What is the reason for a six-month-old baby's runny nose?

There are many reasons why babies have runny noses. We should pay more attention to the baby's physical health. Only in this way can it be better conducive to the healthy development of the child. We should observe the changes of the child carefully. This is very good. The baby's physical health is what we must always pay attention to. Only in this way can it be better conducive to the baby's growth.

The child may have caught a cold while sleeping at night. Make sure to cover the child's belly. If you are a deep sleeper, you can put a one-piece pajamas on your child. Do not take any medicine, keep warm and keep the air circulating, drink more boiled water, if you don’t like it, you can add a little rock sugar or honey. Don't eat pears and bananas. You can eat some egg yolk. If the diarrhea still doesn’t get better, you can take some Smecta.

The child is too young. If there are no obvious symptoms of fever and cough, it is best to let the child drink more water, do not use medicine, and take anti-inflammatory drugs! After getting used to it, you will have to give him medicine when he is a little sick in the future! You can stop taking the medicine temporarily! (In the absence of the above symptoms) If the runny nose is clear, it proves that the child has caught a cold. If the runny nose is yellow, it means that the child has internal heat, lung heat and other symptoms. When giving medicine to children, you must use Chinese medicine as the main medicine, use less or no Western medicine. This medicine is effective but has great side effects. The opposite is true for Chinese medicine! Be sure to pay attention, this is what you should do when the child is older!

It is common for children to catch 5 to 6 colds a year. Typical symptoms of a cold include: runny nose, blocked nose, cough, sore throat, tiredness, loss of appetite, and fever. When babies under one year old catch a cold, they often experience fever (body temperature over 38°C), cough, red eyes, sore throat, and runny nose. Babies with a cold often have a decreased appetite. Babies under 6 months old often have difficulty feeding and breathing because they cannot breathe with a completely blocked nose.

Duration of the cold

Generally, a cold will last for 7 to 10 days, and in babies it may last for about 2 weeks. The cough is often the last symptom to go away and it often lasts for several weeks. Babies who often play with older children usually catch 6 to 10 colds in the first year; they may even have a runny nose all winter.

When to see a doctor

If your baby is less than 3 months old and shows symptoms of a cold, you should take him to the doctor immediately.

For older babies, you should take them to the hospital immediately if any of the following conditions occur: a cold lasts more than 5 days; a body temperature exceeds 39°C; the baby has ear pain; difficulty breathing; a persistent cough; or a runny, yellow-green, sticky nasal discharge.

Treatment of colds

1. When you take your baby to the hospital, the doctor will often ask the baby to undergo some tests so that they can find out the cause of the cold.

2. If it is a viral cold, there is no specific medicine. The main thing is to take good care of the baby and alleviate the symptoms. Generally, it will be fine after 7 to 10 days.

3. If it is caused by bacteria, the doctor will often prescribe some antibiotics for the baby, and the baby must be taken on time and according to the dosage. In order to make their children recover faster, some mothers often increase the dosage of medicine on their own. This is absolutely not allowed, otherwise it will backfire.

4. If your baby has a fever, you should take antipyretics as instructed by the doctor. If the body temperature is below 38.5℃, you don't need to take antipyretics. Don't take cold medicine indiscriminately. For infants under one year old, taking cold medicine randomly often does more harm than good.

5. If the blocked nose has made it difficult for the baby to feed, you need to ask the doctor to prescribe some saline nasal drops for you. Apply the drops to the nose 15 minutes before feeding. After a while, you can use a nasal aspirator to suck out the saline and mucus in the nasal cavity. Nose drops can thin out thick mucus and make it easier to clear. Never give your child vasoconstrictor or other medicated nasal drops without your doctor's approval.

The above is about the problem of runny nose in six-month-old babies. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. In our lives, it is very important to take good care of our children's bodies. The health of children has always been an issue we need to pay attention to. It is very important to protect our children well. In daily life, pay more attention to the health of your children.