What causes pneumonia in children? How to properly care for babies with pneumonia

Pediatric pneumonia is a common lung infection in children. The symptoms of neonatal pneumonia are particularly atypical and not easy to detect. What causes pediatric pneumonia?

What causes pneumonia in children?

1. Pathogens:

Viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, chlamydia, fungi, etc., among which viral pneumonia is the most common.

(II) Predisposing factors:

Physical factors: The disease is prone to occur when the body's resistance and immunity are low, such as malnutrition, rickets, anemia, congenital heart disease, and cerebral hypoplasia.

Environmental factors: such as sudden climate changes, poor indoor ventilation, polluted air, etc.

Knowing the cause of pneumonia in children, we need to take proper care of children with pneumonia:

Parents should be careful and attentive to children with pneumonia, pay attention to their body temperature and breathing, keep the indoor air fresh and quiet, and let the children rest well. Eat easily digestible, high-calorie and vitamin-rich foods, preferably soft foods, which are conducive to digestive absorption. Pat the child's back when coughing, which is conducive to the discharge of phlegm. Pat from bottom to top. The room should not be too dry. The child should drink water appropriately to dilute the phlegm and facilitate the discharge of phlegm.

After recovering from pneumonia, do not take it lightly, especially pay attention to preventing upper respiratory tract infection, otherwise it is easy to get infected again. Pay attention to strengthening exercise, and choose appropriate exercise methods according to age. If children live in a room with closed doors and windows all day long, they will have poor adaptability to the outside air. When going out for activities, pay attention to adding appropriate clothes. When colds are prevalent in society, do not take children to public places. When someone at home has a cold, do not contact children.

Recommended dietary therapy for treating pneumonia in children:

1. 5 pieces of grapefruit flesh, 60 grams of dried cabbage, 15 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 250 grams of lean pork, boil all the medicines together and take it, 1 dose a day, divided into two doses. It can nourish qi and yin, moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm.

2. Add 50 grams of lily and 200 grams of coix seed to 5 bowls of water and boil it into 3 bowls. Take it in 3 times, 1 dose per day.

3. 30g walnut kernels, 30g crystal sugar, 150g pear, mince together, add water and boil. Take 1 spoon each time, 3 times a day.