ridostin, poludan).

Interference with the immune system requires caution. The choice of the drug that is optimal for your child, stimulating a specific weakened link in the immune system, the choice of treatment regimen, doses and duration of therapy courses should be made by the doctor. Your task is to be sympathetic to the need for strict implementation of his recommendations.

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Have a min baby 1.5 year old Ana every month has a cold

03/12/2018 03:43:17, NIGINA

Only polyoxidonium in this case. There were no people who took it correctly and would say that it did not help. It protects for a long time all systems from the penetration of pathogens.

10/16/2017 07:14:31, MariaEkb

It is better, of course, to go to the doctor, what age is the baby and everything else you also need to know? If you get sick every month, then of course it's not good, it's very common. And depending on how and what it hurts, just a cold? Sick for a long time? If it is expedient, then it is necessary to give something for immunity, although the attitude in society towards these drugs is ambiguous. But in our country, either everyone is “for”, or everyone is unanimously “against”, few people know how to occupy a central (read: reasonable) position. I'm not campaigning for an immunomodulator, I'm campaigning for going to the doctor. I myself began to drink polyoxidonium only after the appointment of a doctor, no-no myself. So look for a good doctor and see him.

Hardening and sports are the best.

Good afternoon please tell me what to do!!! every month he is sick with me What to give the child for immunity

10/18/2016 07:57:29, Matluba

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We are very similar! Child at home from 2 years old. There are more diagnoses than the rest of the members combined. Strongly strained the pulmonary (BPD - pneumonia or a wild cough with a small cold) and an allergy to all products in a row. 2.5 years have passed - there was a slight allergy to citrus fruits and egg white. He rarely gets sick, he goes to kindergarten for the whole day. It helped (in my opinion) summer living in the village, trips to the sea, swimming pool / river / lake (in summer, at other times of the year they were still afraid), walks (while healthy) in any (!) Weather (the main thing is that the feet do not freeze didn't get wet).

Well, ours was also sick in the kindergarten. 2 days at home - a week in the kindergarten. Only by the age of 6 began to hurt less. Last year in the kindergarten, I got sick once every couple of months, not more often. The school has gotten much better. I got sick 4-5 times a year. Globally, do nothing about it. Ensure a healthy lifestyle and wait for the immune system to mature, that is, when the child "outgrows".

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I try not to use all sorts of ferons and immunomodulators. The child's body must learn to work and fight viruses on its own. But we treat ARVI as standard - we rinse our throats, wash our nose with saline, for coughing - we have a nebulizer, usually we do inhalations with drops of Prospan, it removes sputum well and without chemistry. We soar our legs daily, if there is no high temperature. So we recover in a week maximum. And I don’t stuff pills at all, unless it’s a bacterial infection. Do not be ill!

Mine also got sick a lot in kindergarten. We walked for a week, got sick for two. We often began to walk in the fresh air, I give to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. Tea with ginger and lemon. I took her to the swimming section and give the baby bear formula immunity)) Also, three times a week, wet cleaning. Come and wash your hands

12.10.2018 12:23:28, Sansa

How to raise immunity in a teenager.. Health. Teenagers. Parenting and relationships with adolescent children How to raise immunity in a teenager. My son was very sick in childhood, then he outgrew it, and since last year, again, not a single virus has passed.

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Yes, these independent children) I have a daughter in the eighth grade. Nothing to force to eat, everything follows the figure. I have to shove vitamins, I give vitamins with sea buckthorn. Tea with ginger and honey, I say ginger liquefies fat.

Cahors (good) + honey + aloe. If you are afraid of Cahors, then you can replace it with lemon.

09/23/2016 12:43:39 PM, there is such

Children's immunity: how to strengthen it? We are in New York, at the CVS pharmacy for a 4-year-old child. American pharmacists do not use fish oil to strengthen the child's immunity, but thematic Vetoron works on the site: strengthening immunity in children and adults.

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I would definitely take the children to an immunologist, but I would advise adult family members to raise immunity with the help of biobran (a herbal drug with proven effectiveness, a doctor friend from Germany advised me and my husband at one time). Maybe it’s possible for children too - read it on the official website, but here I can’t tell, I don’t know anything about it.

yes, simple preventive measures will no longer help to cure for sure for a long time, unfortunately, forever :((
I have an immunologist in Nearmedica, if necessary, I will write in a personal with the details.
I have been treating her eldest since 10/11 years old from cytomegalovirus and EBV (Ebstein Barr virus) “accidentally” found in the analyzes, when simple colds dragged on for two / three weeks, and then the whole same bouquet turned out to be with me and my husband plus herpes .
Of the drugs, Cycloferon and Valavir tablets help for a long time, read the testimony about them in more detail. Naturally, everything is only according to the doctor's prescription and after the tests.

Child from 1 to 3. Raising a child from one to three years: hardening and development, nutrition and illness, daily routine and development of household skills. Romka and I made an appointment for an operation at the end of April. It would be necessary now to strengthen the immune system, we were even offered a diversion from the kindergarten.

