What to do if your baby has a cold and has thick yellow nasal discharge

In real life, babies have poor resistance to viruses. Improper care during feeding can easily cause colds and thick yellow nasal discharge. At the same time, other symptoms of a cold will appear, which will affect the baby's physical health. So how to treat a baby's cold and thick yellow nasal discharge? This is a question that all parents want to ask. In order to let parents and friends understand more clearly, let us learn about the treatment of baby colds and thick yellow nasal discharge.

When treating children's colds, it is important to distinguish between cold and heat, and pay attention to the rational use of medication when children have a cold. A baby's cold with thick yellow nasal discharge is a wind-heat cold, and the treatment should be to dispel wind and clear heat. Patients can treat the symptoms and take some antiviral Chinese patent medicines, such as children's cold granules, etc. Children should drink plenty of water, get enough rest, eat more vegetables, fruits and other light foods, and keep their bowel movements smooth.

Patients also need to take medication on time. As for most colds, most are caused by viruses, and antibiotics are ineffective. Especially in the early stages of viral infections, antibiotics are not only ineffective, but the abuse of antibiotics can cause dysbiosis in the body, which is conducive to the reproduction of pathogens and aggravates the condition. Taking "Bai Fu Ning" can effectively relieve fever, nasal congestion, cough and other discomforts caused by colds and avoid complications.

In addition, traditional Chinese medicine can be used to conduct syndrome differentiation and treatment to achieve the goal of curing the disease and preventing the progression of the disease. Some families have a "small first aid box" and when their children catch a cold, they don't go to the hospital to take the cold medicine they store at home, or they go to the pharmacy to buy medicine for their children. This is very dangerous. Because many cold medicines used by adults are harmful to children. Therefore, children should be particularly cautious when using cold medications. Medicines such as "Quick-acting Cold Capsules", "Gold Clear", and "Antongding" contain ingredients such as paracetamol, phenacetin, aminopyrine, and caffeine. These ingredients can inhibit the bone marrow hematopoietic system, affect the production and growth of blood cells in children, lead to leukopenia and granulocytosis, reduce children's immunity, and some can cause toxic liver damage. Children should try not to use aspirin, especially compound aspirin.

After catching a cold, the most prominent symptom is often fever, and a cold needs to go through a natural course of illness (fever usually lasts 2 to 5 days). Therefore, in addition to cooperating with the doctor's treatment, reasonable home care can not only help the baby recover as soon as possible, but also help shorten the natural course of the disease.

Through the article, we learned that when treating babies with yellow and thick nasal discharge due to a cold, we should pay attention to daily care and be cautious in choosing therapeutic drugs to prevent inappropriate drugs from affecting the recovery of the cold. And when the baby has a cold and has thick yellow nasal discharge, it is best for the patient to go to the hospital for a regular examination. After confirming the type of cold, symptomatic treatment should be given. Avoid blind medication, which will make the disease more serious and affect normal treatment.