What should I do if my baby has a cough and diarrhea?

Coughing is a very common symptom when a baby is sick. So, what should parents do when the baby coughs and has diarrhea? We all know that the baby's resistance is relatively poor, so the editor recommends that parents do not blindly give the baby medicine. Next, I will tell you parents what we should do when our baby has a cough or diarrhea.

Home Care

Just taking medicine without care will not help your baby recover from the illness. Therefore, parents should realize the importance of home care. Where should nursing work start?

Life care

1. Encourage your children to get more rest. When sleeping, you can use several pillows to support your child's back and head to prevent the secreted mucus from dripping into his throat. The baby can put a pillow under the mattress for the head;

2. Provide children with a smoke-free environment, pay attention to maintaining indoor air circulation, and avoid stimulation from gas, dust, and smoke;

3. Do not bathe your child when he is sick, because bathing will increase blood circulation, which is not good for rest and will cause the child to catch a cold again. Children with a lot of phlegm will have more secretions if they take a bath. They can only take a bath before going to bed after a week of illness, when they have a slight cough in the morning, have a good appetite, can play, and have no fever. If they sleep well, they can take a bath every other day.

4. Reduce the time of outdoor activities and avoid going to crowded public places;

5. For children who have repeated coughing and illness, they should strengthen their physical exercise to enhance their disease resistance;

6. Pay attention to weather changes, pay attention to temperature, and add or remove clothes in time.

Diet care

The general principles are:

1. Provide children with delicious, light and nutritious food;

2. Eat less salty, sour, spicy and other strong-tasting foods;

3. Give warm food, noodles and soup are good;

4. Do not eat cold food or drink, and stay away from ice cream, popsicles, and soda.

In addition, when coughing, the rapid airflow takes away moisture from the respiratory mucosa, and inflammation causes dehydration of the mucosa. Therefore, parents should pay attention to letting their children drink more water and eat more fruits.

The above are some suggestions that I want to introduce to you today regarding your baby’s cough and diarrhea. I hope that my sharing will be helpful to all parents. The editor reminds all parents to pay more attention to their baby’s diet and warmth in daily life, and try not to let them catch cold. The editor also wishes the babies good health.