What should I do if my baby has a severe cough? What should I pay attention to if my baby has a severe cough?

Generally speaking, children with mild coughs do not need special treatment. They need to drink more water and try not to give them medicine casually. After the cause is diagnosed, targeted treatment can be given. Because the cough is severe, if it is accompanied by other symptoms such as fever, go to the hospital for examination in time and keep the surrounding environment comfortable and ventilated.

Coughing is the body's instinctive reaction and also a protective reflex. Because the lungs have phlegm and bacteria that need to be expelled, spontaneous coughing will occur. However, violent coughing can also cause some harm, so severe coughs need to be treated. So, what should I do if my infant coughs badly?

1. Find out the cause and treat it accordingly

Infants' dry coughs are very severe and can affect their eating, learning and sleeping. Parents should find out the cause of their baby's cough in time and then treat it symptomatically. Many parents think that their baby's cough is a cold or pneumonia and treat it blindly.

2. Use steam therapy

The high humidity of water vapor can improve cough symptoms and make the baby breathe more smoothly. If the baby coughs badly, parents may wish to try this method.

3. Keep your diet light

During the coughing period, the baby should eat a light diet, give him more fresh vegetables, avoid greasy and spicy foods, and eat meat in small amounts.

4. Replenish water in time

If your baby drinks enough water, it can dilute the thick secretions in the respiratory tract, making the secretions easier to cough out. In addition, letting your baby drink more water can speed up blood circulation, promote metabolism and the excretion of toxins and waste in the body, thereby reducing irritation to the respiratory tract and relieving coughing.

5. Keep indoor air circulating

Every day, in addition to ensuring the indoor temperature and adaptability, everyone should open the windows for ventilation. This helps the baby's respiratory mucosa to remain moist, and the cilia on the mucosa vibrate normally, which is good for the normal discharge of sputum.

6. Use medication with caution

When the baby coughs, some parents blindly give cough medicine. After the baby takes the cough medicine, the cough will stop as soon as possible. This will cause airway obstruction, which will not only aggravate the cough, but also may induce lung infection.

7. Seek medical attention

If the above methods are tried to treat the baby's cough and it still does not get better, you should take the baby to see a doctor in time to check the clear cause. In addition, if the baby suddenly coughs violently and is accompanied by difficulty breathing, it may be that a foreign body is blocking the trachea; when the baby coughs, has a high fever, wheezes and is accompanied by difficulty breathing, etc. In the above cases, the baby should be taken to the hospital for treatment immediately.