When a baby has a cold, parents are very anxious. But I feel helpless because I don't know what type of cold the baby is suffering from. For example, what is a cold caused by wind heat. Let's take a look at the symptoms of wind heat and cold.
Wind heat cold is caused by wind heat invading the surface and losing lung qi. Simply put, it is mainly due to external evil energy attacking our lungs, causing disharmony on the stomach surface and loss of lung qi in the body. The cause is usually constipation, often belonging to Yangming meridian syndrome. The usual situation is that after two days of constipation, there is a sore throat for one or two days, and then symptoms of a cold appear, which is called a wind heat cold (or an external heat pathogen that first invades the lungs). Generally speaking, wind heat cold has the following symptoms:
1. Headache, severe fever, some sensitivity to cold, but not very obvious
2. The throat is sore, itchy, red, and dry, usually painful before the onset of a cold. The phlegm is usually thick and yellow or black in color
3. Blocked nose with thick and turbid nasal discharge, usually yellow in color, and a heavy cough
4. The tongue coating is slightly yellow, but it may also be white, and the tongue body is usually quite red
5. Constipation, body heat, thirst, and restlessness
6. Pulse faster than normal
When a baby develops wind heat and cold, it is best to take the baby to the hospital to consult a doctor and consider the treatment comprehensively based on the doctor's opinion.
False diagnosis of wind heat cold should be mainly treated with clearing heat and detoxifying, and clearing the surface with a refreshing and cooling effect. Here are some recommended dietary therapy methods for everyone:
1. Drink plenty of water. Drinking water can accelerate the elimination of viruses, preferably plain water. If you can't drink it, you can add juice or tea to adjust the taste.
2. The diet should be light, and you can drink radish soup or pear soup.
3. Soup: Silver flower, Forsythia suspensa, bamboo leaves, catnip, fermented black beans, mint
4. When the throat itches and hurts at the beginning of a cold, immediately rinse your mouth and throat with concentrated salt water every 10 minutes. More than 10 times can take effect.
5. Drink chicken soup. Chicken soup can alleviate symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose during a cold, and has a good effect on clearing respiratory viruses. Drinking chicken soup regularly can enhance the body's natural resistance and prevent the occurrence of colds.
Finally, if the above methods are ineffective, medication may be considered. Medications should use spicy, cool, and detoxifying drugs that clear heat and promote lung function, such as some heat clearing cold tablets or detoxification pills.
