What causes children to cough and vomit?

Children are prone to coughing when the weather is cold. This may be caused by breathing cold air, but there may also be more complicated reasons, such as incorrect sleeping posture which can cause coughing and vomiting. The following will give you the details.

Reasons for children's coughing and vomiting: 1. When the upper respiratory tract is infected, the nasal mucosa of the child is already inflamed. If the child inhales dry air, the nasal cavity will become more uncomfortable and the cough will be aggravated. Therefore, to keep the air in the room moist, you can use a humidifier, hang a wet towel, mop the floor with water, or place a basin of clean water in the room to increase the air humidity.

The second reason for children's coughing and vomiting: If the child's cough is caused by a strange smell, no one should smoke in the room, and there should be no other strange smell gases, such as kitchen fumes, etc., which will aggravate the cough. When cleaning the room, do not let dust fly. You can gently wipe the furniture with a wet cloth to avoid causing coughing.

The third reason for children's coughing and vomiting is that the pillow or sleeping posture is inappropriate when the child is sleeping, which causes the child to have difficulty breathing and causes coughing. In severe cases, it will cause vomiting.

To prevent children from coughing while sleeping at night, let them lie on their side. It is best to raise their head or upper body slightly with a towel or pillow to prevent respiratory secretions from flowing back into the trachea and causing coughing, which will affect their sleep. This can also make children feel more comfortable and relieve breathing difficulties.

How to deal with vomiting caused by coughing in children?

1. When a child vomits, place him or her on the bed and let him or her lie quietly. Place a basin beside the bed to prevent the child from vomiting again. Also, rinse your child's mouth with cold boiled water to remove bad odor in the mouth.

2. Don't rush to feed your child when he or she is vomiting, otherwise it will only aggravate the vomiting. Give your child some light salt water or sugar water every 10-15 minutes, and pay attention to whether the skin on his hands is dry to prevent dehydration.