Six-month-old baby coughs, stuffy nose and diarrhea

If a six-month-old baby has symptoms such as coughing, nasal congestion, and diarrhea, it may be caused by an upper respiratory tract infection caused by a cold. It may also be caused by diseases such as indigestion or acute gastroenteritis. It is recommended to seek medical attention in time and receive treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

1. Cold

1. Upper respiratory tract infection: If parents do not take proper care of their babies and do not take good warming measures, it is easy for babies to catch a cold and develop upper respiratory tract infection. Symptoms may include runny nose, sneezing, coughing, fever, nasal congestion, etc. At this time, you can use drugs such as pediatric acetaminophen granules and isatis root granules under the guidance of a doctor to relieve the symptoms.

2. Acute bronchitis: usually related to bacterial or viral infection, mainly manifested by cough, sputum, dyspnea, fever, fatigue and other symptoms, and may also be accompanied by nasal congestion. At this time, you can take anti-infective drugs such as cefixime granules and amoxicillin granules as prescribed by the doctor.

3. Other conditions: such as allergic rhinitis, which may be related to allergic reactions caused by contact with pollen, mites and other substances, and may cause symptoms such as nasal itching, paroxysmal continuous sneezing, clear nasal discharge, nasal congestion, etc., and may also be accompanied by low fever, mild cough, loss of appetite, etc. Generally, it is necessary to stay away from allergens and use drugs such as loratadine syrup and levocabastine hydrochloride nasal spray under the guidance of a doctor.

2. Indigestion

If the feeding method is incorrect, or factors such as cold abdomen affect the gastrointestinal motility, food may accumulate in the stomach and cause symptoms such as abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, and increased bowel movements, accompanied by mental depression, decreased appetite, drowsiness, and refusal to eat. At this time, you can give probiotic preparations such as Bifidobacterium Triple Live Bacteria Powder and Bacillus Subtilis Double Live Bacteria Granules for conditioning under the guidance of a doctor.

3. Acute gastroenteritis

It is a gastrointestinal inflammatory disease mainly caused by unclean diet. After the disease, symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and watery stool may occur. Some babies may also have a slight cough. At this time, you should take montmorillonite powder orally to stop diarrhea according to the doctor's advice, and use antibiotics such as azithromycin dry suspension for anti-inflammatory treatment.

It may also be caused by pneumonia, intussusception and other reasons. If it does not improve for a long time, you should go to the hospital for examination and active symptomatic treatment. In daily life, you should pay attention to giving your baby a reasonable diet, mainly light, avoid greasy, spicy and irritating foods, and pay attention to keeping the abdomen warm, and try not to let the baby catch a cold.