What to do if your one-year-old baby coughs

One-year-old babies are still relatively young and have just begun to develop in all aspects, so their immunity is relatively poor. Therefore, they are easily infected by germs and suffer from symptoms of cold, fever, and cough. It is difficult for parents to give medicine to a baby over one year old, and the baby will cry constantly when he feels uncomfortable. Let’s take a look at what to do if the baby has a cough?

Although cough is one of the main symptoms of lung disease, there has been a saying since ancient times that "all internal organs can cause cough, not just the lungs", which points out that cough is not only a manifestation of lung disease, but can also occur when other internal organs are diseased and affect the lungs. There are two main causes of cough: exogenous cough and endogenous cough. Exogenous cough is mostly caused by the invasion of external evils such as wind, cold, heat and dryness. Its characteristics are: acute onset, short course, and often complicated by colds; endogenous cough is caused by spleen deficiency, lung deficiency, and kidney deficiency. It is characterized by slow onset, long course and repeated attacks.

Coughs that require immediate medical attention:

1. When a child suddenly coughs severely and has difficulty breathing, there may be a foreign object blocking the trachea. If it can be discovered immediately and emergency measures are taken to remove it, it will be fine. However, if the foreign object is not discovered and is stuck in the airway, it is very dangerous.

2. If you have a high fever, cough, wheezing and difficulty breathing, you need to go to the hospital for emergency treatment immediately.

3. Babies are very likely to suffer from bronchiolitis, a type of pneumonia. At this time, the child's complexion is not good, often turns purple, or has faster breathing, raises shoulders to breathe, and the lower chest wall collapses when inhaling. They should be sent to the hospital for treatment in time.

Coughs that can be observed first and not rushed to hospital:

1. Although there is cough and fever, the patient is in good spirits. It is mostly a cold or tonsillitis.

2. Coughing continues after having a cold, fever and cough.

3. Cough and excessive sputum, but no fever and good spirits.

4. Coughing that only occurs in the early morning.

5. You may cough slightly when you are nervous or after exercise.

Parents do not need to worry too much about the above 5 types of coughs. They can first relieve the symptoms and treat the cough through diet therapy.

Whether the baby's cough is caused by internal heat or a cold, the treatments for hot coughs and cold coughs are different.

Coughs can be divided into exogenous coughs and endogenous coughs. Exogenous coughs can be further divided into wind-cold coughs and wind-heat coughs. The medication requirements for different types of coughs are completely different. A simple method is to observe the child's tongue coating. If the tongue coating is white, just like snow in winter, it means that the child has a severe cold. The sputum when coughing is thinner, white and sticky, and there is nasal congestion and runny nose. At this time, the child should eat some warm, expectorant and cough-relieving foods. If the child's tongue coating is yellow or red, it means that the child has a lot of internal heat, the sputum from coughing is yellow and thick, and it is not easy to cough up, and there is a sore throat. At this time, the child should eat some foods that clear the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Coughs caused by internal injuries are mostly long-term and recurring. At this time, you should pay attention to giving your child some food that regulates the spleen and stomach, nourishes the kidneys, and replenishes the lung qi.