How to make your child cough up phlegm?

Introduction: When it's cold, 9 out of 10 babies cough. Babies have weak body resistance, are easily affected by the external environment, and often cough.

Although some babies cough and phlegm accumulates in the respiratory tract, parents are easily worried. So, how do you get your child to cough up phlegm?

The back pat method is also the most commonly used method, the method is to pick up the baby in the direction of himself, fingers together, palm in the air, tap the back, from the bottom to the top of the back to tap the sides of the back, that is, the moderate force can shake the baby's chest part. Tapping the back can not only promote phlegm relaxation and drainage to the air duct for discharge, but also help the baby to spit, while promoting blood circulation in the heart and lungs, and early ** symptoms. When photographing the back, parents should observe the child's face and breathing changes, and if the face turns purple or breathing is not smooth, they should take a short break and wait for the child's breathing to stabilize before continuing.

It's also a good idea to use the steam method to help your baby pass sputum. Moisten the baby's throat by placing boiling hot water in large jars and teacups, picking up the baby, and sucking in the water vapor towards the raised mouth and nose. Each time, which lasts for about 20 minutes, can not only dilute the sputum and facilitate the cough, but also reduce the congestion and edema of the trachea and bronchial mucosa, and reduce the cough.

But be careful not to pour cold water on your baby. Pay attention to keep the air in your home unobstructed, and open the windows regularly for ventilation. The humidity in the home is maintained at 60% to 65%.

In the case of dry air, install an air humidifier at home, or use a damp cloth to increase the humidity in the air, so that the baby's respiratory mucosa keeps itself moist, which is effective in promoting the discharge of baby's spit.

Finally, in order to prevent the secreted mucus from falling into the throat, mothers can cut the pillow to support the baby while the child is sleeping, and if it is a baby, you can also put the pillow under the mattress of the head. Keep your child in a clean living environment and keep the humidity in the room.

Parents should actively guide their children to learn to cough and let them spit out phlegm, so that their children's breathing will not be affected.

We parents can make a demonstration and then let the child cough up the phlegm according to the parent's behavior, and the child will be very uncomfortable when he is sick.

If you want your child to cough up phlegm, you can pat your child's back to help him cough up the phlegm in his throat.

You can gently pat the child's back, so that the child can cough up the phlegm, which is more convenient.

If your child has a cough with phlegm, you can let your child drink a small amount of water several times so that the phlegm will be thinned and your child can cough up the phlegm out.

You can give your child some anti-inflammatory drugs or some syrup to make your child cough up. Or choose figs, loquat or monk fruit kelp for your child to drink.

When a child has a cough with phlegm, you can take life care and medicine** to dissolve the phlegm. Life care mainly includes drinking more warm water, improving diet, and drugs** mainly include oral phlegm-reducing drugs, nebulization**, etc. In terms of drugs**, it is recommended to take drugs under the guidance of a doctor, and do not blindly buy drugs and use them on your own, so as to avoid adverse drug reactions and delay the condition.

1. Life care:

1. Drink more warm water: Children drink more warm water to keep the throat and mouth moist, which helps to dilute the phlegm. When the sputum is diluted, it is more conducive to being expelled under the oscillation of the tracheal cilia;

2. Improve diet: When children have cough and phlegm, it is recommended to eat a light diet, do not eat greasy, spicy and fried foods, such as fatty meat, chili peppers, fried chicken, etc., you can eat easily digestible and nutritious foods, such as steamed egg custard, which can effectively supplement the protein needed by children. In addition, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits in moderation, which are rich in dietary fiber and a lot of vitamin C, proper eating is conducive to health, and some fruits have the effect of moistening the lungs and reducing phlegm, such as dragon fruit, oranges, pears, etc.;

3. Others: During the period when the child has phlegm, it is recommended to maintain the indoor humidity at 55%-65%, pay attention to reasonable arrangement of life and rest time, avoid overwork, and maintain sufficient rest to help the recovery of the disease. If the child's sputum is not easy to discharge, you can give him a proper pat on the back, and when patting the back, you should hold your hand into a cup, from the bottom to the top, from the outside to the inside, and gently buckle the child's back to promote the discharge of phlegm.

2. Drugs**:

1. Oral phlegm-reducing drugs: If the child has a lot of phlegm, it can be combined with drugs, such as taking pediatric ambroxol hydrochloride oral liquid, Yitanjing, pediatric hemp and gan granules, pediatric phlegm and cough granules, etc., which have phlegm-reducing effects;

2. Nebulization**: If there is more sputum, it can also be carried out with nebulization**, which can effectively remove sputum in the body and promote sputum discharge. Commonly used drugs are ambroxol hydrochloride and -chymotrypsin, which increase the secretion of active substances on the alveolar surface, thereby increasing the oscillation of the epithelial cilia of the respiratory tract.

If the child's cough and phlegm symptoms are severe, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to check the blood routine to determine whether it is caused by a viral or bacterial infection. If it is confirmed that it is a cough or phlegm caused by a bacterial infection, it is necessary to take antibiotic drugs reasonably under the advice of a doctor**, such as cefazoloxime, etc. If it is a cough or phlegm caused by a viral infection, it can be carried out with drugs such as ribavirin under the guidance of a doctor**.