How to strengthen immunity against it? My child often picks up severe intestinal infections (vomiting, diarrhea). It is transmitted by airborne droplets, as the doctors explained to me, and not through dirty hands. Other children get sick, but not as much as my daughter.

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It was dangerous for us to get sick for up to a year - bad blood tests. For every illness at home, Ksenia received Aflubin, for her illnesses - Viferon. Total for the year 2 courses and 2 very mild sores (this is compared with the girlfriends, they fell ill at the same time).
Now the blood is back to normal. I think I should leave Viferon in my first aid kit and will use it if I suspect flu. With a simple cold - I will not use it.
Viferon is a synthetic drug, an analogue of human interferons.

I fully share the opinion of your doctor. And our pediatrician adheres to it. We try to strengthen the immune system in natural ways.

And yet, these are probably already my troubles, I am very distrustful of drugs based on "live" human cultures and blood.

Very often, parents ask themselves the question: how to increase the immunity of their child? And I am no exception. As soon as the daughter went to kindergarten, the "snotty" epic began. Fortunately, she did not have anything serious, but she had a runny nose almost constantly. And, even worse, she infected her little sister. So I began to look for how to help them cope with this unpleasant phenomenon.

Now I share with you interesting methods and recipes. Go!

It is best to strengthen the immune system in a child in the summer. It takes about 2 months for the body to create a powerful barrier against infections. So the fall will be too late. Strengthening the immune system does not happen instantly. Children's immune systems are not yet fully developed, so it's up to us as adults to help our children grow up healthy.

The reasons why the activity of the child's immune system fails can be different: stress, poor living conditions, malnutrition, lack of vitamins, chronic diseases of internal organs.

The immune system can be stimulated. To this end, pediatricians recommend that mothers harden their babies, balance their diet, and give them multivitamins and immunostimulating agents in the autumn-winter period.

What determines the strength of the immune system of the child.

Why can one kid run barefoot through the puddles all day and not catch anything, while the other instantly reacts with an increase in temperature even for a short walk in wet weather? As you can see, the strength of nonspecific immunity in the first child is much higher than in the second.

Vaccination, of course, is a great thing. Thanks to her, children become immune to measles, chickenpox, whooping cough, diphtheria, some forms of hepatitis, etc. However, vaccination cannot increase nonspecific immunity. A kid can have a full set of vaccinations corresponding to his age, and at the same time suffer from tonsillitis, tracheitis, bronchitis, and otitis media every month. Unfortunately, these diseases are caused by microorganisms that are not vaccinated against.

The main factors affecting the state of nonspecific immunity of the child are as follows:

living conditions, living conditions. The poor financial situation of parents, the need for frequent changes of residence undermine children's immunity.

Psycho-emotional atmosphere in the family, preschool institution, school. If parents are not averse to drinking and loudly sorting things out in front of children, if the baby is offended in kindergarten or harassed at school, the body's resistance drops. For health, a baby needs affection, love and care of loved ones.

Nutrition quality. The daily diet of a child should include all the necessary vitamins, micro and macro elements, minerals. An unbalanced diet significantly reduces immune protection. Nutrition should be as varied as possible and consist of products of plant and animal origin.

The presence of congenital and acquired diseases. The child's immune system cannot function properly if any of its internal organs are affected by the disease. A fairly common occurrence in childhood is a weakening of the immune system due to intestinal dysbacteriosis, gastritis, biliary dyskinesia, pyelonephritis, etc.

Weak immunity in a baby should be suspected if he has a cold more than six times a year, and at the same time, the diseases occur with complications in the form of tonsillitis, pneumonia, and traditional treatment does not help well.

Ways to increase immunity in a child.

The main methods that help strengthen the immunity of the child's body are hardening, rational nutrition and the use of immunostimulating agents prescribed by a doctor.

hardening.

Tempering a child can start from birth. Dr. Komarovsky writes very well about this. The main idea is to bathe the child NOT at a temperature of 37 degrees in a small bath. And take a big bath so that the child can move freely. The water temperature is gradually reduced from 36 to 18 degrees (per degree per week). Massage before bathing. The bottom line is that the child, in order to keep warm, will actively move, spend a lot of energy. After bathing, he will not have the strength to scream, he will eat and will sleep soundly for several hours in a row, waking up only to have a snack. In this case, the body will harden, the child will not get sick from a little hypothermia. You can bathe with a special circle around the neck for babies.

Komarovsky also recommends not being afraid of drafts. On the contrary, specially create them right from birth. Then the breeze will not be terrible for your children. Another important point is to dress appropriately. According to the weather. Most parents prefer to wrap their kids up too much, which leads to overheating. And overheating is worse than a little hypothermia. To live according to the saying "Steam of bones does not ache" only to the detriment of health.

I did just that, as Dr. Komarovsky advises. And my daughter didn't get sick. Only when she went to the garden at 3.5 years old did a constant runny nose begin.

Water procedures during hardening.

