Why do acne appear on a child’s buttocks?

Acne gives children not only cosmetic problems, but can also be quite painful. We are talking about acne in a rather piquant place - on the buttocks. Why do children have pimples in such an inconvenient place and what to do, we will tell in this material.

Acne on the priest in children of different ages appear under the influence of various causes. In the newborn, they are usually associated with hormonal processes. A child in the neonatal period receives a large portion of maternal sex hormones, they cause an obstruction of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles, followed by their inflammation. In children of the first months of life, pimples appear on the pope infrequently. Usually, acne in babies is localized on the head and face.

Children of younger preschool and school age may suffer from acne on the buttocks for other reasons. Pore ​​closure may occur. due to inadequate hygiene. Dead cells in the epithelium are usually peeled off and self-removed. But if a child suffers from excessive production of sebum, he has oily skin, then exfoliation may be difficult. Accumulated dead cells cause pore obstruction, inflammation develops with the addition of a bacterial infection.

On the appearance of acne on the priest in a child affects the lifestyle of the baby. If physical activity is not enough, if the child spends most of his free time sitting, then the risk of various rashes on the “fifth point” increases.

This means that the protection of the epidermis on the pope is reduced. Any aggressive exposure from the outside can lead to local inflammation - acne.

Hormonal imbalance quite often causes acne on the buttocks during adolescence. Under the influence of enormous doses of sex hormones, which are synthesized in the body of a teenager, the sebaceous glands work more actively, the blockage of pores occurs faster. Kids love to sit on the pope. And they try to sit down everywhere - on the floor in the sandbox. This often leads to the so-called cold pimples and acne, associated with local hypothermia skin.

Acne and acne on the buttocks can appear as a result of metabolic disorders. If a child eats the wrong and unbalanced diet, there is a lot of fat and carbohydrates in its diet, then the secretory functions of the skin change, and the subcutaneous fat becomes more dense and viscous, which leads to clogged pores.

There are several types of acne that can occur on the buttocks:

• Wen. These are white and yellow subcutaneous formations that are not burdened by a purulent process.
• Papules Dense reddish protruding nodules with no signs of suppuration.
• Pustules These are purulent acne.

Also, acne is localized, isolated and spilled - when the rash spreads over a large surface of the skin. Deep purulent pustules can be complicated and become boils. Superficial acne is rarely complicated by deep inflammatory processes.

It is worth noting that acne and blistering on the bottom can also appear in some diseases:

• Herpetic infection. The area of ​​the buttocks, anus, genitals usually affects the herpes virus of the second type.Genital herpes is manifested by a small red rash with pronounced blisters filled not with pus, but with serous fluid. Such an infectious rash itches, itches, gives the child pronounced pain.
• Allergic reaction. With diaper dermatitis, small boys and girls may have pimples under the diaper. They are caused by exposure to chemicals found in urine and feces. With other species allergic dermatitis pimples will be spread to other parts of the body, not limited to buttocks. An allergic rash differs from acne (acne) in that it does not have purulent "heads"; it looks like large red spots consisting of small red pimples without visible filling.

• Viral infectious disease. When chicken pox, rozeole and other childhood diseases that are manifested by skin rashes, the rash has a large area of ​​spread, not a single virus affects only the baby's ass. Other symptoms of the disease are also necessarily present - nausea, fever, muscle aches, respiratory symptoms - runny nose or cough.
• Avitaminosis. With chronic shortage of vitamins and trace elements necessary for normal growth and development of the child, pimples can appear in various parts of the body, butt is no exception. Such a rash is quite painful, often complicated by bacterial infection, which is manifested in the gradual suppuration of papules and turning them into pustules.

It should be remembered that acne on the buttocks can not be cured with baby powder and baby cream. These care products are good only for diaper rash, however, they significantly complicate the treatment of acne. Also, acne can not squeeze. This will cause severe pain to the child and increase the likelihood of bacterial infection of the wound left after squeezing.

Pustules and rashes on the intimate part of the body require delicate and comprehensive treatment. First of all, it is necessary to completely exclude the child from wearing synthetic underwear. This is especially true for teenage girls who, in pursuit of fashion trends, dress in narrow synthetic panties and refuse to accept normal underwear made from natural fabrics. Panties, pajamas and bedding must be sewn from natural fabrics.

For babies with a delicate problem of acne on the buttocks, it is worth buying only white cotton panties and T-shirts, without textile dyes that can irritate the skin and increase the likelihood of developing inflammation. For infants, you should choose high-quality and hypo-allergenic diapers.

With the permission of the pediatrician, the child should begin to give vitamin complexes permitted by age. To solve skin problems requires high content of vitamins A, E, C, as well as calcium and magnesium in them. Fresh fruits and vegetables, lean fish and meat, dairy products should be included in the child’s diet. Pastries made from yeast dough, sweets, fatty and fried foods, pickled foods, smoked fish and meat, butter, lard and whole fast food are banned.

The baby should move more. If earlier he didn’t go in for sports and rarely walked, it’s time to start visiting the section, go skiing with the whole family at the weekend, or in the extreme case just make a short leisurely walk around the house before going to bed.

While bathing you should avoid getting on the acne detergents, the ass should be washed with a soft sponge or hand.

With painful purulent pimples on the buttocks, you can use zinc ointment and salicylic alcohol. Alcohol solution slightly rub the affected skin, and ointment sparsely grease the acne. You should not do this in children under one year old; it is undesirable to impose drugs on acne. Zinc ointment is used 1-2 times a day.

Among the drugs that show a fairly quick and effective result for acne on the priest, we can note the cream "Zenerit". It has both zinc and antibiotic. Apply it to acne should be no more than 2 times a day, the skin should be clean. Usually "Zener" is recommended for children with severe pustular skin lesions. Another drug that can be applied to acne - Skinoren.

Dermatologists warn adolescent girls against the use of various scrubs in the field of priests, you should not also make compresses and alcohol lotions. Despite the abundance of popular councils “to anoint with iodine so that everything goes away”, it is not worth using alcohol-based antiseptics and alcohol-free. Iodine, brilliant green - a good tool, but not applicable to acne.

A child of any age who is not prone to allergies will benefit bath with a decoction of chamomile or train. Adolescents can be added to the water celandine and decoction of birch leaves. If a child visits the pool, where there is contact with chlorine, which disinfect water, then you should take a shower after each workout, not allowing a long presence of aggressive substances on the sensitive skin of the buttocks. Purulent pimples on the priest, which "broke through", as well as acne, the integrity of which the child has violated, for example, by rubbing with clothes or combing, can be powdered «Baneocin». This will have an antimicrobial effect and protect the wound from the penetration of pathogens.

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