What should I do if my child coughs up yellow phlegm?

Children usually have headaches, colds, fevers and brain fever when they are young. Because they are young, their body resistance is relatively poor compared to adults, and they are often hurt by some viruses. Colds are the most common diseases. If you cough up yellow phlegm when you have a cold, what should you do to relieve it?

Most of the coughs in young children are caused by viral infections and generally do not require special treatment. Just drink more water, reduce the concentration of sputum, and receive symptomatic treatment. If your baby coughs and has yellow phlegm, it means that the child has a lot of heat in the body. You must choose medicines that clear heat, detoxify, and cool the body, such as the commonly used honeysuckle, scutellaria, forsythia, isatis root, houttuynia cordata, etc. These Chinese medicines can not only treat the baby's excessive and yellow phlegm, but also inhibit bacteria and viruses and fight influenza. The effect will be better if it is used together with drugs for expectoration and dilution.

The properties of sputum are different. Some sputum is clearer, while some is more viscous. Clear sputum tends to indicate symptoms of colds caused by wind and cold, while yellow sputum tends to indicate symptoms of phlegm and fire in the lungs. The medications for the two are different. Coughing with yellow phlegm may be a bacterial infection. At this time, you need to go to the hospital for a blood test. If it is a viral infection, the total white blood cell count and the neutrophil ratio are generally normal, or both are reduced. If it is a bacterial infection, both will increase. If it is a bacterial infection, antibiotics must be taken.

Boil Coke and drink it hot. It is better to drink it warm. Drinking Coke can cure hoarseness and discomfort in the throat. Just pour Coke into a cup, add 1-2 slices of lemon, and then microwave it for two or three minutes to make hot and delicious cough syrup.

When a child has a cold, parents must pay attention to changes in her body temperature. If the temperature is too high, it is very likely that she has a low fever or a high fever, and timely cooling measures should be taken. If the temperature remains low, parents should also pay attention to keeping warm, but do not wear too many clothes, as sweating can easily lead to catching a cold again.