Treatment for Children With Allergies

How your pediatricians in Pleasanton, and San Ramon, CA, can help your child get relief from allergies.

If your child suffers from allergies, they can make your child miserable. Allergic symptoms can happen only during spring and summer, or they can occur all year long. Fortunately, your pediatrician can test your child for allergies and offer several options for relief.

The pediatricians at Tri-Valley Pediatrics offer a wide range of children’s medical services, including allergy testing and treatment. They have two convenient office locations in Pleasanton, and San Ramon, CA, to help your child get relief from allergies.

When your child has an allergic response, it means your child has been exposed to an allergen, a substance your child is allergic to.

Common seasonal allergies happen during spring and summer, when pollens are plentiful. Common seasonal allergies include:

• Grasses and trees
• Plant and flower pollens

There are other allergens that your child may be exposed to all year long. These include:

• Pet hair and dander
• Dust mites and mold
• Peanuts, shellfish, and dairy

Allergy signs and symptoms can range from watery eyes, runny nose, and sneezing, to a severe reaction where your child has breathing problems. In fact, the most severe form of allergic response is anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening.

The first step in allergy treatment is testing, to find out what your child is allergic to. The most common allergy testing is with a skin test, where a small amount of allergen is placed just under the skin. If your child develops redness, itching, or a raised bump around the injection site, your child is allergic to that substance.

Avoidance of the allergen is the best idea, but that’s not always possible. Your pediatrician can offer several options to treat allergies, including:

• Prescription-strength antihistamine medications
• Prescription-strength decongestant medications
• Nasal sprays containing steroids
• Sublingual immunotherapy
• Allergy shots 

To find out more about the signs, symptoms, testing, and treatment of children’s allergies, call the pediatricians at Tri-Valley Pediatrics. You can reach them in Pleasanton, CA, by calling (925) 460-8444, or in San Ramon, CA, by calling (925) 380-6230, so call today.