Infants and young children have colds and coughs, beware of complications

Under normal circumstances, people rarely catch a cold in the summer, but because the weather is too hot and people take frequent baths, they are prone to heat colds. Infants and young children with colds and coughs should be diagnosed and treated promptly, and be careful not to cough up pneumonia and complications. Different types of colds require different treatments.

1. Caused by exogenous wind and cold:

If the patient has symptoms such as pale complexion, fear of cold, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, clear sputum, no fever or slight fever, no thirst, and no redness or swelling of the throat, the following drugs can be used:

[Chinese patent medicine]: Qingxuan cough-relieving granules, Xiaoqinglong granules, Chaihuyin granules, etc.

[Western medicine]: Children's acetaminophen sulfonamine, Chengong Zaixin, Xiaobai syrup, etc.

2. Caused by exogenous wind-heat:

Symptoms include persistent fever, red face, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough with sputum, thick and yellow sputum, sore throat, red and swollen throat, dry mouth and preference for water. The following drugs can be used:

[Chinese patent medicine]: For babies under 2 years old, it is suitable to choose Children's Cold Relief Syrup, Hulu Powder, Children's Baotaikang Granules, and Children's Resuqing Oral Liquid; for babies over 2 years old, it is suitable to choose Children's Cold Granules, Children's Throat Granules, Yinhuang Oral Liquid, Shuanghuanglian Oral Liquid, Antiviral Oral Liquid, etc. [Western medicine]: Tylenol cold syrup, Pediatric Medications, Motrin syrup, etc.

3. Cold accompanied by indigestion:

When babies have cold symptoms, they often have red lips, abdominal distension and pain, loss of appetite, sour and smelly mouth, or vomiting, dry stools, less and yellow urine, and a yellow and greasy tongue coating. The appropriate medicine is -

[Chinese patent medicine]: Jianer Qingjie Liquid, Xiaoer Xiaoji Zhike Oral Liquid, Jiawei Baohe Pills, Zhupo Houzao Powder, Xiaoshi Antipyretic Syrup, etc.

4. Cough as the main symptom:

Mommy must pay attention to whether the baby has phlegm. Since the baby cannot spit, the main thing to pay attention to is whether there is a rumbling sound of phlegm in the throat. Pay attention to distinguish whether it is a new cold or a long-term cough, and choose medicine appropriately if the condition changes.

At the beginning of a cold (cough as the main symptom): it is usually an irritating dry cough with little or no sputum. It is advisable to choose a strong cough suppressant:

[Chinese patent medicine]: Feili Ke mixture, Jizhi syrup, Miracle cough syrup, Snake gall and tangerine peel oral liquid, etc. [Western medicine]: Otis (compound pholcodine), Chengong Huafen, etc.

Late stage of cold (cough as the main symptom): coughing lasts longer and produces more sputum, especially when lying down at night. Sometimes coughing causes vomiting, and the vomit is white and sticky sputum. It is appropriate to choose expectorant and cough suppressant drugs:

[Chinese patent medicine]: Lung Heat Cough and Asthma Oral Liquid, Jinzhen Oral Liquid, Children's Lung Qingtong Granule, Compound Fresh Bamboo Sap Oral Liquid, Children's Lung Qingtong Oral Liquid, Nianjian Chuanbei Cough Cream, etc. [Western medicine]: Yitanjing syrup, Bailai syrup, Ipecac syrup, etc.