What to do if children have tracheitis and cough

When a child develops tracheitis, it is easy to develop symptoms such as fever and cough. In addition to good regular treatment, they should strengthen their dietary adjustments and eat more foods that have the effects of reducing phlegm, relieving cough, clearing away heat and reducing fire. Also, pay attention to keeping the body warm to avoid catching a cold in the trachea. Drink plenty of water to promote the metabolism of inflammatory body fluids, strengthen diet, and improve immunity.

1. Eat light food.

Such as cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, etc., especially cucumbers, the effect is better. Drink more vegetable or fruit juice and add some honey when drinking it. It not only tastes better but also has special effects. Foods rich in vitamin A and C, such as animal liver, eggs, cream, carrots and some fruits. Avoid seafood and some greasy foods, such as shrimp, fatty meat, etc.

2. Keep warm:

Temperature changes, especially cold stimulation can reduce the local resistance of the bronchial mucosa and aggravate bronchitis. Therefore, parents should add or remove clothes for their children in time as the temperature changes, especially cover the children with quilts when sleeping to keep the body temperature above 36.5℃.

3. Feed more water:

Children with bronchitis have varying degrees of fever and a large amount of water evaporation, so you should pay attention to feeding the children more water. It can be supplemented with sugar water or sugar and salt water, or with rice soup or egg soup. The diet is mainly semi-liquid to increase the water content in the body and meet the body's needs.

4. Adequate nutrition:

When children suffer from bronchitis, they consume a lot of nutrients. In addition, fever and bacterial toxins affect gastrointestinal function and cause poor digestion and absorption. Therefore, nutritional deficiencies in the children's bodies cannot be ignored. In this regard, parents should adopt the method of small meals and frequent meals for their children, and provide them with light, nutritious, balanced and easily digestible semi-liquid or liquid diets, such as porridge, cooked noodles, egg custard, fresh vegetables, fruit juice, etc.

5. Maintain a good family environment:

The room where the child lives should be warm, well ventilated and lit, and the air should have a certain humidity to prevent excessive dryness. If there are smokers at home, it is best to quit smoking or go outdoors to smoke to prevent the adverse effects of smoke on the child.