Child coughing and nasal congestion

Children's coughs react more severely than adults', and most of them will cough incessantly, especially those who have just started kindergarten. It is easy for them to be cross-infected at school, causing their coughs to become more and more severe and last longer. After coughing for a long time, the body's reaction becomes more and more obvious. Some children will develop asthma, while others will develop bronchitis. The most common cough is caused by nasal congestion. So how should we deal with it when children have coughs and nasal congestion?

When a child develops a respiratory disease, other symptoms often improve, but the cough continues, which becomes the biggest worry for parents. Advice from child health experts: During treatment, if you can also pay attention to dietary adjustments, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

Experts say: "When a child has just recovered from a cold, many parents, out of love, immediately give their children some highly nutritious food to make up for the physical loss during the cold. However, they do not know that this will have the opposite effect." After a child recovers from a cold, his respiratory mucosa has not yet fully returned to normal. Once he comes into contact with irritating food, it is very easy to induce coughing.

Experts point out that if parents can pay attention to dietary adjustments during the treatment of children suffering from respiratory diseases, the cough will not be "persistent".

Expert advice:

First of all, the diet should be light, but nutritious and easy to digest and absorb. If you have poor appetite, you can make some light, delicious and easy-to-digest food.

Secondly, drink more boiled water. Drink enough water to meet the child's physiological and metabolic needs. Adequate water can help dilute phlegm and make it easier to cough up. Boiled water is best, and various beverages should never be used to replace boiled water.

Third, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. It can supplement sufficient inorganic salts and vitamins, which is very beneficial for the recovery of colds and coughs. Eat more fruits and vegetables containing carotene, such as tomatoes, carrots, etc. Some foods rich in vitamin A are very helpful in restoring the respiratory mucosa.

Fourth, eat less salty or sweet foods. Eating salty food can easily induce cough and make the cough worse; eating sweet food can increase heat and produce phlegm, so it is better to eat less. Avoid irritating foods, such as spicy, fried, cold foods, cold drinks, and allergenic seafood. Snacks such as fried peanuts and fried melon seeds should also be avoided.