Child with runny nose and cough

It is actually very common for children to have a runny nose. Most of the causes of runny nose are related to the invasion of cold viruses, so parents just need to do the relevant care work. If a child has a runny nose, appropriate measures should be taken in a timely manner, such as finding out the cause of the runny nose first and then prescribing the right medicine to cure it faster.

Coughing is a protective physiological phenomenon of babies. But if the cough is too severe and affects diet, sleep and rest, then it loses its protective significance. If the cough is accompanied by other symptoms, it needs treatment, so the author will introduce to you, what should I do if my baby has a runny nose and cough?

When the baby has a runny nose and coughs, he can eat scallion porridge: scallion has the effect of dispersing wind and cold. If you add 3 slices of ginger to this method, the effect of dispersing wind and cold will be enhanced and the effect will be better. After the baby drinks it, the runny nose can be stopped immediately in mild cases, and the speed of runny nose can be greatly reduced in severe cases, and the yellow mucus can be reduced to clear white.

Preparation: (1) Wash the glutinous rice, clean the scallions, and cut the ginger into slices. (2) Put glutinous rice into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, and cook until it becomes porridge. (3) Add scallion and ginger slices and cook over low heat until scallion is almost dissolved. Note: Use less glutinous rice and more water. Because it usually takes more than 40 minutes to be most effective. It should be brewed and drunk immediately each time, otherwise it will lose its effect if stored for too long. In addition, scallion porridge should be eaten while hot, which helps to induce sweating and dispel cold.

Honeysuckle porridge: Preparation: 9 grams of honeysuckle, 9 grams of light black beans, boil in water to remove the residue, add 60 grams of polished rice and cook porridge. Efficacy: Honeysuckle is cold in nature, can clear away heat and detoxify, evacuate wind-heat, and also has an inhibitory effect on influenza virus. Light black beans are cool in nature and are often used together with honeysuckle to treat wind-heat colds. It is very suitable for patients with wind-heat cold and influenza whose main symptoms are fever, headache and sore throat.

Dietary therapy for treating baby's runny nose and cough has few side effects and contains certain nutritional values, which is beneficial for the baby. I hope mothers will use it according to the actual situation of the baby.