What is the cause of a child coughing up white phlegm?

Children coughing up white sputum is a situation that many parents have encountered. There are many reasons for this situation. It may be caused by the child catching a cold, it may be caused by the baby getting angry, or it may be caused by some problems in the baby's respiratory tract. Parents need to pay special attention to this situation. Below we will explain in detail why children cough up white sputum.

1. What is the reason for children to cough with white sputum?

When a baby coughs up white sputum, it is usually caused by catching a cold. When your baby is sleeping, usually let the baby's head be slightly elevated, which will help the baby breathe smoothly and rest well. This situation is usually caused by catching a cold. If your baby does not have a fever, try not to use medication. Let your baby drink more boiled water. If necessary, your baby can take cefuroxime granules or pediatric lung clearing and tan granules orally. At the same time, the temperature, humidity and air concentration in the baby's bedroom should be appropriate, the baby's clothes and quilts should fit well, and attention should be paid to keeping the baby's abdomen warm. Babies' coughs often last for a long time without other complications. The treatment period is extremely long, and if diet therapy can be applied, unexpected results can often be achieved.

2. What should children eat to cure cough and phlegm quickly?

1. Wash 250 grams of fresh white radish and a pig lung, stew them and drink the soup. It can nourish the lungs, reduce adverse reactions, relieve gas and asthma. It is suitable for people with chest tightness and asthma.

2. 30-40 grams of sweet almonds (wrapped in cloth), a pig's stomach, 9-10 grams of ephedra. Put the almonds and ephedra into the pig's stomach, add 1 kg of vinegar, and simmer on low heat until the vinegar is gone. Take out the almonds and ephedra, dry them on a tile, and grind them into powder. Take 3 grams each time, twice a day, and eat the pig's stomach at will. It is used for asthma caused by deficiency and cold.

3. Take 3-5 ginkgo nuts and grind them into powder. Take 1 egg, make a small hole in the egg head, put the ginkgo in, seal the hole with paper, stew it and eat it. Eat 1-2 eggs a day to relieve cough and asthma.

4. 250 grams of radish and 30 grams of scutellaria baicalensis seeds (wrapped in cloth). Wash the radish and boil it with the scutellaria baicalensis seeds. After the radish is cooked, remove the scutellaria baicalensis seeds. Add 20-30 grams of honey. Drink the soup and eat the radish once a day. It can benefit the lungs, reduce adverse reactions, nourish the lungs and relieve asthma.

Other dietary treatments:

1. Boil 4-6 grams of ephedra and 10-15 grams of Fritillaria cirrhosa, extract the juice, add it to the yam porridge, mix in an appropriate amount of 10-20 grams of honey, take once a day, it can strengthen the spleen and lungs, relieve cough and asthma.

2. 1 radish, 6 green onions, and 15 grams of ginger. Use three bowls of water to boil the radish first, then add the scallion and ginger, and cook until one bowl of soup is left. Take all the medicine including the residue at one time. It can clear the lungs and relieve exterior symptoms, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Treats wind-cold cough, foamy sputum, chills, fatigue and body aches, etc.

3. 30 grams of brown sugar, 15 grams of fresh ginger, and 30 grams of red dates. Boil with three bowls of water until half done. Take it immediately, and you will recover after you start sweating slightly. Dispel wind and cold. It is used to treat colds and coughs, stomach pain caused by cold, diarrhea caused by postpartum cold, and aversion to the yin, etc.