What to do if a one-year-old baby coughs and has phlegm

Babies' coughing and phlegm are the most troublesome problem for parents. For some babies, once they encounter this situation, the child's condition cannot recover well for at least ten days to half a month, or at most a month. During the treatment process, the recovery conditions of many babies are different. There are many reasons for this, so how to solve different situations? Let’s take a look together below.

1. Cold and cough

1. Ginger + brown sugar + garlic. When a child catches a cold, drinking warm ginger and brown sugar water can play a good therapeutic role. If the child also has a cough, add 2 to 3 cloves of garlic to the ginger and brown sugar water and cook together. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes to cook off the spiciness of the garlic so that the child will be willing to drink it.

2. Steamed garlic water: Take 2 to 3 cloves of garlic, smash them, put them in a bowl, add half a bowl of water, put in a piece of rock sugar, cover the bowl and put it in the pot to steam. After boiling over high heat, switch to low heat and steam for 15 minutes. When the garlic water in the bowl is warm, feed it to your child. The garlic does not need to be eaten. Generally 2 to 3 times a day, half a bowl each time. Garlic is warm in nature and enters the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. It is very effective in treating cold coughs and kidney deficiency coughs. It is also convenient and simple, and children are willing to drink it.

2. Wind-heat cough

1. Pear + rock sugar + Fritillaria cirrhosa. Cut the pear horizontally along the stem, dig out the core and add 2 to 3 pieces of rock sugar, 5 to 6 pieces of Fritillaria cirrhosa (the Fritillaria cirrhosa should be crushed into powder). Put the pear in half and put them in a bowl. Steam it for about 30 minutes and feed it to your baby in two portions. This recipe has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. Because babies nowadays generally like to stay cool, they turn on the air conditioner when they are hot and eat cold fruits all year round, so the number of babies suffering from wind-heat cough has decreased significantly.

2. Boil radish water: Wash the white radish, cut it into 4 to 5 thin slices, put it in a small pot, add half a bowl of water, bring it to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes on low heat. Wait until the water cools down a little before giving it to your baby. This recipe is very effective in treating wind-heat cough, dry nose and throat, and dry cough with little sputum. It is more effective for babies under 2 years old.

3. Internal injury cough

1. The dietary therapy for wind-cold cough is suitable for babies with internal injury cough.

2. Yam porridge: Peel the yam, cut into small pieces and put into a food grinder. Add half a bowl of water and process the yam into a thin paste. Then pour it into the pot, put it on the fire, stir constantly and bring to a boil. It is best for babies to eat it on an empty stomach. A bowl of prepared yam porridge can be fed to the baby in 2 to 3 times. Yam strengthens the spleen and stomach, replenishes lung qi, and benefits kidney essence. This recipe is most suitable for infants and young children. It can not only relieve cough and treat asthma, but also has a good therapeutic effect on children's anorexia, excessive sweating, drooling, qi deficiency and timidity. It should be noted that the yam should not be boiled for too long, otherwise the amylase contained in it will decompose and lose its nourishing effect.

If it is caused by wind-cold, wind-heat, internal injuries, etc., you can help relieve the symptoms for the babies according to the above methods. If there is still no effect, it is recommended not to delay and take your child to the hospital for formal treatment as soon as possible. If the time is prolonged, it may cause discomfort to other parts of the child's body. During this period, children should avoid eating any raw or cold food.