Coughing is one of the common problems that babies are prone to. If the baby coughs, the mother will be very worried. Watching the baby's little face turn red due to coughing, the mother's heart also became unhappy due to anxiety. So what should I do if my baby's cough is not good?
1、 What's wrong with a child's persistent cough
With the change of weather and the alternation of hot and cold, children are prone to catching colds and coughing due to their poor immunity. Coughing is one of the symptoms that often accompany colds. Medically speaking, coughing is a defensive reflex movement that can prevent the inhalation of foreign objects and expel phlegm. Occasional coughing in children is still beneficial for their physical health.
Usually, a child's cold lasts for 7-10 days, and coughing is often the latest symptom to disappear, even lasting for several weeks. As long as the child's coughing frequency gradually decreases, their spirit is good, their appetite is good, and they can play normally, parents should not worry. If a child has a persistent cough that persists over time and cannot be cured, most likely it is an allergic cough. Parents should take their children to the hospital for examination, identify the cause, rule out the possibility of other diseases, and prescribe the right medicine.
2、 What should I do if my child has a bad cough
If a child's cough is not good, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment to rule out whether there is inflammation, bronchitis, pneumonia or other organ diseases. It needs to be identified by professional doctors, and it is difficult for parents to judge on their own. If a child coughs and feels uncomfortable, parents can help them pat their back, which is beneficial for spitting out phlegm and making the child feel more comfortable. Parents can also make some cough relieving, light and easily digestible foods for their children to eat and supplement their energy needs.
Clap your back. When a baby coughs violently, it is best to lift them up so that their upper body is at a 45 degree angle. At the same time, gently pat the baby's back with your hand to dilute the secretions adhering to the trachea, which is conducive to coughing up.
Maintain air temperature. It is best to maintain a room temperature of around 20-26 ℃, with regular ventilation and indoor humidity of 50% -70%, which is conducive to diluting phlegm and coughing it up. If the air is too dry, phlegm will stick to the tracheal wall and be difficult to discharge.
Boil white radish in water. If a child coughs continuously for several days and finds it difficult to fall asleep at night, they can buy a few white radishes. Every night, cut half of the radish into slices and boil it with water. After the radish is cooked, filter out the water in a teacup or small bowl and drink it after it cools slightly. Coughing can be reduced. Drinking it continuously for a few days can cure the cough.
Stewed winter mushrooms with pear juice. Pears can moisten the lungs, cool the heart, reduce phlegm, and lower fire. The double stranded sugar nucleic acid in winter mushrooms can produce interferon in the human body, which can eliminate viruses in the body. The dietary therapy of "stewing winter mushrooms with pear juice" is used to prevent and treat dry cough in autumn and winter, eliminate infections, and generally takes two to three days to see results. Peel and slice 4 duck pears into juice, wash and slice 200g of winter mushrooms, add an appropriate amount of water and rock sugar to stew. After the mushrooms are cooked, divide them into two parts in the morning and evening and eat them together with the soup.
Mothers are extremely anxious about their baby's persistent cough. It is best for mothers to actively search for the specific causes of their baby's persistent cough, so that they can receive targeted treatment. It is best to cooperate with treatment and take good care of the baby during treatment, so that they can recover quickly.
