What should I pay attention to when my baby coughs in summer?

In the summer, some babies will suddenly start coughing. Some parents give their babies medicine without knowing the reason. If it is used correctly, it is okay, but if it is used incorrectly, it will cause great harm. Therefore, before treating the baby, you must pay attention to knowing the cause of the baby's cough. So why do babies cough in the summer? This is because the heat is very high in summer, and babies are prone to respiratory diseases. In addition, bacteria are highly active at this time, so babies are prone to coughing in summer, which cannot be ignored.

Avoid cold food

It is not advisable to eat cold food, cold drinks or frozen beverages when you have a cough. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that once the body is exposed to cold, the lungs will be damaged, and coughs are mostly caused by lung diseases. If you drink cold drinks at this time, it will easily cause lung qi blockage, aggravate the symptoms, and will not heal over time.

Children's coughs are often accompanied by phlegm, and the amount of phlegm is related to the spleen. The spleen is the foundation of acquired constitution and is responsible for the digestion and absorption of food in the human body. If you eat too much cold food, it will damage your spleen and stomach, causing the spleen's function to decline and moisture to accumulate and produce phlegm.

Second taboo: fatty and sweet food

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cough is mostly caused by lung heat, especially in children. Eating too much fatty, sweet and greasy food in your daily diet will cause internal heat, aggravate your cough, and make the phlegm thick and difficult to cough up. For children with asthma, eating too much fatty and sweet food can cause phlegm and heat to combine, blocking the respiratory tract, aggravating asthma, and making the disease difficult to cure. So you should eat some light food during coughing. In addition, it is not advisable to eat too much fried food, because fried food will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.

In addition to going to the hospital for treatment after your baby has a cough, you should also pay more attention to your baby at home. For example, pay attention to dietary taboos during the coughing period, do not eat fishy shrimps and crabs, cold foods, sweet and sour foods, eat too salty foods, take supplements, peanuts, melon seeds, chocolate, and other foods that are high in fat. These are all things parents need to keep in mind.