What medicine is good for children's colds? Four principles should be kept in mind when taking medicine for children's colds

Children's colds can cause symptoms such as runny nose, nasal congestion, and high fever. Children's colds affect their health and normal diet. In short, we should not ignore the treatment of children's colds and take treatment measures as soon as possible. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the symptoms of children's colds.

Symptoms of cold in children

1. Mild cases only have nasal symptoms, such as runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing, etc., and can also be accompanied by tears, slight cough or throat discomfort, which can be cured naturally within 3 to 4 days. If the infection involves the nasopharynx and pharynx, there are often fever, sore throat, tonsillitis and congestion and hyperplasia of the lymphatic tissue on the posterior pharyngeal wall, and sometimes the lymph nodes may be slightly swollen. Fever can last for 2 to 3 days to about 1 week. It is easy to cause vomiting and diarrhea in infants and young children.

2. In severe cases, the body temperature can reach 39-40℃ or higher, accompanied by a sense of cold, headache, general weakness, sharp loss of appetite, and restless sleep. Soon, the area may turn slightly red, and herpes and ulcers may occur, which is called herpes pharyngitis. Sometimes the redness and swelling are obvious, affecting the tonsils, and follicular purulent exudate appears. Throat pain and systemic symptoms are also increased, and nasopharyngeal secretions change from thin to viscous. The submandibular lymph nodes are significantly enlarged and tenderness is also obvious. If the inflammation spreads to the sinuses, middle ear or trachea, other symptoms will occur, and the systemic symptoms will also be more serious. Among the more serious symptoms, pay attention to high fever convulsions and acute abdominal pain, and make differential diagnosis with other diseases.

3. Acute tonsillitis is a part of acute pharyngitis. Its course and complications are not completely the same as those of acute pharyngitis. Therefore, it can be treated as a separate disease or incorporated into pharyngitis. For those caused by viruses, sometimes white speckled exudates can be seen on the surface of the tonsils, and small ulcers can be seen on the soft palate and the posterior wall of the pharynx. The buccal mucosa on both sides is congested with scattered bleeding spots, but the mucosa appears smooth, which can be distinguished from measles. Fever is a defensive reaction of the body, which is beneficial to the elimination of invading bacteria and the normal growth and development of children. However, when the fever is high (above 39°C), it should be reduced under the guidance of a doctor. The best way to reduce fever is physical cooling, such as cold compresses, alcohol baths, etc. If physical methods cannot reduce the body temperature, antipyretics can be used in combination.

4 principles for treating children's colds

Principle 1

Don't rush to reduce fever if you have a cold

Fever is a defensive reaction of the body, which is beneficial to destroy invading germs and the normal growth and development of children. However, when the fever is high (above 39°C), it should be reduced under the guidance of a doctor.

The best way to reduce fever is physical cooling, such as cold compresses, alcohol baths, etc. If physical methods cannot reduce body temperature, antipyretics can be used in combination.

Commonly used antipyretics include: Analgin nasal drops, chlorpheniramine tablets, and children's antipyretic suppositories. Do not use ApC (compound aspirin).

Principle 2

Don't use antibiotics casually

Most colds are viral infections, and antibiotics are ineffective against viruses.

Commonly used antiviral drugs include: triazine glycoside, isatis root granules, dipyridamole (peryridamole). The drugs can be selected as appropriate, the effect is relatively reliable, and the side effects are small.

Antibiotics should only be considered in the following situations: Prevention of secondary bacterial infection in infants under 6 months of age: Significant increase in white blood cell count in blood tests: Frequent tonsillitis: Development of bronchitis or pneumonia.

Principle 3

5 things to note when taking Western medicine

(1) The dosage should not be too large and the duration of use should not be too long.

(2) Drink plenty of water while taking the medicine to facilitate the absorption and excretion of the medicine and reduce the toxicity of the medicine to the child's body.

(3) Children under 3 years old should not take orally or inject paracetamol because their liver and kidneys are not yet fully developed.

(4) Do not use antipyretics if the child or his or her family members have a history of allergy to antipyretics.

(5) Do not take antipyretics at the same time as alkaline drugs, such as baking soda, aminophylline, etc., otherwise the antipyretic effect will be reduced.

Principle 4

Traditional Chinese medicine requires syndrome differentiation and treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that colds are caused by wind evil, which is divided into two categories: wind-cold colds and wind-heat colds. Treatment based on syndrome differentiation is effective. You can choose antelope cold tablets, mulberry and chrysanthemum cold tablets, etc. under the guidance of a doctor.