What are the symptoms of cough after a child catches a cold?

Colds and coughs are common diseases in children, especially in winter, and are easily affected by the external environment. In addition to colds, they can also bring other symptoms. Let us now understand the symptoms of coughing after a child has a cold. We hope that after understanding these symptoms, it will be helpful to the child's body.

1. Wind-cold invading the lungs and causing cough: Clinical manifestations: Acute onset, cough, thin white sputum, clear runny nose, nasal congestion and sneezing, headache and body aches, fear of cold and slight fever, no sweating, no thirst, decreased appetite, thin white tongue coating, and floating and tight pulse.

2. Cough due to wind-heat invading the lungs: Clinical manifestations: yellow turbid nasal discharge, coughing up yellow thick and sticky sputum, accompanied by fever and sweating, dry and itchy throat, thirst and desire to drink, dry stool, yellow urine, red and swollen tonsils, congestion in the throat, thin yellow or thick yellow tongue coating, red tongue coating, and floating and rapid pulse.

3. Phlegm-heat in the lungs: Clinical manifestations: cough with lots of phlegm, which is yellow, thick and difficult to cough up, and even shortness of breath, phlegm in the throat, blue nasal fan or blood in the phlegm, accompanied by fever (low fever in mild cases and persistent high fever in severe cases), red face and lips, thirst, dry stool, yellow urine, yellow tongue coating, red tongue, and rapid or slippery pulse.

4. Lung Yin Deficiency Syndrome: Clinical manifestations: dry cough without sputum or little but thick sputum that is difficult to cough up, accompanied by regular fever in the afternoon and evening (i.e. hot flashes), sweating after sleeping but no sweating after waking up (i.e. night sweats), dry mouth and throat, little or exfoliated tongue coating, red tongue with a map-like texture and lack of saliva.

5. Lung-Qi Deficiency Syndrome: Clinical manifestations: weak cough, shortness of breath, clear white sputum, accompanied by lack of energy, low voice, preference for warmth and fear of cold, sweating when moving, thin white tongue coating, pale tongue, weak or slow pulse.

The above are the symptoms of coughing after a child has a cold. In addition to coughing, it can also cause some rheumatic diseases. Long-term lack of treatment can also cause pneumonia. Therefore, children’s colds must be taken seriously, and do not cause more serious diseases due to negligence in daily life.