What to do if your 2 year old baby has a cold with a runny nose and cough



Cold, runny nose and cough in 2-year-old babies are usually caused by cold or bacterial viral infections in the body. It can be treated by strengthening warmth, antiviral and medicines that moisten the lungs and relieve cough.

1. General treatment: you can let the baby rest more, to ensure sufficient energy intake, such as nasal congestion symptoms are more obvious, under the guidance of the doctor to be sea saline rinse nasal cavity, dilute the nasal discharge, improve the symptoms.

2. medication: 2-year-old baby cold runny nose cough is mainly caused by the body by bacterial or viral infection. You can give your baby acetylcysteine, carboxymethylstein and other medicines to resolve phlegm treatment as prescribed by the doctor. In addition, we also need to identify the causative pathogen, according to the different pathogens to be antibiotics such as azithromycin, piperacillin and other drugs.

The baby should be given a light diet, avoiding spicy and stimulating foods, and take medications under the guidance of a doctor.