Coughing is a very common occurrence not only in sick children, but also in healthy children. The cause may be a foreign body or dust entering the respiratory tract, an allergic reaction, or stress. Therefore, before choosing what to give children from coughing, you need to determine its cause. After all, even healthy babies cough, most often in the morning. This is a normal phenomenon, cleansing the bronchi from accumulated mucus, and in this case it is not necessary to treat it.
Sometimes parents decide for themselves what to give their children from coughing, often making it even worse. After all, such drugs by their action are divided into three groups: suppressing the cough center, thinning sputum and mucolytic. Which remedy to choose depends on the type of disease. For example, in no case should you suppress a wet cough - this makes it difficult to remove sputum from the lungs and can lead to their inflammation. Some drugs are not recommended to be taken together, so as not to cause a complication.
Most often, children and parents suffer from a dry cough against a background of acute respiratory infections. Since it is mainly associated with a sore throat, expectorants should not be used , because sputum does not form in the lungs. It is necessary to give anti-inflammatory drugs and treat the throat. Most often, herbal syrups and extracts from plants are used for this.
From dry cough, folk remedies are good for children. It is recommended that you drink more warm liquid, mainly herbal teas, gargle with saline and do steam inhalation. One of the most common cough suppressants is honey. It can be given just like that, mixed with lemon juice,
add to tea or warm milk.
What to give children from coughing yet? If your throat is very sore, you can eat a spoonful of butter. And at night it’s good to drink warm milk, in which soda and honey are added. Milk boiled with sage or pine buds is also beneficial. It will not only calm the cough, but also improve sleep. If the child does not like its smell, add a little vanilla.
An effective cough recipe is a decoction of oats and raisins. One and a half liters of water you need to take them in two tablespoons. Half cook over low heat. Mix the filtered product with honey and give the children a tablespoon several times a day.
Of herbal syrups, it is best to use licorice. But for children under two years of age, it is not recommended to give expectorant drugs, since their cough center is still poorly developed. You can also not use antibiotics to treat if
cough is not caused by infection.
Very often, cough radish is also recommended for children. There are several recipes for preparing such a medicine. The simplest is to cut off the top of the washed vegetable and scrape out a small depression that is filled with honey, and if the child is allergic to it, then sugar. After some time, juice begins to accumulate, which must be given to the patient by a teaspoon several times a day. You can also bake radishes in the oven with sugar, cut into pieces.
Parents need to know what to give their children from coughing. After all, doctors often prescribe potent drugs to be safe. And in many cases, cough can be managed with safe folk remedies.