There is no fast and effective treatment for cough and phlegm in children, cough and phlegm in children is dealt with by drinking more water, patting the back to expel phlegm, treating the cause and treating the symptoms.
1. Drink more water: when the child has a cough, coughing phlegm symptoms should be allowed to drink more warm water, which will help discharge phlegm and certain metabolites, can relieve cough symptoms.
2. Pat the back of the phlegm: the child phlegm is more viscous cough out, parents can let the side lying, half fist pat the child’s back, alternating between the two sides, from the bottom to the top, from the outside to the inside, in order to carry out, each side of the pat 3 ~ 5 minutes, is conducive to the discharge of phlegm to improve the symptoms of coughing.
3. Treatment: Find out the cause of your child’s cough and sputum, and treat bacterial infections with sensitive antibiotics, such as cefixime and piperacillin. Mycoplasma infection with macrolides, such as azithromycin. Allergies cause the organism to cough up phlegm and are treated with montelukast sodium and loratadine.
4. Symptomatic treatment: children cough more severe, under the guidance of the doctor to take cough medication, such as ambroxol oral solution and other drugs. Nebulization can choose such as budesonide, terbutaline and other drugs to expand the bronchial tubes, promote the discharge of sputum.
If your child’s cough and phlegm symptoms are severe, prompt medical attention and treatment is recommended. Do not listen to prescriptions that claim to be the fastest, as this may delay the condition.