What to do if a child coughs and spits white foamy sputum

If a child spits out white phlegm when coughing, it means there is a problem with the lungs, so it is necessary to take anti-inflammatory drugs in time for treatment. However, the usage and dosage of the drugs must be based on the doctor's advice. Do not use drugs indiscriminately for children to avoid causing secondary harm to children. You can also give children some cough syrup to relieve the symptoms of children's cough. Try to prevent children from eating spicy, stimulating, and raw and cold foods.

1. First of all, children's colds, fevers, and even coughs are very common phenomena in life, so parents don't need to panic too much. At this point, many parents will ask, how to treat children if they cough and spit white foamy sputum? At this time, parents must pay attention, coughing and spitting white foamy sputum means that the child's lungs are inflamed. At this time, it is necessary to take oral antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs in time for treatment, such as cefaclor, cefixime or azithromycin, etc. However, when taking these medicines orally, you must follow your doctor's instructions. Moreover, it is believed that no allergic reactions occur when taking such drugs orally.

2. In addition to appropriate amounts of oral antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs, parents should also pay attention to combined drug treatment for a speedy recovery from the disease. For example, feeding children an appropriate amount of Xingsu cough syrup or Ma Xing cough syrup, etc. These Chinese patent medicines can effectively help clear the lungs and dispel cold, relieve cough and reduce phlegm; they are very effective in treating children's cough and white foamy sputum.

3. In addition, parents should pay special attention to their children’s diet when their children have not fully recovered from their illness. For example, avoid eating seafood and raw and cold foods, especially peppers, onions, garlic, ginger, coffee, strong tea, cocoa, etc., spicy and irritating foods. It is recommended to eat more foods high in vitamin C, because vitamin C can not only effectively help improve the body's immunity and disease resistance, but also help with anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and has a good auxiliary treatment effect on colds and coughs.