I bathed her in cool water from birth. Grandma was shocked! She was born in winter, and all winter, spring slept on the balcony in the fresh air. I did not need to walk with a stroller, to freeze. A lot of the time she slept in the first months, and slept on the balcony. At home, she walked only barefoot, even in winter, even though it was cool in the apartment (about 18 degrees). I didn’t wrap her up on the street, I dressed her like myself. Sometimes even easier. Because she is actively moving, and I am standing. Moreover, the metabolism in children is much faster than in adults. They feel the temperature differently, they are hotter than us. With age, the metabolism slows down, so older people are colder than young people.

Hardening can begin at any age.

Hardening for a three-year-old baby should take place in the form of a game. You can start with morning exercises, which should be done daily after the baby wakes up. Let the child repeat simple exercises for mom or dad for 10-15 minutes, and the classes themselves should take place in a well-ventilated room.

The next stage is rubbing the limbs and the whole body with a sponge moistened with water + 22-25`C. Gradually the temperature can be reduced to +18`C. At the end of the water procedures, the baby should be wiped dry and changed into warm, dry clothes.

Balanced diet.

very important for a person. And the child still needs to grow actively. Therefore, you need to ensure that the baby receives the following vitamins and minerals with food daily:

Taking multivitamin preparations.

In childhood, there is a rapid growth of all systems and organs, so babies need much more vitamins and minerals than adults. Under adverse conditions, vitamin deficiency occurs in children much faster and more often than in their parents. So it’s not far from persistent immunodeficiency.

In any pharmacy you can find a rich selection of multivitamins from various manufacturers, both domestic and foreign. However, the child should buy only those that are adapted for children's use. And it is best to listen to the recommendations of the pediatrician in matters of choice. It is especially important to take multivitamins during those periods of the year when the body suffers most from beriberi. As a rule, it is winter and spring.

Reception of immunostimulating agents is possible with the appointment of a doctor.

How to strengthen the child's immunity. 10 folk methods.

According to the World Health Organization, children at an early age carry up to 8-10 acute respiratory viral infections per year. If the child's immune system is functioning normally, he can get sick with different types of influenza and adenovirus infection up to 4-5 times in a mild form (with a runny nose, coughing, low temperature) during the year.
The formation and development of the immune system takes place over many years, because immunological memory (not to be confused with innate immunity) is not inherited, but acquired by a person in the process of development.
Newborn babies are protected by maternal antibodies. Which ones, depends on what the mother was ill with and what vaccinations she received before pregnancy. Breastfeeding the baby, she gives him ready-made antibodies. Synthesis of own antibodies in newborns is limited.

The only way to fully protect yourself from infectious diseases is to develop your own immunity, which is formed when you encounter microorganisms. Frequent SARS in a child should in no way be considered as malfunctions of the immune system. If the child is often sick, but the disease proceeds brightly and quickly, parents should not assume that the baby has reduced immunity. You need to be wary if he suffers from diseases that turn into chronic forms.
To mobilize the body's defenses, it is necessary to use general strengthening techniques (hardening, for example) and take multivitamins. It is necessary to include rye bread, sour-milk products and legumes in the diet. It is necessary to limit the contact of the child during influenza epidemics as much as possible. You can use drugs that protect the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract (grippferon, viferon, derinat).

1. Garlic and onions, rose hips, herbs for children's immunity

Garlic and onions are very effective. These are proven folk remedies. They secrete phytoncides - substances that are deadly to many pathogenic microorganisms.

The easiest recipe:
finely chopped garlic cloves put on a saucer and placed next to the child, and a head of garlic can even be hung around the neck on a string. This year, during the flu epidemic in our garden, all the children wore such “beads” made of garlic and onions (they were put in an egg from Kinder Surprise). Luckily no one got sick.

To strengthen the immune system, give the child a rosehip decoction to drink, give lemon or honey water (1 teaspoon of lemon juice or

mix honey in a cup of boiled water).
Chamomile, lime blossom, coltsfoot, and fresh juices are very useful for recuperation.

2. Figs with milk

With frequent infectious diseases and colds, traditional medicine advises to cook 2-3 figs in milk over low heat. Let the child eat the berries and drink the milk warm.

3. Vitamin Blend

Pass through a meat grinder 1.5 cups of raisins, 1 cup of walnut kernels, 0.5 cups of almonds, the peel of 2 lemons, and squeeze the lemons themselves into the resulting mass and mix it with 0.5 cups of melted honey. Infuse the mixture for 1-2 days in a dark place and give the child 1-2 teaspoons 3 times a day an hour before meals.

4. Bran to strengthen immunity

1 tbsp wheat or rye bran, pour 1 tablespoon of water and boil, stirring, for 30-40 minutes. Then add 1 tbsp. dry crushed calendula flowers and boil for another 5 minutes. Cool, strain and add 1 tsp. honey (if not allergic to honey). Drink 1/4 tbsp. 4 times a day before meals. You can drink this drink for a long time.

5. Decoction of horsetail

1 tbsp horsetail pour st. boiling water, let it brew. Drink 30 ml 3 times a day. Such a drink can be drunk in the fall, before a flu epidemic or after an illness, to strengthen the body. This remedy perfectly strengthens weakened immunity, tones the body well. Familiarize yourself with contraindications, because. horsetail is contraindicated in those who have diseased kidneys or kidney stones.

