What should I do if my five-year-old child coughs and has phlegm?

When a child has a cough, the parents are probably the most anxious. However, they dare not give their children medicines at will, especially children who are still in the growth period should not take medicines with toxic side effects, especially 5-year-old children. If they take medicines with side effects at this time, it will have a great impact on their development. They also cannot take medicines containing hormones, otherwise it is likely to cause their children to suffer from precocious puberty.

Coughing and sputum are mainly related to respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. It is recommended to use cefixime granules and pediatric Qingfei Huatan granules for treatment. Children with cough should avoid eating cold food, fatty and sweet food. Their diet should be light and they should eat less eggs and fish.

Consider bronchial infection or pneumonia. It is recommended to see a doctor for auscultation and fluoroscopy to confirm the diagnosis, and take X-rays to confirm the diagnosis if necessary. Mild infections can be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs. Coughs can be treated with fresh bamboo sap oral liquid or Xiaoer Ma Gan granules. Intravenous infusion is recommended for severe cases. It is also necessary to be vigilant about mycoplasma infection. If mycoplasma infection occurs, it is recommended to use intravenous erythromycin injection or oral azithromycin.

Cough is the main symptom of respiratory diseases. Coughing without sputum or with very little sputum is a dry cough, which is common in the early stages of acute pharyngitis and bronchitis. Acute and sudden cough is often caused by foreign bodies in the bronchi. Long-term chronic cough is often caused by chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis, etc. It is recommended that you actively check, confirm the cause and then treat it. Pay attention to a light diet and avoid eating irritating foods.

In this case, coughing and expectoration are different. You can add some chlorpheniramine and ambroxol appropriately to clear the cough. Another thing is to let your child drink more water. If your child has poor immunity and is prone to catching colds, you can take appropriate amounts of Hecuo oral liquid to enhance immunity.

In traditional Chinese medicine, it is considered as excessive heat in the lungs and stomach, which is more common in children who are picky eaters, partial eaters, and drink less water. It is recommended to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor and adopt a combination of dietary adjustment and traditional Chinese medicine treatment. In terms of diet, it is recommended to mainly eat light and easily digestible food, encourage children to eat more vegetables and fruits, and diversify their diet. Eat more white radish, white fungus, lily, bitter melon, grass carp, turtle and other yin-nourishing fruits and foods as much as possible, and drink more water. In terms of medicine, you can use: Niuhuang Baolong Pills, Xiaoer Zhibao Pills, Xiaoer Daochi Pills, Xinxue Granules

Therefore, you can only give your baby some medicine under the guidance of a doctor, and try your best to use traditional Chinese medicine to regulate your baby's body, such as regulating from the inside out. You can appropriately add some Western medicine to assist. Only in this way can the combination of Chinese and Western methods effectively treat the baby's cough and sputum. However, you cannot slack off on diet.