What should I do if my child catches a cold and coughs?

We all know that children's physical resistance is relatively poor, and they are prone to catching colds and getting sick. They may catch a cold and cough if they catch a cold. If they get sick, it will bring a lot of pain to our children. So what should we do when our children catch a cold and cough? We parents all want to know more, so let’s see what we should do if children catch a cold and have a cough.

If your child has a runny nose, it means he has caught a cold. Use half a spoonful of brown sugar and a slice of ginger to boil a cup of water. Let your child drink the water while soaking his feet in warm water. If the water is not hot, add some more clothes. Soak for 20 minutes. Then put more clothes on your child and massage the soles of his feet with your fingers. If your child is sweating, don't rush to take him off. Let him sweat slowly. Start feeding plain water. Don't rush to feed too much. Just feed frequently and encourage the baby to urinate more.

Also, peel a head of garlic and add some rock sugar to boil water. Simmer for 20 minutes after boiling. Give it to your child when it is still warm. Feed slowly to encourage the child to urinate more. You can drink the water for several days in a row, 50 ml each time, on an empty stomach in the morning and before going to bed at night. If you still have a runny nose the next day, you can soak your feet again, as you did on the first day. Children should not be left exposed to the air when sleeping at night. It is just right if their hands and feet are warm. If they are too hot or too cold, the bedding should be adjusted. The water can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, and drinking it continuously will not have any side effects on children. If you have yellow and sticky nasal discharge, it means lung heat, so do not add ginger slices to the brown sugar water.

Nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, nourishes the stomach and produces body fluids. Suitable for chronic tracheitis, whooping cough, chronic pharyngitis and other diseases. Each bite is eaten in the morning and evening. Stewed pears with rock sugar does relieve cough, but it takes a while. Eating pears stewed with rock sugar regularly can dispel phlegm and heat, nourish yin and moisten the lungs. It is better to add Fritillaria thunbergii when stewing.

In addition, pears can relieve symptoms of dry throat, itchy throat, sore throat and loss of voice; patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who often eat pears can relieve symptoms of lung heat, cough, itchy throat and excessive sputum; patients with hypertension who often eat pears can nourish yin and clear heat, lower blood pressure, and relieve symptoms of dizziness; patients with hepatitis and cirrhosis who often eat pears can protect the liver, relieve cirrhosis, aid digestion, strengthen the spleen and nourish yin; snow pears plus rock sugar can be made into snow pear drink, which can clear away heat and quench thirst, and is suitable for fever, damage to body fluids, thirst, etc. caused by exogenous warm viruses.

The above methods are all very effective ways to treat our children’s cold and cough. As parents, we must learn and understand the above methods. Only in this way can we better help our children stay away from the disease of cough. It is also the hope of every parent that the child has a good body, so we must take good care of our children.