6. Propolis tincture for immunity

To strengthen the immune system, drip the child on an empty stomach into warm milk with propolis tincture. The number of drops depends on the age of the child and on how he tolerates bee products. Children from 3 to 7 years old can be given 3-5-7 drops. Increase the quantity gradually. As a preventive measure, drink propolis for a month, then a month - a break. If the child is already sick, add the tincture to milk twice a day. You can go out (3-5 year olds) for 10 drops twice a day during illness. After recovery, give the child a tincture for another two weeks, but reduce the dose to prophylactic.

7. Cranberries with lemon will increase children's immunity

To strengthen immunity, pass 1 kg of cranberries and 2 medium-sized lemons through a meat grinder (remove the seeds), add 1 tbsp to the mass. honey, mix well. There is a mixture of 1-2 tbsp. with tea 2-3 times a day. The recipe is suitable even for children.

8. Cedar oil will strengthen the child's immunity

In order for colds to bypass you, take cedar nut oil 1/3 tsp to strengthen the body. 2-3 times a day (before meals) for a month. Watch your child's stool. If it becomes very weak, then reduce the dose.

9. Onion syrup

To raise immunity to colds, constantly take the following mixture in cold weather: Take 250 g of onions, finely chop,
drink 200 g of sugar and pour 0.5 liters of water. Cook over low heat until syrupy. Take 1 tsp. children, and 1 tbsp. l. adults 3 times a day before meals until the remedy is over. And if there is honey in the house and you are not allergic to it, you just need to mix 1 tbsp. l. onion juice with 1 tsp. honey and take 3 times a day before meals.

10. Vitamin infusion

An excellent vitamin infusion that contains the necessary substances for a weakened body. Take 2 parts of lingonberries, and nettle leaves and rose hips - 3 parts each. Grind, mix well, brew 4 teaspoons of the collection with a glass of boiling water. Leave for 3-4 hours, then strain. Drink to give the child a glass 2-3 times a day for a month, then pause for a month and start giving the infusion again. At the same time, begin to harden the child, wiping first with warm water, and then gradually reducing the temperature. After such treatment, the child will get stronger and stop getting sick.

Here are some interesting recipes from natural products. Write in the comments your recipes that helped strengthen your child's immunity. Ask questions, I'll be happy to answer! See you!

And for a snack, watch the release of the program "School of Dr. Komarovsky"! Do not get sick yourself and let your children be healthy!

Autumn is the time of the first colds, for three months of summer children are too accustomed to walking in open clothes and sunbathing. Therefore, the first colds take our children by surprise. How to increase immunity in a child - almost every parent asks this question. At the moment, about 75% of children under seven years of age have a weakened immune system, especially for residents of megacities, where natural products containing vitamins are rare. Therefore, you have to manage with pharmacy vitamins or folk remedies to increase the immunity of the child.

Let's first understand what kind of animal this is - immunity?

Immunity is the body's natural resistance to various infections. Immunity is the result of the work of the immune system, which produces many factors that block the development of infection at the earliest stage of entry into the body. There are two types of immunity: specific and non-specific. Simply put, specific is immunity developed by the body on its own, “on its own experience”, as a result of past illnesses or vaccinations. Its peculiarity is that it resists only one type of infection, which developed it.

Nonspecific immunity, on the contrary, protects the body from many nonspecific microbes (many bacterial infections caused by pathogenic microbes: otitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, pyelonephritis).

In children, the immune system is not as highly developed as in adults, and therefore they get sick more often.

What does a child's immunity depend on?

The state of internal organs. The more harmoniously the child's internal organs work, the higher his immunity. The immune system cannot develop if at least one internal organ of the baby is affected. All the forces of the body will be spent on maintaining this organ in working condition, and not on increasing immunity.

Child nutrition should bring vitamins, minerals and trace elements to his body. The lack of one or another substance undermines the protective power of immunity. High-quality nutrition is correct and varied. More cereals, vegetables, meat, poultry.

psychological atmosphere. The quality of a child's life is determined by the emotional atmosphere in the family, school, kindergarten. If the psychological state of the child is unstable, then strong immunity is out of the question. A healthy child is a child who receives the affection and love of his parents in full.

How to raise the immunity of a child without resorting to medicines?

1.Good dream. Lack of sleep undermines the immune system and affects well-being, brain and physical activity. The child should sleep at least 9-10 hours.

2. Movement is life. First of all - charging. In addition, enroll your child in the pool, in the sports section, dancing - no matter where! Active and vigorous are not afraid of any disease.

3. Make it a rule to brew at home every night Herb tea. In herbs such as, there are a lot of useful substances. Moreover, they help to normalize sleep.

4. Hiking. Fresh air while walking enriches the blood with oxygen, strengthens the nervous system, relieves stress.

5. Cold and hot shower perfectly improves blood circulation and boosts the child's immune system. Pay attention to contraindications: heart and blood diseases, high blood pressure. You should alternate a cold shower with a hot one every 10 seconds for a couple of minutes. After the procedure, you need to rub the skin red with a towel.

