What are the medicines for improving children's immunity?

As we all know, because children's bodies are still in the development stage, many body tissues and system functions are not yet sound enough, so children's immunity is usually low. This is normal, but if a child's immunity is very low, it will be easy to get sick, and parents will be very anxious, so various measures such as diet and exercise can be used to improve children's immunity.

1. Drugs that passively enhance immunity

What medicine can improve children's immunity?

Represented by immunoglobulin G and thymosin, immunoglobulin G can improve humoral immune function, and thymosin can improve cellular immune function. Its characteristics are fast effect and relatively certain effect. It directly supplements the antibodies and immune substances needed by the human body. But there are also certain disadvantages, such as immunoglobulin G, which has three disadvantages:

① The duration of effect is not long, because the half-life of immunoglobulin G (the time when its effectiveness is reduced to half) is only 16 to 24 days, so the preventive effect after one injection usually only lasts about 1 month.

② Generally, it is a blood product, which has certain risks.

③ Using these drugs may be like "crutches", that is, always injecting such drugs will make the body dependent on them to a certain extent, and its own production of these substances will be reduced. If you don't lose, your resistance might be lower. These drugs are usually used once or twice during a period of time when a child is seriously ill.

2. Drugs that actively improve immunity

There are many drugs of this type, represented by Pidomide and Yupingfeng, such as transfer factor, interferon, levamisole, etc. These drugs stimulate the body to produce immune substances. Pidomide is more effective, but more expensive. Tongkang tablets are moderately priced, effective and can also improve appetite. They are a type of medicine made by adding or subtracting ingredients from Yupingfeng. They are colorful, shaped chewable tablets with a texture and color that are very suitable for children.

3. Ways to improve children's immunity

1. The contributors to enhancing immunity include vitamin A from oranges, apricots and carrots, vitamin C from strawberries and citrus fruits, vitamin E from avocados and vegetable oils, zinc and selenium from grains, etc.

2. Sports and exercise are good ways to enhance children's immunity. Regardless of the age of the children and the season, children should be encouraged to participate in more sports and enhance their physical fitness.

3. Too much sunlight is harmful to children's skin, but appropriate natural light can ensure that the child's immune system functions normally. It will be a good habit to take your child outside every day to get some natural light.

4. Vaccines make children's bodies produce antibodies. These antibodies can fight specific infectious viruses or minimize their dangers. Therefore, mothers must follow the doctor's instructions and take their children to the local hospital or health center on time to receive various vaccines.

5. Drinking more water can keep the mucous membrane moist, which becomes an important line of defense against bacteria. Children under 80 pounds (about 36 kilograms) should drink 250cc of water for every 10 pounds of body weight per day (that is, a child weighing 18 kilograms should drink 1000cc of water per day).

6. Don’t be too clean. The immune system can form immune memory against infectious agents, so if it encounters them again, it can quickly eliminate them. If your home is too clean, your child will not have the opportunity to produce antibodies through infection, and their resistance will be weakened, which may lead to allergies and autoimmune disorders.

7. Poor sleep will reduce the number of T cells in the body that are responsible for fighting viruses and tumors, thereby increasing the chance of getting sick. Experts recommend that growing children need 8 to 10 hours of sleep a day. If your child doesn't get enough sleep at night, let him take a nap during the day.