What should we pay attention to when children have lower respiratory tract infections?

Children's body resistance to disease is relatively poor, so they are inevitably susceptible to respiratory infections such as colds, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis and pneumonia. Among these diseases, especially lower respiratory tract infections, more attention should be paid, active treatment should be given, and good care should be provided in daily life so that the child's condition can improve quickly. So what causes lower respiratory tract infections in children? What should we pay attention to?

Causes

There are four main aspects, the first of which is congenital and genetic factors. For example, children with congenital heart disease and various immune deficiencies are prone to recurrent respiratory infections. For example, children with a family history of recurrent respiratory tract infections are also prone to recurrent colds. The second is related to the feeding method. It has been observed that bottle-fed children are prone to recurrent respiratory tract infections. Third, children who lack trace elements are prone to recurrent respiratory tract infections. Fourth, adverse factors in the family environment are also one of the causes of recurrent respiratory tract infections in children.

What should we pay attention to in prevention and treatment?

For home care of children with recurrent respiratory tract infections, parents need to pay attention to the following points:

Physical exercise is the best way to prevent respiratory infections. Children should be allowed to go outdoors regularly to get enough sun and fresh air.

A reasonable diet should include vegetables and foods that strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, such as mustard greens, rapeseed, white radish, carrots, pumpkin, bamboo shoots, yam, mushrooms, peanuts, sesame seeds, walnuts, olives, dates, etc.

Correct treatment

First, the child should be given sufficient and full-course medication as required by the doctor; second, the trace element levels and immune indicators in the child's body should be measured when necessary. If trace elements are deficient, targeted supplementation should be carried out; thirdly, if the child has an immune dysfunction, immune stimulation therapy should be performed.

If you let your children exercise more, breathe more fresh air, drink more water, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, you can reduce the possibility of your children getting sick. Once a child becomes ill, there should be no delay in seeing a doctor for the child. Moreover, for the treatment of this disease, do not stop when the child's condition improves. Instead, you must consolidate the treatment after the child is cured to avoid a recurrence of the disease.