6. Vegetables and fruits. Every day, your child's diet should include at least one vegetable and one fruit. I think you should not repeat about the mass of vitamins and nutrients. In the cold season, increase the amount of fruit containing vitamin C (lemon,).

7. Bath and sauna(in the absence of contraindications) have long been considered a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for many diseases. The bath improves blood circulation, dilates blood vessels, which helps the body remove toxins and boost the immune system.

8. hardening. Definitely, you should start tempering a child from 3-4 years old, it's worth it. During the hardening procedures, it is necessary to strictly monitor the nutrition of the child, providing him with fresh and healthy food. For the body of a beginner walrus, hardening is stressful and it needs the strength that it takes from food in order to resist and strengthen the immune system.

Preparations to increase the immunity of children

1. Preparations of the interferon group (Viferon, Grippferon). Biologically active substances that have the ability to block the development of infections are called interferons. More often, the above-mentioned immunity preparations for children are used in the treatment of colds. It has been empirically found that the use of such drugs in the first days of the disease significantly reduces the duration of the disease, and also prevents the occurrence of complications.

2. Inducers of endogenous interferons (Anaferon, Amiksin). The presented group of drugs stimulates the production of interferons by the child's body itself. Used in the treatment of colds and viral infections. I would like to note that endogenous interferon inducers should not be taken in conjunction with interferon preparations. Taking these drugs in a healthy state will not bring any effect.

3. Preparations of bacterial origin (Biostim, Imudon, Likopid). They contain the smallest bacteria that cause infections, which in such a small amount will not harm the body, but will stimulate the child's immune system. These drugs for immunity for children increase not only local, but also general immunity. It is recommended for the treatment of acute respiratory diseases, as well as diseases of the upper respiratory tract (tonsillitis, sinusitis).

4. Herbal preparations (Immunal,). The advantage of such preparations for immunity for children is the plant base. Preventive treatment is carried out in early autumn, before the start of the school year. The duration of such treatment is no more than two months.

Take care of your children, appreciate and love them. Good luck!

The immunity of the child is what parents should first of all think about if their child is often sick. After all, being in kindergarten or school, the child may be exposed to various infections. With poor immunity, the infection quickly affects the child's body and leads to various diseases, such as a runny nose, cough, sore throat, flu, and a number of others.

To prevent this, most parents begin to stuff their child with various drugs that contain not only useful substances, but sometimes harmful dyes or other chemical compounds. Yes, in a sense they are useful, but do not forget to use folk remedies to maintain the child's immunity. After all, they are much safer and in some cases even more effective.

In order for your child to get sick less and have good immunity, you should follow five simple recommendations:

1. Regular walks. Regular walks in the fresh air are recommended every day. It is best to walk in parks or in the forest, away from highways and industrial areas.
2. Healthy sleep. Your baby needs a good night's sleep to stay alert throughout the day. It has been proven that the lack of healthy sleep significantly impairs the child's immunity.
3. We improve the diet. In order for the child to receive the necessary vitamins and minerals, you should include more various fruits and vegetables in the diet. Their natural components are easily absorbed, thereby giving the maximum benefit to the body.
4. Airing. The room in which the child is located should be regularly ventilated. It is recommended to carry out this procedure at least 2 times a day.
5. Refusal of harmful products. It is necessary to try to the maximum to exclude from the child's diet products containing dyes, preservatives, flavors and other harmful substances. Try not to accustom your child to various chips, crackers, carbonated drinks and other "healthy" products from early childhood.

Simple Exercises to Boost Immunity

Suppose that your child often suffers from angina. At the same time, he also has weak lungs and bronchi, which leads to regular inflammation and bronchitis. To avoid this, you should regularly do a few simple exercises.

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Neck warm-up

The child needs to rotate his head clockwise and counterclockwise. It is enough to do such exercises 3 times a day for 10-20 repetitions. It helps to warm up the lymph nodes behind the ears and protects them from inflammation.

Massage of the lungs and bronchi

Show your child a simple and interesting exercise that will help naturally protect the lungs and bronchi from various diseases. Teach him to lightly tap his chest while making the sounds "a", "o" and "u".

If you do everything right and present it, for example, as a game, then the child will even like this self-massage.

Exercise "Pose of a lion"

The child needs to try to reach the chin with the tip of the tongue for 5-10 seconds. This exercise improves blood circulation of the tongue and pharynx, while resorption of traffic jams occurs, on which pathogens that cause sore throats and other diseases can accumulate.

Nutrition to strengthen immunity

In order for your child's immune system to function well, he must eat properly and get 3 main components from food:

• Proteins;
• Vitamins (A, B, C, E);
• Minerals: iron, magnesium, zinc and copper.

