What should I do if my baby suddenly coughs?

Coughing is a common disease in our daily life. However, many parents will be particularly worried when their babies have coughs. A baby's sudden cough is a more sudden symptom. If such symptoms are not treated in time and develop for a long time, it will easily lead to diseases such as sore throat and pneumonia in the baby. Therefore, we must master the method and make timely adjustments. Let's learn what to do if the baby suddenly coughs.

What to do if your baby suddenly coughs

Coughing is a protective reaction of the human body. It can cough out dirt that is inhaled into the human body, such as dust, dust mites, allergens, and pathogens. Normal people also cough sometimes. If the cough is frequent and lasts for a long time, it is a symptom of illness. Basically, all respiratory diseases can cause coughing.

For acute cough, should we use antiviral or antibacterial first?

The child's cough lasts for about 2 weeks, usually not more than 3 weeks. It is an acute cough, which is mostly caused by bacterial or viral infection. Since acute coughs are mostly infectious coughs, children often spit out yellow purulent sputum.

According to clinical statistics, viral infections account for 95% of respiratory tract infections that cause cough. Therefore, if your baby has a cough, you should first receive antiviral treatment and then antibacterial treatment. However, many mothers find that their children are coughing, so they go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, but the medicine does not work for the babies, so they have to see a doctor again. This is because most of the medicines that mothers buy are antibiotics, which have no effect on viruses. Since the virus multiplies relatively quickly in the respiratory mucosa, the infection will become more and more serious if it is not controlled. The virus is the vanguard and the bacteria are the follow-up troops. After three to five days, the virus has completed its proliferation and it is no longer useful to use drugs to resist it. At this time, the bacteria have caught up and the effect of the drugs will be much worse. Therefore, in the early stages of a cough, when the virus is just beginning to proliferate, antiviral treatment should be initiated as soon as possible, followed by antibacterial treatment. Commonly used antiviral drugs include ribavirin, acilovir, and pentacyclic guanosine.

The above is an introduction to what to do if your baby suddenly coughs. When encountering such symptoms, do not blindly give your baby cough medicine. Be sure to understand the cause of the disease. Also, be sure to observe whether the baby has symptoms such as fever while coughing, and observe the baby's mental state. If necessary, take the baby to the hospital for examination. You can give the baby more pears, which have good cough-relieving and lung-moisturizing effects.