What to do if children have a morning cough

In autumn, people are always prone to lung heat, especially for children, whose body's immune ability is not very good. If they don't pay attention to their diet, they will cough when they wake up in the morning. In this case, many parents don't know how to help their children get rid of the morning cough. Therefore, this article will make a detailed analysis of what to do if children cough in the morning.

During treatment, do not buy strong cough suppressants at the pharmacy yourself, especially for babies under 2 years old. They should not take centrally acting cough suppressants containing codeine. There is no specific medicine for treating cough, so do not rush to stop the cough. Many parents are willing to find a Chinese medicine doctor and let their children take Chinese medicine (decoctions) to treat coughs. Although taking Chinese medicine is a bit troublesome, it has no side effects and the effect is very good.

There are many Chinese medicines such as Peucedanum chinense, Apricot kernel, Platycodon grandiflorum, Stemona bulb, and Radix Scutellariae that have antitussive effects. Doctors can also flexibly add or subtract medications according to each baby's different conditions. Children can take Chinese medicine in small amounts and multiple times. Decoction 100 ml per day (it can also be concentrated further) and take it in two or three times. Traditional Chinese medicine can roughly divide the treatment of cough into three situations.

The method of clearing the lungs and relieving cough: It is used for the early stages of cough, which is often accompanied by symptoms such as heat dissipation, nasal congestion, clear runny nose, itchy throat, irritating cough, and a small amount of white sputum. Most of these are coughs caused by colds. In addition to the cough suppressants such as Peucedanum praeparata, Apricot kernel, and Platycodon grandiflorum, add diaphoretic and antipyretic drugs such as Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Saposhnikovia divaricata, and mint. For children with fever, add gypsum, scutellaria baicalensis, isatis root, etc. to traditional Chinese medicine. 2. Lung clearing and phlegm reduction method: used for the second or third week of onset, with symptoms of cough, yellow phlegm, runny yellow nose, children being irritable, crying, thirsty, and having dry stools. Most coughs are caused by tracheitis or pneumonia.

What should you do if children have a morning cough? You can treat the disease for your child according to the above methods. Of course, if you don’t feel particularly reassured, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for treatment. However, if you want your child to not have a morning cough, the best way is to pay attention to protecting your child’s lungs in normal times and let your child eat more lung-moisturizing foods.