Consider several types of products that contain the necessary components to strengthen the child's immunity:

• Protein. The main suppliers of protein are: meat, fish, legumes, milk and dairy products;
• Vitamin A - broccoli, green onions, parsley, peppers, pumpkin, apricot, tomatoes, dill, butter, peach, melon;
• B vitamins- nuts, potatoes, buckwheat, offal, dried fruits, cabbage, eggs, beef, corn, turkey, cherries, strawberries, lemon;
• Vitamin C- blackcurrant, citrus fruits, parsley, sweet pepper, red cabbage, cauliflower, beets, garlic, spinach, green peas, sorrel, tomato juice;
• Vitamin E- soybean oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, walnuts, hazelnuts, soybeans, cashews, oatmeal, beans, pasta, bananas, carrots;
• Iron- liver (beef, pork and chicken), seafood (shrimp, mussels, canned fish), chicken eggs, legumes, rye bread, corn, parsley, plum and tomato juices;
• Magnesium - wheat bran, cocoa, dark chocolate, cashews, buckwheat, soybeans, rice (not polished), oatmeal, spinach, chicken eggs;
• Zinc - pork, beef, chicken, lamb, pine nuts, processed cheese, peanuts, beans, peas, buckwheat, barley groats, oatmeal, turkey and duck meat;
• Copper - liver, peanuts, hazelnuts, shrimp, peas, pasta, lentils, buckwheat, rice, wheat, pistachios, oatmeal, beans, octopus.

Parents should pay special attention to the condition of the gastrointestinal tract of their child. Because in the intestine there is a stimulation of the synthesis of immunoglobulin. In addition, improper bowel function leads to poor absorption of nutrients.

For the normal functioning of the intestines, fermented milk products and food that contains a large amount of fiber must be present in the child's diet.

Massages to strengthen the child's immunity

A great option to strengthen your child's immunity would be massage. There are a large number of them. We will tell you about two simple but effective ways.

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For it, you will need medium-sized rounded sea pebbles. Heat some water and add 1 teaspoon of sea salt and 0.5 teaspoon of vinegar to it for 1 liter. Moisten the prepared pebbles with this solution. Spread a towel on the floor and place stones moistened with a warm solution on it.

The child needs to walk barefoot on sea pebbles for about 3-5 minutes. It is advisable to repeat the procedure 2-3 times a day. Such a "marine" foot massage will improve the body's defenses against the common cold, cough, sore throat and a number of other colds.

Foot massage with oils

For this massage we need the following components:

• 5 drops of eucalyptus oil;
• 5 drops of tea tree oil;
• 5 drops of lemon tree oil;
• 30 ml of any carrier oil.

We mix all the ingredients and with light movements of the hands begin to rub the mixture into the child's feet. Thus, the massage should be carried out for 3-5 minutes. 1-2 such procedures per day will be just right. It is best to carry them out after bathing the child.

Hardening is one of the most important ways to improve the child's immunity. But it is worth understanding that hardening must be approached carefully and gradually. We have a detailed article about hardening preschool children, which we recommend that you read.

Folk medicines to improve immunity

Traditional medicines have always been and will be one of the most popular treatments for various diseases. Even most doctors at the reception recommend using various traditional medicines in addition to medicines.

Consider some of the most common folk remedies for treating and improving the immunity of children and adults.

Delicious Immune System Boosting Blend

To prepare it, we need:

• 1 cup shelled walnuts;
• 5 cups of almonds;
• 5 cups raisins;
• 2 lemons;
• 5 cups melted honey

The recipe is very simple. We pass through the meat grinder all the ingredients, including lemons (along with the peel). Add melted honey to the resulting porridge-like mixture and mix until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Transfer the mixture to a jar and store in the refrigerator.

We give it to the child 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. Recommended for children 2 years and older. This delicious mixture is used not only to improve immunity, but also to treat many colds.

Egg shells to strengthen the immune system

Eggshell is a great tool to help strengthen the immune system. After all, it contains minerals that stimulate the production of lymphocytes in the human bone marrow.

It is recommended to use shells only from domestic eggs that you are sure of. We wash the shell well from various contaminants. We place in a small saucepan with water, put on fire and boil for 5-10 minutes to be sure that there are no various bacteria. Then let the shell cool and dry completely. Then, using a mortar or coffee grinder, turn it into a powder.

The resulting powder should be given to children 2-3 times a day at the tip of a teaspoon with water. You can also add it to food if the child refuses direct use.

Another good option for improving immunity would be a tincture of pine needles. To prepare, take 2 tablespoons of coniferous needles, put in a saucepan and pour 0.5 liters of water. Bring to a boil over low heat and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Then turn off the fire and set aside to infuse for 2-3 hours. Next, dissolve a tablespoon of honey in the tincture and everything is ready for use.

As we said earlier, a weakened immune system can be associated with problems in the intestines. If symptoms of dysbacteriosis or constipation are observed, then a decoction of oats will help.

To prepare it, we need 100 grams of oats and 1.5 liters of water. Pour thoroughly washed oats with 1.5 liters of water and leave to infuse overnight. In the morning we put the whole thing on low heat and cook for 1.5 hours. Next, we filter everything through cheesecloth, squeeze and remove the oatmeal cake.

1. Children 6 to 12 months - 1 teaspoon per day;
2. From 1 to 3 years - 2 tablespoons per day;
3. Over 3 years - 100 grams per day.

