What to eat when a two-year-old has a cough

Children's coughing is a situation that many parents are particularly worried about, and it is even more worrying for young children. Since the body functions of two-year-old children are not fully developed, their body resistance is relatively low and they are prone to discomfort. Coughing is also a common condition in children. The cough of a two-year-old child must be taken seriously and active treatment must be given. What should a two-year-old child eat when he coughs? Let’s take a look below.

1. Ginger + brown sugar + garlic

If a child has a cold, drinking warm ginger and brown sugar water can be a good therapeutic treatment. 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 remove the spiciness of the garlic. Only then will the child 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.

3. Roasted oranges

Roast the oranges directly over low heat, turning them constantly, until the peels turn black and steam comes out of the oranges. Wait for the orange to cool down a bit, peel the peel and let your child eat the warm orange segments. If it is a big orange, the child can eat 2 to 3 slices at a time. If it is a small tribute orange, the child can eat one at a time. It is best to take it with garlic water, 2 to 3 times a day. Oranges are warm in nature and have the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough. After eating roasted oranges, the amount of sputum will be significantly reduced, the antitussive effect is very obvious, and children are willing to eat it.

The above is an introduction to what a two-year-old child should eat when he or she has a cough. After the child has a cough, we must choose the treatment method according to the condition of the cough. Generally, coughs are divided into two types: wind-heat and wind-cold. Symptomatic treatment is required, especially during the period when the child is coughing, care for the child is even more important, and the child should be allowed to drink more water.