Green runny nose in child

Babies often have many problems, including green and thick nasal discharge. This situation should be taken seriously because there are many reasons for this situation, including colds, which can be caused by some viruses. Children's green and thick nasal discharge can be solved in many ways. So what should we do if children have green and thick nasal discharge?

Is it a wind-heat cold if the baby has yellow-green nasal discharge? This situation can be determined as a bacterial upper respiratory tract infection, and antibiotics need to be added, such as roxithromycin.

The clinical symptoms of a baby's cold vary in severity. Mild cases include low fever, nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, mild cough, mild vomiting or diarrhea, etc. The baby's mental state is good, the throat is slightly red, the nasal mucosa is congested and edematous, the secretions increase, and the submandibular or cervical lymph nodes may be slightly swollen. In severe cases, the body temperature is high, often above 39.0℃, and there are symptoms such as weakness, coughing, headache, vomiting, sore throat, chills, fatigue, and decreased appetite.

When a baby catches a cold, parents may immediately think of giving the baby medicine. But newborn babies have delicate bodies, so it is best not to take medicine. If your baby is given extra breast milk and plenty of rest, this will probably relieve the baby's cold symptoms, make him feel better, and prevent the cold from getting worse. If the newborn has a severe cold and a persistent high fever, he or she should be sent to the doctor immediately for treatment.

One of the most uncomfortable symptoms of a cold in babies is a stuffy nose. For newborns, once a cold causes nasal congestion, it is easy to cause breathing difficulties, especially when breastfeeding. Babies often cry, refuse to drink, and sometimes even have blue lips. But the baby is so young that he can't take medicine casually, so you can try the following methods to help relieve the baby's nasal congestion:

1. Drop saline solution: Tilt the baby's head back and drop a few drops of over-the-counter saline solution into the nostrils to moisten and soften the mucus in the nose. After a few minutes, use a nasal aspirator to suck out the water and mucus. If your baby's nose is so blocked that it affects breastfeeding, try this method 15 minutes before feeding.

2. Humidifier: Use a humidifier to moisten the air in the baby's room. Or take your baby to the bathroom, turn on the hot water shower, close the door, and stay in the steamy room for 15 minutes. A warm bath can also help relieve a baby's stuffy nose.

Add peppermint oil: Adding a few drops of peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, or pine oil to a mist humidifier or when bathing your baby can relieve your baby's nasal congestion.

3. Stuff towels: Stuff two towels under the mattress where the baby's head rests to slightly raise one end of the mattress. Allowing your baby to sleep with his head slightly elevated can help alleviate the feeling of mucus flowing from the back of the nose and accumulating in the throat, but be careful not to raise it too high.

4. Side-lying massage method: If the right side of the nose is blocked, lie on the left side, and press the Yingxiang points in the nasolabial groove on both sides of the nose with both hands, several times a day, 10 times each time, which can clear the blocked nasal cavity. If the left side of the nose is blocked, lie on the right side. This way, the child will not have difficulty breathing when feeding. When a baby has a stuffy nose, he often cries non-stop. At this time, you can hold the baby upright and he will soon fall asleep peacefully.