What to do if baby has phlegm in throat

In autumn, colds and coughs may occur due to external evil spirits. For infants and young children, once coughing occurs, it may harm the lungs, so it must be improved as soon as possible. There are many ways to improve it. First of all, you should increase drinking water and keep the environment ventilated. You can also choose drug treatment.

In autumn, people are most likely to get sick due to external evil spirits. Therefore, in order to effectively protect the lungs in this season, you should eat more lung-moisturizing foods, such as white fungus or lily, etc. However, for people with weak constitutions, it is still easy to catch a cold and cough, especially for infants and young children, who do not know how to cough up phlegm. So what should you do if your baby has phlegm in his throat?
1. Patting <br/>Let the baby lie on the parents' thighs, and the parents should bend their palms into a hollow shape and pat the baby's back for three to five minutes at a time, two to three times a day. Gently patting the baby's back can not only effectively promote the discharge of phlegm, but also strengthen the blood supply to the lungs, improve pulmonary circulation, and help reduce inflammation.
2. Keep warm <br/>The immune system of infants is far less healthy than that of adults. Once the temperature drops sharply, the possibility of respiratory diseases is very high. Therefore, when the temperature drops, parents must add clothes to their children appropriately and keep them warm.
3. Increase drinking water <br/>When babies cough, a lot of water will be lost through the respiratory tract, inflammation will become more serious, and sputum will become more viscous due to the reduction of water in the respiratory tract, making it difficult to cough out. At this time, parents can let the baby drink more cold water, preferably at a temperature of about 23 degrees Celsius. This can not only moisten the throat, dilute sputum, and reduce inflammation, but also improve blood circulation and promote the metabolism of harmful substances in the body as soon as possible, thereby reducing irritation to the respiratory tract.
4. Improve ventilation <br/>The baby's bedroom should be ventilated regularly, and the windows should be opened frequently to make the air fresher. But be careful not to let the cold wind blow directly on the baby. In addition, we should control the temperature and humidity of the bedroom. The best temperature is between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius, and the relative humidity is between 60 and 65%. The appropriate environmental humidity can not only moisten the mucous membrane of the respiratory system, but also help the baby cough up phlegm as soon as possible.
5. Steam therapy <br/>Let the baby stay in a steam-filled bathroom for a while, or give him a hot bath. The steam emitted from the bath can dilute phlegm and relieve swelling, pain and congestion of the respiratory mucosa.
6. Drug treatment <br/>Young children should be cautious when using medications and should carefully follow the doctor's instructions. Do not abuse cough suppressants, as these drugs may weaken the function of the cough reflex arc and make it impossible to control the disease.