Pets, smoke, or certain plants may be known trigger the symptoms. In other cases certain seasons may be typically bad for the child. Often times it s this predictable quality of allergies that helps parents tell them apart from colds and flu. If a child goes outside and plays in newly cut grass, only to return with a runny nose and cough, one suspects allergies. Likewise, if every Spring brings cough and drainage, allergies are again a good possibility.
Children can receive allergy testing, but the tests have some drawbacks.
Chief among them is the possibility of discovering the child is allergic to a food or substance that has never been noticed to cause any noticeable discomfort. There are a variety of effective allergy treatments. In some cases it may be as simple as avoiding the cause. Pediatricians can prescribe a number of advanced antihistamines to help control allergies. Advanced antihistamines are available for children ages two and up.