What to do if your child has a cold or cough

Cold is a common disease in life. Anyone can catch a cold, including children. Because children have limited resistance, catching a cold will have a great impact on their bodies. The cough caused by it makes parents very worried and they want to solve it as soon as possible. So, what should we do if children have a cold and cough? Let’s take a closer look below.

1. Caused by exogenous wind-cold: symptoms include pale complexion, fear of cold, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, clear sputum, no fever or slight fever, no thirst, no redness or swelling of the throat, etc. The following drugs can be used:

Chinese patent medicine: Qingxuan cough-relieving granules, Xiaoqinglong granules, Chaihuyin granules, etc.

Western medicine: Children's acetaminophen sulfonamine, Chengong Zaixin, Xiaobai syrup, etc.

2. Exogenous wind-heat: Symptoms include persistent fever, red face, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough with sputum, thick and yellow sputum, sore throat, red and swollen throat, dry mouth and a preference for drinking water. The following drugs can be used:

Chinese patent medicine: For babies under 2 years old, it is suitable to choose Children's Cold Syrup, Hulu Powder, Children's Baotaikang Granules, and Children's Resuqing Oral Liquid; for babies over 2 years old, it is suitable to choose Children's Cold Granules, Children's Throat Granules, Yinhuang Oral Liquid, Shuanghuanglian Oral Liquid, Antiviral Oral Liquid, etc. [Western medicine]: Tylenol cold syrup, Pediatric Medications, Motrin syrup, etc.

3. Coughing is the main symptom: Mommy must pay attention to whether the baby has phlegm. Since the baby cannot spit, the main symptom is whether there is a rumbling sound of phlegm in the throat. Pay attention to distinguish whether it is a new cold or a long-term cough, and choose medicine appropriately if the condition changes.

At the beginning of a cold (cough as the main symptom): it is usually an irritating dry cough with little or no sputum. It is advisable to choose a strong cough suppressant:

Chinese patent medicine: Feili Ke mixture, Jizhi syrup, Shenqi cough syrup, snake gall and tangerine peel oral liquid, etc. [Western medicine]: Otis (compound pholcodine), Chengong Huafen, etc.

Late stage of cold (cough as the main symptom): coughing lasts longer and produces more sputum, especially when lying down at night. Sometimes coughing causes vomiting, and the vomit is white and sticky sputum. It is appropriate to choose expectorant and cough suppressant drugs:

Chinese patent medicine: Lung Heat Kechuan Oral Liquid, Jinzhen Oral Liquid, Children's Lung Qingcha Granule, Compound Fresh Bamboo Sap Oral Liquid, Children's Lung Qingcha Oral Liquid, Nianjian Chuanbei Cough Cream, etc. [Western medicine]: Yitanjing syrup, Bailai syrup, Ipecac syrup, etc.

The above is an introduction to what to do if your child has a cold or cough. I hope it will be helpful to parents. There are many factors that cause children to catch a cold. When a child has a cold or cough, parents should not rush to give the child medication. They must find out the type of cold the child has and then take targeted measures to treat it. Only in this way can the best treatment effect be achieved.