What should I do if my child has a runny nose?

Children have relatively poor resistance and often have runny noses. Parents cannot generalize about the problem of runny noses in children. They must carefully observe the runny noses of their children and combine them with other physical symptoms, such as whether they have a fever. A comprehensive judgment of the child's condition can be made through many symptoms. Only in this way can an effective treatment method be found.

What should I do if my child has a runny nose?

There are basically three types of runny nose in children: clear runny nose, white sticky runny nose, and yellow runny nose. Runny nose is a self-defense phenomenon caused by cold air invading the lungs. Runny nose, like sweat and tears, is a way to regulate cold and heat in the body. Children have short airways and are more likely to have a runny nose, which is normal. In some cases, a runny nose is actually a good thing. For example, if you have a cold or a high fever, a runny nose means the illness is getting better.

It should be noted that runny nose is a very normal reaction and cannot be treated with medication in general, let alone Western medicine suppressive cold medicines. Those medicines only suppress the body's runny nose function and cannot eliminate the problem. Over time, cold air accumulates in the body, and you will continue to get sick and become weaker and weaker.

Several stages of runny nose

1. Clear runny nose. Children's crying and sadness will invade the lung qi and cause runny nose. Don't worry about it, just drink more water.

2. When you encounter a cold, the cold air will first enter your body, causing sneezing and a runny nose. If you have just discovered it, immediately drink plenty of hot water or wipe your face with hot water to enhance your body's ability to resist the cold. If it lasts for a long time, or the cold air has blocked your pores, you cannot sweat and only have a runny nose, you can boil water with hot foods such as ginger, scallion, cinnamon, etc. to produce heat and sweat to remove the cold.

3. If your nasal discharge lasts for a long time, it will damage the body fluids and generate heat in the body, or the body's resistance is basically successful, and the nasal discharge will become sticky. At this time, you can just drink more hot water.

4. The nasal discharge turns yellow. It is caused by excessive use of hot medicines, too long illness, yin deficiency after illness, which leads to rising of virtual fire and the appearance of yellow nasal discharge. Depending on the severity of the disease, you can use boiled water, chrysanthemum water, or honeysuckle water to adjust the condition step by step. In addition, eat more foods that promote salivation.

Runny nose is not a disease, so do not take medicine at will, especially western medicine. If there are other symptoms that cannot be controlled, you can see a doctor for a solution, but the recommended principle is not to use suppressive drugs, but to use methods that assist the body for treatment. Washing your face with cold water regularly can enhance your ability to resist cold.