This medicine is stored in the refrigerator for no more than two days. It is recommended to carry out a course of treatment within 1 month. Excess broth should not be poured out, it is better to use it for adults. It will help to improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, help restore the liver and improve the overall condition of the skin.

Cranberry and lemon

For this tool we need:

• 1 lemon;
• 5 kilograms of cranberries;
• 1 tablespoon honey.

Grind the lemon with the peel and cranberries through a meat grinder, add honey and mix until smooth. If you are allergic to honey, you can replace it with sugar. We store the mixture in the refrigerator and use 1-2 tablespoons 2-3 times a day, depending on age.

propolis extract

To strengthen the immune system, it is recommended to use propolis extract. It is advisable to give the child 1 time in the morning on an empty stomach. For children over 3 years old, add 3-5 drops of the extract to 100 grams of milk or water. This method is not recommended for children under 3 years of age.

Such prophylaxis is carried out for a month, after which you should take at least a month break.

Remember that good immunity of your child is the key to his health. After all, you will not be able to constantly control the child and must be sure that he will not be afraid of any infection.

For nine months, the child was completely protected from all kinds of negative manifestations of the outside world. Developing in the belly of the future mother, he received all the vitamins and minerals necessary for growth. Already there, immunity began to form in him, taking the genes of his parents as a basis. But then the baby was born, breathed air with his tiny lungs and was instantly attacked by microorganisms, not all of which are harmless. And if in the first hours and days the little one is in a relatively sterile maternity hospital, then later, when happy mom and dad brought him home, the danger increases significantly. It is absolutely impossible to completely eliminate it, and this is not required, because raising a child in greenhouse conditions means dooming him to inferior development.

A growing organism needs stresses and relative inconveniences in order for it to learn how to deal with them. It is only necessary to ensure that they are beneficial, and not cause diseases. Although no one will ever be insured against the latter.

For the first six months of life, the baby, eating mother's milk, continues to receive everything that is needed. But already at this time, parents are obliged to take some steps and actions to strengthen the immunity of their child. The room must be kept clean. The peanut should be more in the fresh air. Mandatory daily bathing and special physical exercises for newborns. Careful bending of the arms and legs, massage of the tummy and back, massage of the heels.

The normal mode of the day, when the child is not too tired and sleeps well. All this helps the baby quickly adapt to external stimuli and enter this rather dangerous world fully armed.

Tempering a child - strengthening immunity

And now your child is three years old. He is cheerful, active, he has favorite activities and eating habits that do not always correspond to the right diet. On a walk, he communicates with his peers with pleasure and curiosity, he always strives to pick up something bright from the ground and stroke the neighbor's dog. Yes, it's time for kindergarten. It is better to start preparing for this difficult time in advance.

At this age, the list of folk remedies to strengthen children's immunity is not yet very diverse. It is still too early to use various decoctions and herbal tinctures - after all, the baby's gastrointestinal tract is not yet able to cope with such unusual ingredients. But there are other very effective ways.

• First up is hardening. Just do not immediately shove the child under a cold shower or dip into the hole. You need to start with rubbing with a damp, slightly cool towel, gradually lowering the temperature, and only then proceed to dousing the legs and the whole body. The main principle of hardening is its systematic and constancy. In this case, the body will not only learn to fight the cold, but also develop the necessary protective mechanisms for certain groups of viral diseases such as acute respiratory infections, influenza and tonsillitis.
• It is also very useful to rinse the mouth and gymnastics of the tongue. It is necessary to rinse every morning, for example, while brushing your teeth, with cool and slightly salted water. And gymnastics can be done in the form of a game. Arrange a competition who will reach the tongue to the chin. Exercise helps to improve blood flow and relieves plugs from the tonsils, which pathogenic microbes love to sit on.
• And, of course, as much fresh air as possible. Ventilate the apartment periodically, and go out for a walk without wrapping yourself up too much. On the street, in no case do not stand in one place. Play, swing on a swing, ride a slide and so on.

How to strengthen the child's immunity before school

Strengthening the immunity of the child - hardening of the throat

At the age of seven, the child must be prepared for school. It is not easy to buy notebooks, textbooks, pencils, pens and take measurements for sewing a school uniform. But once again strengthen the immune system. In elementary school, contact with other children will be much more numerous than in kindergarten. At the break, when children who have been sitting up and bored for the lesson run out of all the classes with screams and noise, there is not only a mixture of teams that will quickly take their places with the call for the next lesson. Everything is mixed. One of the children coughed or sneezed at one end of the recreation, and in a few seconds the microbes flew around all the nooks and crannies. The possibility of catching an infection increases several times. We must anticipate this and take action ahead of time.

Hardening, gymnastics, fresh air - this has not been canceled. But there is an opportunity to strengthen the immune system and other folk remedies. A child at this age already calmly tolerates any kind of food, and it is with them that the body receives the most important and necessary nutrients for health. The gastrointestinal tract has strengthened enough to respond correctly to decoctions, tinctures, vitamin compotes, and this is a real storehouse of vitamins, trace elements and minerals.

