What should I do if my 3-year-old baby coughs?

Coughing is not a disease, but once it starts, it can be really annoying. Symptoms of coughing in adults are enough to wear out our patience and energy, not to mention coughing in babies, which makes parents feel very distressed. But I heard that there is no need to worry too much if the baby has a cough. Some need to go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. So how do we distinguish this? Let’s talk about it below.

Coughs that require immediate medical attention:

1. When a child suddenly coughs severely and has difficulty breathing, there may be a foreign object blocking the trachea. If it can be discovered immediately and emergency measures are taken to remove it, it will be fine. However, if the foreign object is not discovered and is stuck in the airway, it is very dangerous.

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

3. Babies are very likely to suffer from bronchiolitis, a type of pneumonia. At this time, the child's complexion is not good, often turns purple, or has faster breathing, raises shoulders to breathe, and the lower chest wall collapses when inhaling. They should be sent to the hospital for treatment in time.

Coughs that can be observed first and not rushed to hospital:

1. Although there is cough and fever, the patient is in good spirits. It is mostly a cold or tonsillitis.

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

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

4. Coughing that only occurs in the early morning.

5. You may cough slightly when you are nervous or after exercise.

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

Whether the baby's cough is caused by internal heat or a cold, the treatments for hot coughs and cold coughs are different.

Coughs can be divided into exogenous coughs and endogenous coughs. Exogenous coughs can be further divided into wind-cold coughs and wind-heat coughs. The medication requirements for different types of coughs are completely different. A simple method is to observe the child's tongue coating. If the tongue coating is white, just like snow in winter, it means that the child has a severe cold. The sputum when coughing is thinner, white and sticky, and there is nasal congestion and runny nose. At this time, the child should eat some warm, expectorant and cough-relieving foods. If the child's tongue coating is yellow or red, it means that the child has a lot of internal heat, the sputum from coughing is yellow and thick, and it is not easy to cough up, and there is a sore throat. At this time, the child should eat some foods that clear the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Coughs caused by internal injuries are mostly long-term and recurring. At this time, you should pay attention to giving your child some food that regulates the spleen and stomach, nourishes the kidneys, and replenishes the lung qi. #p#Subtitle#e#

The following are the dietary remedies for treating baby's cough----

1. White radish and honey can treat cold and cough:

1 large white radish, 30 grams of honey, 5 white peppercorns, and 2 grams of ephedra. Wash and slice the radish, and put it in a bowl.

Pour in honey, white pepper, ephedra, etc. and steam together for half an hour, then drink it while hot. You will recover when you start sweating in bed. Induces sweat and dispels cold, relieves cough and reduces phlegm. Treat cold and cough.

2. Corn silk and orange peel can treat cough:

Appropriate amounts of corn silk and orange peel. Add water and boil together, take twice a day. Relieve cough and reduce phlegm. Treats wind-cold, cough and excessive sputum.

3. Fresh pear and Fritillaria for cough and lung abscess

500 grams of fresh pears, 6 grams of Fritillaria powder, and 30 grams of white sugar. Peel the pears, split them, and remove the core.

Add the Fritillaria powder and sugar, close it and steam it in a bowl. Eat in the morning and evening. Clears away heat and resolves phlegm, dissipates stagnation and relieves exterior symptoms.

It is used to treat cough or lung abscess, with symptoms including chest pain, chills, cough, fever, dry mouth, dry throat, yellow and smelly sputum or coughing up pus and blood in sputum.

4. Tofu candy relieves cough, phlegm and asthma

500 grams of tofu, 100 grams each of brown sugar and white sugar. Make a hole in the tofu, add red and white sugar,

Put it in a bowl and cook for 30 minutes. Eat it all at once, take 4 times in a row. Clears away heat, promotes the production of body fluids, and moistens dryness. Treats cough, phlegm, asthma and sore throat.

5. Radish and pig lung cough soup

1 radish, 1 pig lung, 15 grams of almonds. Add water and cook for 1 hour.

Eat meat and drink soup. Clears away heat and resolves phlegm, relieves cough and asthma. Treats chronic cough, excessive phlegm, shortness of breath and sore throat.

6. Steamed white pear and honey can treat chronic cough and dry throat

1 large white pear, 50 grams of honey. First, remove the core of the white pear, fill it with honey, and steam it.

Eat one each morning and evening for several days. It can promote the production of body fluids, moisten dryness, relieve cough and resolve phlegm. It is used to treat dry throat, chronic cough, hot hands and soles caused by yin deficiency and lung dryness.

The above is the editor’s introduction on what to do if your baby coughs. No matter what kind of cough it is, parents must be vigilant, find out the cause of the cough, and find the corresponding solution. Never miss the best opportunity for treatment of the baby and delay the disease. I hope every baby can thrive under the careful care of their parents.