What is a good way to give medicine to children?

Many children in their early childhood will develop diseases due to many factors. When a disease occurs, it must be treated in time, but many children are very afraid of taking medicine. Many mothers don’t know how to deal with the problem that their children don’t take medicine, and they don’t know many ways to get their children to take medicine. So, what is a good way to give children medicine?

First, what is a good way to give medicine to children? Children often refuse to take medicine when they are sick, because most medicines, whether Chinese or Western, have bitter or other strange tastes. Parents and elders are often very upset about this matter, and even at a loss as to what to do. Some people use tough measures, with several people grabbing the child's hands, feet, and head, while one person pinches the child's nose and opens the child's mouth to force-feed the child. In fact, this method is very bad. Be careful when giving medicine to children. Choose a good dosage form that is easy for children to accept. It is best for children to take medicine in liquid form, such as water, emulsion, etc. If it is a tablet or pill, it needs to be ground into powder. If it is a capsule, the capsule needs to be removed and its contents poured out. Mix it with sugar water, juice, milk, soy milk or other delicious drinks and feed it to your child. In this way, children are happy to accept it.

Second, bitter medicines can be mixed with glucose powder or white sugar. After feeding the child, feed him sugar water to wash away the medicine powder stuck in his mouth. Or wrap it with tofu skin or porridge skin and let the child swallow it when he is not paying attention. Or put a thin layer of jam in a small spoon, sprinkle a layer of medicine powder, and finally cover it with a layer of jam and let the child swallow it. When a child refuses to take medicine and must be force-fed, a clever method should be used: press the child's cheeks tightly with your thumb and index finger to open his mouth, quickly put the medicine spoon into his mouth, place the tip of the spoon against the back of the tongue, pour out the medicine, and the child will swallow the medicine by swallowing.

What is a good way to give medicine to children? Children who have difficulty accepting medicine should not be allowed to see or know that they are being given medicine before it is given. Give the medicine along with food or drink when the patient is least prepared. When giving medicine, it is best for the child to be on an empty stomach, because the child will not want to eat after being full. If force-fed, it may cause nausea and vomiting of the medicine and food in the stomach. For older children, you should reason with them and encourage them to take their own medicine. Immediately after taking the medicine, give him drinks, candies and cakes, and praise him. Before taking the medicine, you must eliminate the child's fear of taking the medicine in order to gain the child's cooperation.

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