Children's anti-inflammatory drug cephalexin

Anti-inflammatory drugs are antibiotics. Anti-inflammatory drugs play a very important role in life. For example, they can diagnose some inflammatory diseases. At the same time, they have a good inhibitory effect on some inflammations caused by colds and fevers and bacteria and viruses. Children's anti-inflammatory drugs also include cephalosporins. Cephalosporins are divided into many types, including various antibiotics such as amoxicillin.

Antibiotics such as cephalosporin and amoxicillin only target some inflammations caused by bacterial infections or other specific microorganisms, but they are powerless against inflammation caused by viruses, fungi, allergies, trauma, etc.

In the cold winter, the human body is vulnerable to cold air. Coupled with the influence of dry air and haze, it is easy to experience inflammation of the upper respiratory tract system such as red and swollen throat, sore throat, runny nose, cough, etc. Children are among the most susceptible groups.

When faced with this situation, many people will think that since it is an inflammation, they should take some medicine such as cephalosporin and amoxicillin to "suppress it". Some parents even give their children medicine in this way.

If you think so, or even have done this, then be careful, you may be taking the wrong medicine.

What is inflammation?

Inflammation (English: Inflammation), commonly known as inflammation. Refers to the physiological response of biological tissues stimulated by trauma, bleeding, or pathogen infection.

Regarding inflammation, Guo Tantan, a general practitioner at Beijing United Family Hospital, posted a video on his Weibo to popularize science. He pointed out that the most classic manifestations of inflammation can be described in four words: redness, swelling, heat, and pain.

Depending on whether there is infection or not, inflammation is divided into:

1. Infectious inflammation: inflammation caused by pathogenic microorganisms (such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc.);

2. Non-infectious inflammation: inflammation that is not caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as rheumatoid arthritis caused by the autoimmune system, gout caused by uric acid crystals deposited in the joints, inflammation caused by trauma, high temperature, ultraviolet rays, etc.