What to do if your baby always has a runny nose

For mothers, their children's every move is concerned, especially when the children are sick, mothers will be more anxious. Children often have runny noses in the process of growing up. There are two types of runny noses. One is yellow snot, which means the child has a viral cold, and the other is clear snot, which means the child has caught a cold. So what should you do if your baby always has a runny nose? Below we explain to you the relevant knowledge about baby's runny nose.

As long as the child has a runny nose, it means that the child has caught a cold. Some children sneeze and have a runny nose every morning, but after eating breakfast and exercising, the runny nose stops. It must be that the child caught a cold at night. Either the child is not covered enough or the child kicked off the quilt. If the child did not catch a cold at night, he would not feel this discomfort in the morning.

When a baby has a stuffy nose, the breastfeeding mother should not eat cold food, but should eat more warm food. She can also feed the baby brown sugar water or water boiled with garlic cloves (boil 2 to 3 cloves of garlic for 15 minutes, and increase to 7 to 8 cloves of garlic for older children), which can warm the lungs and relieve nasal congestion. You can also cut a piece of green onion, put it under the baby's nose, let the baby smell it, the pungent smell of the green onion can relieve nasal congestion.

Older children often have stuffy noses, which is usually related to the fact that they like to kick off the quilt at night, walk barefoot, sit on cold ground, and eat cold food. Parents only need to correct these points in time, give their children more warm food, try not to massage their children, ensure that their children have enough sleep time, let their children play outdoors more often, strengthen their physical fitness, dispel cold and replenish deficiency, and they can ensure that their children's noses are unobstructed and free of illness and pain.

If a child often sneezes and has a runny nose during the day, it means that the child has a lot of cold in the body and weak qi. In addition to making sure that the child does not catch cold, parents must also pay attention to the child's diet. Children should not be given cold foods. They should be fed more neutral or warm foods. They should not eat or eat less fruit, and should not drink cold drinks, eat radishes or hawthorns. They should not be massaged. Soak the child's feet in warm water every night until the child sweats slightly. Try to ensure that the child gets enough sleep.

If the child is usually fine but starts to sneeze or have a runny nose in the afternoon or evening, it means that the child does not wear enough clothes during the day, or the child sweats while playing, and takes off too many clothes and does not put them on in time, causing a cold, or the child's diet during the day is too cold, causing the child to have a cold body. At this time, parents should also find the cause first, get rid of the coldness in time, give the child ginger and sugar water, drink more warm water, soak the feet in warm water or add a little moxa water before going to bed, let the child sweat, and the cold can be expelled in time. Let the child go to bed early, and the child will soon no longer have a runny nose.

Children usually have a runny nose a few days after having clear runny nose. They will not have a runny nose at the beginning. This is generally because the child did not get rid of the cold in time after catching a cold and having a runny nose, or ate some irritating fish, shrimp, roasted nuts, puffed food, etc., which led to both cold and heat in the body, resulting in a runny nose. When the child has a runny nose, in addition to not eating cold foods, he or she should also avoid eating warm foods and fish and shrimp that may cause heatiness. He or she should only eat neutral foods such as pork, chicken, and neutral vegetables. At the same time, parents must give their children more warm water. At night, before your child goes to bed, after soaking his feet and sweating slightly, rub the soles of his feet 50 times each, then rub his upper back and the thenars of both hands, rub these parts to warm them up, and soon your child will no longer have a runny nose.

If a child has a runny nose over and over again, it means that the child has lung heat. At this time, you should stop giving the child fish, shrimp, and all kinds of roasted nuts, puffed foods, and fried foods, and eat less warm-natured lamb, peppers, onions, ginger, and garlic. It is best to only eat foods that are neutral in nature. Cool foods and fruits can also be eaten appropriately. Most children with runny noses have an unreasonable diet, so parents should pay attention to make timely adjustments. Parents can also apply garlic to the soles of their children's feet. For some children, only one application - 30 to 60 minutes - can significantly reduce internal heat, dredge meridians, and stop runny nose. Some children only show slight improvement, and parents can apply it again after 3 days, and the runny nose phenomenon can generally be significantly alleviated. The method of applying garlic to the soles of the feet can only be used twice at most. If it still has no effect after two times, do not apply it to your child again. In addition, parents can pinch their child's spine 10 to 15 times or scrape the child's back to eliminate lung heat.

The above is the answer to the relevant knowledge about baby's runny nose. As a mother, you must be good at observing your baby's health problems. Once you find that your baby has a runny nose, you should find the cause in time. If the baby catches a cold, you should add clothes quickly and eat more cold-repelling foods. If the baby has a runny nose repeatedly, you should go to the hospital for medical treatment in time.