What to do if your child keeps coughing

Children generally like to exercise. After exercising, they sweat all over and are prone to catching colds, which can cause coughing. Some children will cough continuously for more than a week. Not only do the children feel uncomfortable from the coughing, but the parents also feel uneasy when they hear about it. There are many reasons why children's coughs never get better. Children are in the period of growth and development, and their internal heat is high. Generally, they have lung heat coughs, which are accompanied by a lot of phlegm.

When a child coughs up a lot of phlegm, the phlegm is thick and difficult to cough out. Repeated coughing will leave the phlegm in the lungs. Over time, it will cause the child's cough to become worse. To treat a child's cough, you must start by clearing the lungs. Medicine is not as good as diet therapy in curing children's cough.

1. I remember that when I had a cough and phlegm in the past, my family would pick loquat leaves or loquat flowers and add some rock sugar to make soup. The effect was quite good and I felt that the phlegm was less after drinking some. You can also go to the pharmacy to buy children's cough syrup for your children, which is quite effective.

2. If a child coughs and has phlegm, parents can pat the child on the back when the child coughs. Once the phlegm is coughed out, the cough will be temporarily relieved. For children with coughs caused by colds and tonsillitis, parents can use foot massage methods: rub the soles of the feet first and then the toes, rub the soles of the feet up and down about 30 times, and rub the toes up and down about 30 times. After massage, give your child more warm water or warm salt water.

3. Eat a light diet. If your child has no appetite, you can prepare some light and easily digestible food such as white rice porridge. Eat more tomatoes, carrots, pears and other foods on a daily basis.

4. If your child has a cough, it is best not to give him/her anything that is too salty or too sweet. Also, never give your child cough medicine (it will make him/her immune) as soon as he/she coughs. Parents should remember this!

If a child's cough persists, parents should pay attention to it and deal with it promptly according to the above methods. In fact, every child will cough when they have a cold. Coughing can cough out the viruses in the throat, which is good for the child's recovery from the cold. However, if a child's cough does not go away, it is not a bad phenomenon and it must be treated in time.