What to do if your child coughs after eating salty food

Children must pay attention to their daily diet and not eat too salty food. Too salty food has a relatively large impact on the baby's health. It may cause coughing. When this happens, pay attention to drinking more water, which will help relieve the symptoms. In addition, you can also eat some foods that relieve cough and reduce phlegm, such as eating some pears, eating radishes first, etc., which have a good relieving effect.

What to do if your baby coughs after eating salty food

1. Drug treatment

(1) Expectorants: For chronic coughs accompanied by sputum, expectorants should be used as the principle. Cough suppressants alone should not be used to prevent the cough from worsening or causing airway obstruction. N-acetylcysteine, aminosulphonate hydrochloride, guaifenesin, and traditional Chinese medicine expectorants can be used. (2) Antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine, loratadine, cetirizine, etc. (3) Antimicrobial drugs may be considered for patients with chronic cough who are infected with bacteria, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, or Chlamydia trachomatis. People infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Chlamydia trachomatis can choose macrolide antibiotics, including erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, etc. If antibiotics need to be adjusted after initial empirical treatment for infections caused by other pathogens, they should be selected based on the results of drug sensitivity tests. (4) Anti-asthmatic and anti-inflammatory drugs include glucocorticoids, β2 receptor agonists, M receptor blockers, leukotriene receptor antagonists, theophylline, etc. It is mainly used for targeted treatment of CVA, EB, allergic rhinitis, etc. Reassess after 2 to 4 weeks of glucocorticoid treatment. Cough after infection can generally be relieved on its own. For those with severe symptoms, short-term use of inhaled or oral corticosteroids, leukotriene receptor antagonists or M receptor blockers can be considered.

2. Non-drug treatment

Pay attention to removing or avoiding factors that induce or aggravate cough. Avoid contact with allergens, cold, and smoky environments. For sinusitis, nasal lavage and decongestant medication can be used. Changing body position, changing food properties, and eating small and frequent meals are effective for GERC. If there is a foreign body in the airway, it should be removed promptly. The best treatment for drug-induced cough is to stop the drug. Psychological therapy can be given for psychogenic cough. Get vaccinated in time to prevent respiratory infectious diseases and respiratory infections.