How many days does it take for oral herpes in children to heal?

Oral herpes in children is a relatively common disease, usually caused by a virus. Oral herpes in children can usually heal in about a week. If your baby suffers from oral ulcers, you need to give him Kangfuxin to promote the healing of the ulcers. You also need to pay attention to taking good care of the baby to prevent the baby from scratching the skin, which may cause infection in other parts of the body. Also, keep the baby's skin dry and clean.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

(1) You can use 6 grams each of honeysuckle, isatis root, forsythia and 3 grams of coptis chinensis to boil water and gargle.

(2) For patients with severe pain and red and swollen gums, use 10 grams of Isatis root, 6 grams each of Scutellaria baicalensis and White Moss peel, 3 grams of Double Flower, 2 grams each of Bamboo Leaf and Mint, decoct them in water and gargle with it.

(3) If the hands and feet are obviously red and swollen, you can use 10 grams each of Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, and Cortex Moutan, and 6 grams of Safflower, and boil them in water and soak them in water.

(4) For those with itching, use 10 grams each of raw rehmannia, moutan bark, isatis root, white moss peel, and kochia scoparia, 20 grams of honeysuckle vine, and 6 grams of safflower, decoct them in water and wash the affected area 3 times a day for 1 week.

Western medicine treatment

(1) Vitamin B2 can be used, 5 mg each time, 3 times a day. Levamisole: 1.25 mg per kg of body weight, twice a day.

(2) For external use, gargle with 0.1% levulinol solution 5 times a day; gargle with 0.02% chlorhexidine hydrochloride solution 5 times a day; apply chlortetracycline glycerol paste to the affected area 4 times a day.

Diet therapy

(1) Chinese Yam and Astragalus Soup: Boil 15-20 grams of raw Astragalus into soup, then add Chinese Yam, lean meat and other ingredients into the soup. It tastes delicious and children will like it too. Giving it to children regularly can help strengthen the spleen and enhance immunity.

(2) Mung bean and red dates soup: 30-40 grams of mung beans and 10 small red dates, put them together and bring to a boil. This soup can be used as a snack. White lentil soup: Boil an appropriate amount of white lentils into soup and drink it as boiled water.

The following points should be taken care of for oral herpes in babies:

1. The diet should be light and non-irritating. Avoid spicy food, fish, shrimp, meat and other foods that may aggravate the condition.

2. The temperature of food should not be too high. Eating overheated food can stimulate the ulcer and cause pain, which is not conducive to the healing of the lesion.

Babies may refuse to eat, drool, cry and stay awake due to oral pain. You should keep your baby's mouth clean and rinse his mouth with saline before and after meals. For babies who cannot rinse their mouths, you can use a cotton swab dipped in saline to gently clean their mouths. Vitamin B2 powder can be directly applied to the oral erosion area, or cod liver oil can be applied. Vitamin B2 and vitamin C can also be taken orally, supplemented by ultrasonic atomization inhalation to relieve pain, promote early healing of erosion, and prevent secondary bacterial infection.