However, let me start with ice cream. There is not a single child, and, perhaps, even an adult who would not love this wonderful delicacy. But few people know that it can be used not only as a dessert or refreshment on a hot summer day, but also as a means of hardening the throat. This should be done without fanaticism, in small portions, otherwise there is a big risk of getting a sore throat instead of strengthening the pharynx.

Fermented milk products must be present in the child's diet. At least once a day you need:

• a glass of kefir,
• a few tablespoons of yogurt
• cottage cheese.

They stimulate and have a very positive effect on the digestive system, and it is one of the main builders of immunity.

In general, the menu should include a variety of products. Meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, cereals. It helps to balance the body's defense mechanisms across the board. Some parents, who consider themselves modern and advanced, focus on patented vitamin complexes and homeopathic remedies bought at a pharmacy. There are no contraindications to this, and if they really help the child, they are only welcome. But the same necessary substances can also be obtained from the use of old, time-tested folk remedies. Moreover, it is not only useful, but in the vast majority of cases it is very tasty.

Decoctions, tinctures, juices and compotes for raising immunity in children

Folk remedies for raising the immunity of a child - dried fruit compote

On a hot summer day, a child, having run into the street with friends, comes home tired, satisfied, and, having washed his hands, runs to the kitchen to drink. This is where the moment arises when, instead of ordinary water, give a pre-prepared compote of fruits and berries, freshly squeezed juice or herbal decoction. They quench thirst several times better, and at the same time deliver a whole bunch of all the most useful things to a growing organism.

This is in the summer, when there is no shortage of fresh vegetables, fruits, berries and herbs by definition. But in winter and spring in the garden you can’t pick an apple, or a cherry, or a currant, and herbs in the forest rest under a thick layer of snow. You should not despair. In this difficult time, dangerous with beriberi, dried fruits and pharmacy herbal preparations will come to the rescue if you yourself, for one reason or another, could not stock them up.

It is worth giving a few simple, but very effective recipes for such drinks, which have a beneficial effect on strengthening in children of all ages.

Herbal decoctions and tinctures

• Rosehip infusion, rich in many useful substances, but most of all contains ascorbic acid, which in turn is a very effective tool in the prevention of infectious diseases. You can cook in two ways. Steam a certain amount of berries in a thermos and let it brew for 10 hours. If the taste is too saturated, dilute with boiled water. The second method is faster, but entails some loss of vitamins. 200 grams of berries, whole or chopped, are dipped in a liter of boiling water, boiled for 10 minutes and then allowed to brew for 3 hours. Give the child to drink 1-2 times a day, not less than half a glass. Since the drink does not contain any honey or sugar, it is perfectly tolerated even by allergy sufferers.
• chamomile tea, as well as a decoction of horsetail are prepared in the same way. A teaspoon of raw materials per glass of boiling water. Very good remedy for colds.
• aloe juice. In its pure form, drinking it, to put it mildly, is not very pleasant, since its taste is bitter. Therefore, children can prepare a tincture according to the following recipe. Pass through a blender or meat grinder 100 grams of peeled aloe leaves and 500 grams of walnuts. Squeeze the juice of 3 lemons into the resulting mixture and add 300 grams of honey. Take a teaspoon 2-3 times a day about half an hour before meals. It is worth paying attention to the presence of honey, which is not suitable for everyone.

Dried fruit compotes

Dried fruit compotes can be very different. Apple with dried apricots, prunes with peach, pear with raisins. Or a mix of all of the above fruits. Wash dried fruits thoroughly, let them soak for 10-20 minutes in water so that they swell, throw in a pot of boiling water and cook for 20 to 30 minutes. Cool down and drink. There are more than enough vitamins and microelements in such compotes to stimulate the body to strengthen the immune system.

Along with compotes, you can drink freshly squeezed juices: it’s not worth spreading much here - their benefits have been proven for a long time and are known to everyone.

Strengthened folk remedies for raising immunity in children

Strengthen the child's immunity - fish oil

The most famous is everyone's "favorite" fish oil. One of the best immunomodulators, rich in vitamins A and D and fatty acids. Strengthens not only the immune system, but also has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the brain.

• Eleutherococcus is a plant that reduces the risk of infectious diseases by 2-3 times. A small side effect - increases activity, which not all parents like.
• Mumiyo, a natural mountain resin, is an effective remedy not only for strengthening the immune system, but also against allergies.
• Echinacea - fights infections and inflammation.

These funds must be used with caution and follow the main rule: 1 drop per year of age. You can add to the same compotes, juices, tea.

All of the above remedies are good helpers in strengthening the immune system of the child. However, the main thing that parents should remember is that children should not grow up in greenhouse conditions. At the first suspicious cough, it is not necessary to wrap the child in warm blankets, deprive him of walks in the fresh air and stuff him with medicines. It will be much more productive to do physical education with your baby, outdoor games, hiking in the forest for mushrooms and berries. Proper strengthening of the immune system is as important as teaching your child to read, write and have an opinion.