What to do when your child starts coughing

Cough is one of the most common symptoms of influenza. If a child coughs, it will affect the child's daily life, mood, etc. Therefore, if a child coughs, it is important to seek medical attention in time, and mothers should pay special attention to the child's diet and daily routine at this time. All of these can help children recover better. So what should we do if our child just starts to cough?

1. Incomplete development

Because children are small, their internal organs are not fully developed, especially their lungs. Although their respiratory tracts have their own protective barriers, they are still in an imperfect stage of growth. The younger the child, the worse their development in all aspects. Therefore, it is easy for "exogenous evil" to invade the human body. Whether it is a virus or bacteria, it is especially easy to invade young children.

2. Inappropriate clothing

Most children are born with a hot temper and are afraid of heat. Under normal circumstances, children only need to wear the same amount of clothes as their parents, but not more than their parents. However, some parents think that their children are fragile and are afraid that they will catch a cold, so they dress their children very warmly. This will make the children more anxious and coughing is inevitable.

3. Improper diet

When it comes to children's diet, parents are most worried about their children being hungry, so they feed them too much. However, parents do not know that once the child eats more, the burden on the gastrointestinal tract will increase, affecting the stomach's digestion. The gastrointestinal tract cannot convert the food into nutrients, and it will be converted into phlegm. After phlegm is generated, it is stored in the lungs, and the lungs become the "phlegm storage vessel." There is a lot of phlegm in the lungs that must be cleared away, and only coughing can get the phlegm out, so coughing occurs.

4. Cough caused by disease

The main manifestation of respiratory diseases is cough. Diseases of the lower respiratory tract such as tracheitis, bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, etc. also have cough as the main symptom. Some diseases of the upper respiratory tract such as laryngitis, acute and chronic pharyngitis, colds, and even rhinitis and adenoids hypertrophy can cause coughing symptoms. Moreover, the nose, pharynx, and larynx of the upper respiratory tract are close to each other and often affect each other, making them difficult to cure.