What should I do if my child keeps coughing? Here are some ways to deal with it!

When a child coughs, parents will be very anxious. In fact, there are many reasons why children cough. Sometimes they cough when they catch a cold or inhale some irritating gases. Occasional coughing will not cause much harm, but if the child coughs for a long time, it is best to take the child to the hospital to find out the condition and find effective treatment.

First, what should I do if my child keeps coughing?

It is really frustrating when a child coughs. If the cough is accompanied by fever, you have to go to the hospital every now and then. However, even after taking medicine and feeding the baby, the cough still does not get better. Is there any thorough way to completely cure a baby’s cough? Generally speaking, if the baby is treated early, appropriate treatment methods will be adopted according to the condition. If the baby has a fever, he will be given antipyretics, and the medicine will also have the effect of expectoration and cough relief.

But if it is moderate or severe pneumonia, then the baby needs to be hospitalized for treatment. If everything goes well, the baby will need to be hospitalized for an additional week. This depends on the baby's symptoms. You can get vaccinated only after your cough is cured. In addition to getting treatment in the hospital, parents can also take some measures to relieve their baby's cough at home.

When the baby has a severe cough, hold him up at a 45-degree angle and pat his back gently with your hands. This is to loosen the secretions adhering to the trachea so that the phlegm can be coughed out. At the same time, parents can also feed their babies some white radish soup, or stewed Sichuan loquat and snow pear in sugar water. Of course, if the condition is more serious, eating these foods will not have much effect, but it can provide some relief.

Second, what should children eat if they always have a cough?

I have a baby at home who keeps coughing. What should I feed him? First of all, you naturally cannot feed him foods that are hot in nature. The cough itself is mostly caused by lung heat, so it is better to eat foods that are cooler in nature. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to supplement inorganic salts and vitamins, and give your baby more water.

1. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.

Fresh fruits and vegetables contain inorganic salts and vitamins, and can also supplement carotene, etc. For children who often take medicine for cough, it is necessary to supplement a variety of nutrients from food.

2. Give your baby more water.

Sufficient water supplementation can firstly satisfy the baby's physiological metabolism and can also help the little one dilute phlegm, making it easier for the baby to cough up the phlegm.

3. Eat some foods that can cure cough.

Foods such as lily, water chestnut, lotus root, lotus seeds, ginkgo, and snow pear can reduce internal heat. It is also very good to boil any of these foods into soup for your baby to drink, which can clear away heat and detoxify.

Third, home care for children who keep coughing

If a baby has a cough, parents will be worried for a while. In addition to taking your baby for checkups and feeding him medicine, you also need to take some measures in life to relieve your baby's pain when he coughs. The above mentioned lifestyle and diet. Drink more water, feed him more refreshing and detoxifying food, and also do the following daily care.

1. When the baby coughs, pick him up, tilt his upper body at a 45-degree angle, and gently pat his back. This can help your baby cough up phlegm.

2. The indoor temperature and humidity should also be controlled. The room temperature should be kept at around 20℃-26℃, and the air should be kept circulating. The temperature of food indoors should be between 50% and 70%. If it is too dry, phlegm will be more difficult to cough up.

3. Raise your baby’s pillow slightly when sleeping at night. This will help prevent gastroesophageal reflux from irritating the baby’s throat if the baby has a severe cough.

4. If possible, hold your baby in the steamy bathroom for 5 minutes. The purpose is the same as maintaining a certain humidity in the room.

5. Make sure to keep your baby's nostrils clean. Use saline nasal drops or a ball-shaped nasal aspirator to help clear your baby's nasal cavity.

6. Finally, it’s still about drinking water. Give your baby more warm water, because the baby may have a little fever when coughing, which will consume more water in the baby’s body.