What medicine is good for babies with fever and colds?

Babies have weak body resistance. Even a little disturbance may not have any effect on adults, but babies may not be able to withstand it. Especially in this hot summer, babies are very likely to catch a heat cold. So what medicine should babies take for heat colds? What medicine is effective?

What medicine should babies take for colds? The weather has been changeable recently, and babies are prone to fever and colds. Many people will choose to take medicine when they are sick. The medication for babies is different from that for adults, and the side effects of some drugs can cause damage to children's kidneys. Here are 5 things to remind you: parents should not take it lightly when their children take medicine for fever or cold.

Remember these 6 warnings when taking medicine for your baby's cold

1. Adult drugs are prohibited

Some parents often give their children adult cold medicine after their children catch a cold. However, they do not know that due to the special physique of children, some unexpected side effects often occur. For example, drugs such as "Quick-acting Cold Capsules", "Gold Clear", and "Antongding" can inhibit the bone marrow hematopoietic system, affect the production of blood cells in children, lead to leukopenia and granulocytopenia, reduce children's immunity, and some can cause toxic liver damage.

2. Avoid overdose

Parents are anxious when their children catch a cold. In order to make the cold get better soon, some parents often give their children several cold medicines at the same time. In fact, this practice is quite dangerous. There are many names for cold medicines at present, but their ingredients are mostly similar and their effects are also similar. If you take more than two cold medicines at the same time, it is equivalent to increasing the drug dosage, and the risk of adverse reactions will increase exponentially.

3. Don’t take the medicine too early

As soon as the child has a runny nose or coughs a few times, the parents will immediately give the child medicine or take the child to the doctor, and most parents prefer to choose large hospitals with many sick children. As a result, a mild cold that is not harmful may turn into a severe cold due to keeping too warm or cross-infection from being around sick children. So if your child does not have a fever, and his eating, bowel movements and urination are normal, do not rush to give him medicine or see a doctor.

4. Use antipyretics with caution

Some parents rush to use antipyretics as soon as they find their children have a fever. In fact, fever is a response of the body to the invasion of viruses or bacteria. It helps to eliminate the invading viruses and bacteria, thus benefiting the growth and development of children.

Only when the body temperature exceeds 39 degrees can antipyretics be used; however, antipyretics have significant side effects. For example, although aspirin has good antipyretic and analgesic effects, it is harmful to the digestive system and liver and kidney functions. Some may cause Reye's syndrome or cause a decrease in white blood cells and platelets, especially for children under 3 years old. This type of medicine is generally not recommended. When taking antipyretics, pay close attention to their side effects.

5. Try not to have intravenous infusion

Many parents believe that intravenous drips are effective in treating colds, but this treatment method also has many adverse reactions and may even cause cross infection. In fact, for children with fever, it is best to choose the method of medication reasonably according to the condition of the child. The principle is to take medicine instead of injections if possible, and to take injections instead of infusions if possible.

When babies have fever, colds or flu, parents will certainly pursue more therapeutic effects when they are worried. However, after finding out what medicine is good for babies' fever and colds, they must also follow the above taboos when choosing good medicines. While pursuing therapeutic effects, they must also pay more attention to the baby's health. Never take medicines that have side effects on the baby's health. Losing sight of one thing while gaining another may also be another kind of harm to the baby.