There is no optimal dietary treatment for rhinitis in children; food is not therapeutic and cannot replace medication. Children’s rhinitis needs to be treated with antibiotics, nasal glucocorticosteroids, nasal irrigation, decongestants, antihistamines, etc. according to the condition.
1. Use of antibiotics: for infectious rhinitis with bacterial infection, penicillin antibiotics can be used, but also the second generation of cephalosporins and macrolide antibiotics.
2. Nasal glucocorticoid: it can be used for acute children’s rhinitis and chronic children’s rhinitis, with anti-inflammatory and anti-oedema effects, and can reduce the symptoms of children’s rhinitis with runny nose and nasal congestion.
3. Nasal rinsing: by using saline or hypertonic saline to rinse the nasal cavity, it can improve the symptoms of nasal congestion and runny nose and reduce the chance of infection.
4. Decongestants: used in children with persistent, severe nasal congestion. Decongestant can make the nasal mucosa, nasal turbinate eliminate edema, so as to improve nasal ventilation, eliminate nasal congestion symptoms. The course of treatment should be no more than one week.
5. Antihistamines: for allergic rhinitis in children, can reduce the allergic reaction of the nose, reduce nasal congestion, runny nose and other symptoms.
For children’s rhinitis, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of the doctor for standardized treatment.