Babies have weaker resistance than adults, so they are prone to illness. When a baby falls ill, parents have the most headache, as they have to expend a lot of energy every time they take care of the baby. Watching a baby get sick and feel uncomfortable, as parents, their psychology can also be particularly uncomfortable. When a baby falls ill, it is important to seek timely treatment to prevent the condition from worsening. So, should babies take medication for dry cough without other symptoms?
Whether a baby needs to take medication after a dry cough depends on whether the condition is severe. If the cough is mild, there is no need to rush to give medication. You can give the baby more warm water or freshly squeezed fruit juice to relieve the discomfort caused by dry cough. After a baby falls ill, it is important not to administer medication indiscriminately. After all, medication is three parts toxic. It is necessary to choose medication based on the baby's condition and use it under the guidance of a doctor.
A dry cough in a baby is definitely caused by an itchy throat or dry respiratory tract, so parents use steam to help alleviate the symptoms. And put a humidifier indoors. If there is no humidifier, you can put a basin of water indoors to increase the humidity and help relieve dry cough in babies.
After a baby has a dry cough, it is important to pay attention to dietary adjustments and encourage them to eat more cough relieving and lung moistening fruits, such as loquat, pear, grapefruit, etc. It can be eaten directly for babies, or pears and loquats can be boiled into sugar water for babies to drink. To increase the taste, a little rock sugar can be added appropriately, which will also have a better cough stopping effect.
