What should I do if my son has phlegm in his throat?

Children nowadays are the treasures of the family. If a child is not feeling well, it will have a great impact on the family. If there is phlegm in the child's throat, it is easy to block the respiratory tract and cause breathing difficulties. In severe cases, it will cause breathing difficulties and even threaten life. If a child has phlegm in the throat, parents must discover and treat it in time to ensure the child's health. So, what should I do if my child has phlegm in the throat?

Methods/Steps

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Drinking water to expel phlegm

Let your children drink more water, especially cold boiled water at about 23°C, because drinking water has a good moisturizing and physical therapeutic effect on the throat, which is beneficial to the elimination of local inflammation. When a child is sick, he or she not only has a poor appetite, but is also generally accompanied by varying degrees of dehydration, which aggravates respiratory inflammation and the thickness of secretions. Drinking more cold boiled water not only helps to reduce fever, but also moistens the respiratory tract, dilutes sputum, and makes it easier to cough up. In addition, cold boiled water can improve blood circulation, allowing waste or toxins produced by the body's metabolism to be quickly excreted from the urine, thereby reducing irritation to the respiratory tract.

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Patting the back to expel phlegm

The method of patting the back to expel phlegm is usually used as an emergency measure when a child is unable to cough up phlegm. The specific operation method is: in the interval between the child's coughing, let the child lie on his side or hold him up to lie on his side. Bend the five fingers of one hand slightly, make a fist, and gently pat the child's back. When patting the left side, lie on your left side, alternating between the two sides. Patting the back can not only loosen the phlegm in the child's lungs and bronchi and drain it into the trachea and expel it, but also promote blood circulation in the heart and lungs, facilitate the absorption of inflammation, and enable the disease to heal sooner. Be careful not to use too much force when tapping, and do it from top to bottom and from outside to inside, in sequence. Pat each side for at least 3-5 minutes, 2-3 times a day.

What should I do if my child has phlegm in his throat? Through the above introduction, everyone should understand it now. As long as the child's phlegm in the throat is treated reasonably, no medication is needed. The phlegm in the child's throat must be spit out and never eaten. The indoor humidity should be maintained normally and eating more cool food will be very helpful for reducing phlegm. Also pay attention to the child's personal hygiene.