What should I do if my three-year-old child has a cough and phlegm? What are the causes of a three-year-old child's cough and phlegm?

If a three-year-old child coughs up phlegm, the first and most direct way is to send the child to the hospital and let the doctor check the cause of the child's cough and phlegm. The doctor can treat it by giving the child some cough suppressants, expectorants, and antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs; secondly, give the child more warm water to dilute the phlegm; finally, you can also pat the back to expel phlegm.

In real life, we all know that children are prone to some diseases, such as coughing and phlegm, which are more common, causing a lot of trouble to the child's health and also causing trouble to the child's growth and development. Let's find out what to do if a three-year-old child coughs and has phlegm!

1. Examination and treatment

When a child has adverse symptoms such as coughing and phlegm, the most effective way to help the child expectorate is to have parents take the child to the hospital for treatment, and let the doctor find out the cause of the child's cough and phlegm through some appropriate examination methods, and then let the doctor give some appropriate treatment measures according to the cause of the child's illness. For example, the doctor may prescribe some medicines that have the effect of relieving cough and reducing phlegm for the child; if the child's cough and phlegm are caused by bacterial infection, then the doctor may prescribe some medicines with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects for the child.

2. Drink more warm water

In addition to giving children medicine, daily care for children is also very important. It is recommended that parents let their children drink more warm water, which can dilute the sputum of children. In addition, drinking water can promote blood circulation of children, thereby speeding up body metabolism, so that harmful bacteria in children's bodies can be excreted as soon as possible. At the same time, it is recommended not to give children drinks with high sugar content, so as not to affect the secretion of sputum, which is not conducive to the recovery of children's physical health.

3. Patting the back to expel phlegm

If the child has phlegm but cannot cough it out, it is recommended that parents consider using the method of patting the child's back to help the child expectorate. The specific method is to let the child sit upright in his chair, or let the child lie on the bed, and then the parents pat the child's back from top to bottom. It is recommended to tap the child's back quickly and rhythmically, so that the child's airway can be vibrated, and the phlegm in the child's lungs and bronchi can be shaken loose, which is conducive to the discharge of phlegm.