"My child has caught a cold, why should he take cold-clearing granules?"
Ms. Wang looked at the medicine prescribed by the doctor and was worried, but she did not dare to feed it to her child.
Xiaoliang is 5 years old this year. The quilt was not tightly covered a few nights ago. She coughed and had a sore throat early in the morning. She also complained that her whole body ached.. Ms. Wang touched her son's forehead and found that the child had a fever. It was probably due to the cold last night, so she quickly took him to the hospital.
She thought that everything would be fine when she got to the hospital, but when she returned home she found that the doctor had prescribed a lot of medicines for treating wind, fever and colds. Ms. Wang was puzzled and suspected that the doctor had misdiagnosed her. She took the medicine to the hospital to question the doctor. After the doctor's patient explanation, she suddenly understood and apologized to the doctor again and again.
Summer is coming. Why are children prone to colds? What is the difference between wind-cold and wind-heat?
1. Why are children always prone to colds?
No matter how lively and active and in good health a child usually seems, they may catch a cold, have a fever, or have a runny nose if they are not careful. The frequency of illnesses is far different from that of adults. The reason is actually Very simple.
In childhood, children lack the awareness of self-protection and have difficulty grasping the temperature of the environment. lack accurate understanding of cold and heat and do not know how to add or remove warm clothes in the corresponding environmental temperature, so it is very difficult It is easy to create conditions for yourself to catch cold or heat.
In addition, children are in the early stages of growth and development, their immune systems are not yet sound, and do not have sufficient resistance to pathogens, so they are more likely to get sick than adults in the same environment.
2. When summer comes, children's colds should be divided into "cold and hot"
Many parents think that colds are a minor problem and will choose to go to pharmacies to buy some Chinese patent medicines for their children. However, colds can be divided into cold and hot, and the right medicine must be prescribed, otherwise it will only make things worse and aggravate the condition.
Children's cold is a respiratory infection disease, which can be divided into wind-cold and wind-heat. They can cause symptoms such as fever, cold sensitivity, head and body pain, nasal congestion runny nose, but the direction and severity of the symptoms are slightly different, and they can also cause some special symptoms. symptoms.
Children suffering from wind-cold and cold :
usually have aversion to cold and fear of cold, followed by fever and love of cold, and the discharged nasal mucus is clear. In addition, it is also accompanied by symptoms such as itchy throat, no sweating and thirst, rapid wheezing, heavy coughing, white tongue coating, and thin and white sputum.
Wind-heat cold: children with
usually have fever and love to cool, followed by aversion to cold and intolerance to cold, and the discharged nasal mucus is relatively dirty. In addition, it is also accompanied by sore throat, sweating and thirst, heavy wheezing, severe coughing, yellow tongue coating, thick and yellow sputum and other symptoms.
The key to distinguish between wind-cold and wind-heat lies in throat symptoms. Generally, an itchy throat is caused by wind-cold, and a swollen and painful throat is caused by wind-heat. Clinical judgment must be based on other symptoms.
3. Parents should do 4 things to avoid repeated colds in their children.
Children who are too young lack basic self-care abilities and lack resistance to the external environment. To prevent colds, four aspects must be protected.
1. A reasonable diet
Children's diet should ensure balanced nutritional intake and a variety of food types . On this basis, appropriately increase the supplement of vitamins and protein , which can be supplemented by milk, lean meat, eggs, fish, etc.
In addition, we should pay attention to the development of eating habits and rules , such as: not being picky about food, not eating raw, cold and spicy food, eating three meals a day on time, etc.
2. Dress correctly
Children should pay attention to adapting to the temperature when dressing. In particular, children are not very adaptable to the temperature of the external environment, so parents should pay attention to observation. When it's cold or hot, you should add or remove clothes for your children in time.
3. Pay attention to hygiene
Hygiene habits should start with yourself. First of all, parents should guide their children to develop the habit of keeping their own mouth, body, clothing, etc. clean. Secondly, the environment at home should be clean and tidy with plenty of ventilation indoors. Finally, adults should also pay attention to hygiene when coming into contact with children, and do not directly touch children's hands or faces with dirty hands or other filth.
4. Physical exercise
Moderate exercise can increase human body vitality, enhance children's resistance and improve physical fitness , which is a good choice. In addition, physical exercise outdoors can also keep children away from electronic products and indirectly reduce electronic radiation.
During childhood, the human body is in the "nascent stage" and is very fragile. Healthy growth requires the care of adults. Cold is one of the most common diseases in children. Parents should know more about the difference between wind-cold and wind-heat to provide better health protection for their children. reminds everyone: Children's symptoms are complex and changeable. If you get sick, it's best to go to the doctor immediately and never take medication without permission.
Reference:
[1] Understand the difference between wind-cold and wind-heat in one table. People who often catch colds should take note. Life Times. 2018-08-02
[2] If children have a cold, can you tell the difference between wind-cold and wind-heat? .Health Times. 2020-09
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