Coughing with a lot of sputum in children suggests the possible presence of diseases such as acute bronchitis, pneumonia, or may be seen in the recovery phase of whooping cough pneumonia. The exact effect depends on the disease. In some diseases, coughing up phlegm at a later stage often indicates recovery, but in some diseases, coughing up phlegm at an early stage indicates that the disease is in the process of progressing.
1. Bronchitis: it is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the trachea and bronchial tubes and their surrounding tissues caused by a variety of factors. The main symptoms are dry cough and cough in the early stage, and coughing up sputum in the later stage. This situation shows that the disease is in the stage of gradual recovery, generally speaking, there is no major impact on the body, at this time you can keep the airway open, nebulization, sputum and other treatments.
2. Pneumonia: Pathogenic microorganisms, physical and chemical factors, immune damage and other factors lead to inflammation of the terminal airways, alveoli and interstitial lungs, coughing, coughing up sputum, dyspnea. If pneumonia is not controlled in time, it may lead to sputum obstruction of the terminal airways, resulting in complications such as pulmonary atelectasis and pulmonary solid changes, which may affect the child’s lung function.
3. Whooping cough pneumonia: Whooping cough pneumonia early also to stimulate spasmodic wheezing cough as the main manifestation, later can also appear phlegm performance, that the disease into the expectoration period, in the late stage of the disease performance, as long as to ensure that the airway is open, antibiotic treatment enough, generally after the healing of no effect.
Children coughing with a lot of sputum may also be the existence of other pathologies, parents are advised to bring their children to the hospital for timely diagnosis and treatment to avoid affecting normal life, or serious complications.