What to do if your child has a viral cough

Parents are naturally worried about children's viral cough, because any cold and cough will cause certain adverse harm to the healthy growth of children, so parents naturally need to understand effective treatments and solutions. When using viral cough medicines, you can use some anti-inflammatory drugs, such as cefixime, roxithromycin, etc., but you should also consult a professional doctor before taking the medicine.

1. Colds generally heal themselves and will get better naturally in about a week, but if the symptoms are severe (such as interfering with daily life, such as the constant coughing you mentioned), you must take medication in time, otherwise you will not be able to rest well and may cause secondary diseases.

Most colds nowadays are viral, and bacterial ones are rare. You can choose to use drugs containing adamantane for treatment, such as compound acetaminophen tablets or compound acetaminophen caffeine. The latter is recommended because it contains caffeine and chlorpheniramine, which can prevent drowsiness and have a certain effect on cough and runny nose.

2. As for coughing, please pay attention to whether there is phlegm when coughing. If there is no phlegm, you can choose general cough suppressants, such as strong loquat juice and drugs containing dextromethorphan. Now there is a pholcodine, which is also a good cough suppressant. If there is phlegm, the focus should be on expectoration. Do not choose the cough suppressants I just mentioned, but choose expectorants such as ammonium chloride, acetylcysteine, carbocysteine, or choose Chinese medicine with expectorant effect such as Fritillaria cirrhosa.

3. If you cough for too long, your throat becomes red, swollen and painful, and inflammation occurs, you should also take anti-inflammatory drugs, such as cefixime, erythromycin, etc.

The conclusion is that if it is a cough with phlegm: compound acetaminophen + Sichuan Fritillaria (cold medicine with Sichuan Fritillaria ingredients will do) + anti-inflammatory drugs (if there is inflammation, if it is a dry cough: compound acetaminophen + cough suppressants + anti-inflammatory drugs (if there is inflammation)

4. Try not to take anti-inflammatory drugs until after 3 days of a cold if the condition does not improve. It is best to have a doctor's guidance. It is best to choose cold medicines containing chlorpheniramine and pseudoephedrine (or chlorpheniramine + caffeine), otherwise there will be side effects of drowsiness. Office workers must pay attention to this. Cough suppressants should not be taken continuously for more than one week. If there is no improvement after more than one week, it is best to consult a doctor.

5. Finally, I would like to remind the above poster that Baijiahei is not an antiviral drug. I have mentioned many of its ingredients, which are all symptomatic rather than root cause drugs (they control symptoms but cannot fight viruses). The amantadine I mentioned earlier is an antiviral.