В большинстве случаев кашель – это один из symptoms of acute respiratory infection. In this case, the disease can be localized in both the upper and lower respiratory tract. It may also be due to inflammation in the nasopharynx and an increase in adenoids. Cough is also a sign of bronchial asthma. Inhalation of a foreign body in the trachea and bronchi also causes this symptom and requires urgent medical intervention. In addition, a cough may be the result of diseases that are not associated with the respiratory system, such as heart disease. It can also be caused by a high concentration of tobacco smoke in the air, or too dry air in the room. In any case, the occurrence of cough requires consulting a doctor.
После осмотра, определив причину данного symptom, the pediatrician will prescribe treatment for your child. In case of viral respiratory diseases, he will advise you to take cough syrup for children. If there are many types of throat irritants, there are several syrups, each of which is selected specifically for a particular type. So, maybe syrup for children from cough, accompanied by the release of sputum (wet) and dry.
If the child’s calm is disturbed by a dry cough,then, to increase the volume of sputum and facilitate the process of its discharge, it is necessary to take children's syrup from dry cough. Prescribe the use of any drug can only be a doctor, as for the diagnosis of the need for a primary examination. Cough syrup for children up to two years old should be taken very carefully, to avoid problems due to the fact that the baby at this age can not expectorate sputum.
If you make sure that coughing isa consequence of a cold, then it is necessary to act in this way. First of all, it is necessary to create peace and comfort for the child. Creating favorable conditions for the baby - the initial basis for the treatment of cough. Secondly, be sure to review the nutrition of your child. It should include as much fruit and vegetables as possible, and also be sufficiently high in calories. Do not forget to drink, you need to take it more than usual. Thirdly, if you still prefer home treatment, then the child is better to give herbal medicines. You should also choose one-component drugs with small additives. So the cough syrup for children "Gerbion" contains plantain extract and mallow flowers, and "Doctor Theiss" is the same plantain, but with mint oil.
There are a lot of medications and someof them can cause allergic reactions. If you do not trust medicine, you can use traditional methods. So, syrup for children from cough can be prepared at home. To do this, combine in a saucepan 1.5 cups of water with sage (1.2 cups), add a teaspoon of cinnamon. Bring to a boil and leave on fire until half the liquid boils away. Gruel, which will turn out, filter through gauze and squeeze well. Next, to the resulting liquid, add three tablespoons of honey. After the mixture has cooled, move it into a jar and put it in the fridge. The shelf life of this syrup is up to three months. You need to give one teaspoon three times a day. But note that honey is a part of this syrup; accordingly, it cannot be taken by children with allergic reactions to this product.
Но все-таки, при возникновении кашля любого вида, need advice specialist - pediatrician, first and foremost. Self-medication can lead to the fact that you miss the time, and a complex disease will turn into a more severe form. Let your babies grow healthy.
