How can parents adjust the diet of children with cough and phlegm?

Cough in children is a common pediatric disease in our clinical practice. Generally, cough is accompanied by sputum, wheezing, high fever and even convulsions, so cough in children cannot be ignored. In clinical practice, parents often rush to the hospital for examination and treatment when they see their children coughing. In fact, this is one aspect. At the same time, it is also very important to adjust the diet of the children at home. Now we will help parents see how we should adjust the diet if the children cough and have phlegm.

What should I do if my child coughs and has phlegm?

1. Parents can observe first and do not rush to the hospital for children with coughs

1. Although the child has a cough and fever, he is in good spirits. Most of the time, it is a cold or childhood tonsillitis.

2. Coughing continues after having a cold, fever and cough.

3. Cough and excessive sputum, but no fever and good spirits.

4. A cough that only occurs in the early morning.

5. Mild coughing when you are nervous or after exercise.

Parents do not need to worry too much about the above 5 types of children's cough. They can relieve the symptoms and treat children's cough through diet therapy.

2. Children who need to see a doctor immediately have a cough

1. If a child suddenly develops severe coughing and has difficulty breathing, there may be a foreign body blocking the trachea, resulting in tracheal foreign body or esophageal foreign body. Things that are easy to swallow accidentally include peanuts, pencil cases, pills, buttons, coins, etc. This situation is very dangerous and you should go to the hospital immediately.

2. If you have a high fever, cough, wheezing and difficulty breathing, you need to be sent to the hospital for emergency treatment immediately.

Baby wind-heat cough with phlegm food therapy

1: Sichuan Fritillary Rock Sugar and Pear

Ingredients: One fresh pear, Sichuan Fritillary Bulbs and rock sugar to taste

Method: Wash the pears first, no need to peel them. Cut a horizontal cut in 1/3 of the part, remove the core, then add rock sugar and Fritillaria cirrhosa and cover with a lid. Place the pears in a slow cooker and simmer over medium heat for about 20 minutes.

2: Carrot and coriander porridge

Ingredients: carrots, coriander, about 100 grams of rice

Method: First wash the rice and put it into the pot. When the porridge is 90% cooked, add the shredded radish and coriander. Cook for about 5 minutes before removing from the pot.

3: Scrambled eggs with sesame oil and minced ginger

Ingredients: 1 egg, minced ginger, sesame oil

Method: Add sesame oil to a hot pan. When the oil is hot, add minced ginger and stir-fry for a few times. When the ginger is fragrant, add the eggs and stir-fry evenly.

4. Roasted oranges

Ingredients: One fresh orange

Method: Place the oranges directly on low heat and roast them. Turn them over constantly during the roasting process until the oranges are steaming. Let it cool for a while, peel the orange peel, and let your baby eat the warm orange.

The above is what parents need to do when their children have coughs and phlegm. In fact, daily diet conditioning is very important. It can not only prevent children’s coughs and play a role in removing phlegm, but also play a great role in assisting the treatment of children’s coughs. I hope the above article can be of some help to our parents. Don’t give your children injections and medicines every time, as this will harm their immunity.