What should I do if my child keeps coughing and has phlegm?

There are many reasons why children always cough, such as poor diet, irregular diet, and frequent love of sweets. In addition, colds and fevers can easily cause symptoms of phlegm that cannot be coughed up. At this time, you should emphasize nutrition. You can eat some Sichuan loquat and snow pear, which have a good effect on moisturizing the lungs. In addition, you should go to the hospital for examination in time, pat your child's back often, and keep the indoor air fresh.

1. Sichuan Fritillary Pear Water:

If a child's cough is caused by lung heat, parents can give the child Sichuan Fritillary and Snow Pear water every day. First peel the pear and dig out the core. Then crush 5-8 Fritillaria cirrhosa and put them in the pear. Add two pieces of rock sugar and steam it for 20 minutes. Let the child drink the Fritillaria cirrhosa and pear water. Do this three times a day. You will see improvement in a week.

2. Let the doctor listen to your lungs:

If your child's cough does not go away, and there is phlegm in the cough and the breathing sound is heavy, you must take your child to the hospital for a check-up and let the doctor listen to see if the lungs are infected, for fear that the child may develop pneumonia if coughing for a long time. If it is a common cold and cough, you should take medicine to treat it.

3. Pat your child on the back:

When a child coughs, the parent should hold the child or let the child's head down, and pat the child's back with his hands to encourage the child to cough up phlegm. When sleeping at night, the child should lie on his side so that he will not be choked by phlegm when coughing.

4. Indoor air circulation:

When children have a cold or cough, parents should open the windows to ventilate the air, keep it clean and fresh, and allow the air to circulate. Parents should not smoke indoors to pollute the air. This will prevent the child's respiratory system from being irritated and aggravating the condition.

5. Drug treatment:

If a child always coughs and has phlegm, it is caused by lung heat. He can take cough suppressants, such as: Children's Kechuanling Granules, Whooping Cough Oral Liquid, Honey-Refined Chuanbei Oral Liquid, Feining Granules, Ammonium Hydrochloride and other cough suppressants that clear lung heat. If it is caused by a cold, you should also take cold-relief medicine and anti-inflammatory medicine together.

6. Eat a light diet:

When a child has a cough, he or she should have a light diet, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and eat noodles and porridge. Children should not be allowed to eat puffed foods, sugary snacks, spicy, greasy, or fried foods, and should avoid eating raw, cold, or frozen foods. You should also pay more attention to your diet in your daily life.