Patient's question:
I have had diarrhea and high fever for four days, viral infection. Past treatment and effectiveness: I went to the hospital for a thorough check-up when I had a high fever, and the doctor said it was a common fever. I took Reckitt and Tylenol. What kind of assistance do you need: My baby got teeth at three months, now...Doctor's answer:
Due to children's inability to regulate their body temperature, their skin is delicate and thin, and their defensive functions are not yet strong, making them more susceptible to illness. After falling ill, due to their weak internal organs, the condition tends to worsen more rapidly and is prone to complications such as phlegm accumulation, food stagnation, or excessive fright, making the symptoms more complex. The treatment still divides into wind-cold and wind-heat as the foundation. Regarding fever, it is divided into viral fever and bacterial fever. The majority of initial cases are viral infections with normal blood counts. For viral fever, antibiotics are completely ineffective. High fever is the body's response to viruses. Except for patients with confirmed severe pneumonia and high blood counts, fever reduction treatment can be considered, but antibiotics should not be used unless the temperature exceeds 38℃ and blood counts are high. Symptomatic treatment is recommended, such as taking antiviral Chinese herbal medicines like Xiao'er Ganmao Chongji. Children should be encouraged to drink plenty of fluids, get adequate rest, eat more vegetables, fruits, and other light foods, and maintain regular bowel movements. Some families keep a "small medicine box" at home. When a child gets a cold, they may give them medicine from the box or buy medicine at a pharmacy without visiting a hospital. This is very dangerous because many adult cold medicines can be harmful to children. Therefore, the use of medicine for children's colds must be handled with extra caution, such as "Fast-acting Cold Relief Capsules," "Cold Relief Tablets," and "Anpain Ding," which contain ingredients like paracetamol, phenacetin, aminopyrine, and caffeine. These ingredients can suppress the bone marrow's self-healing system, interfere with the development and growth of blood cells in children, leading to leukopenia and granulocytopenia, reducing their immunity, and in some cases, causing toxic liver damage. Children should avoid aspirin, especially compound aspirin, as much as possible. Although this medicine has good fever-reducing and pain-relieving effects, it can harm the digestive system and liver and kidney function, and in some cases, it may lead to Reye's syndrome, causing leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. It is generally not recommended to use this medicine for children under 3 years old. Additionally, traditional Chinese medicine can be flexibly used for syndrome differentiation and treatment to help the body heal itself and prevent the condition from worsening.1. Wind-cold cough: Symptoms include cough, thin white phlegm, stuffy nose with clear nasal discharge, chills without sweating, slightly white tongue coating, and can be treated with modified Xingsu San.
2. Wind-heat cough: Symptoms include uncomfortable cough, thick yellow phlegm that is difficult to expel, red and hot face with sweating, or yellow nasal discharge, thirst, thin yellow tongue coating, and can be treated with modified Sangju Yin.
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Treatment for children's colds
Many parents are very anxious when their child gets a cold. As soon as they go to the hospital, they suggest intravenous fluids and the use of various high-end antibiotics. Fever is divided into viral fever and bacterial fever. The majority of initial cases are viral infections with normal blood counts. For viral fever, antibiotics are completely ineffective. High fever is the body's response to viruses. Except for patients with confirmed severe pneumonia and high blood counts, fever reduction treatment can be considered, but antibiotics should not be used unless the temperature exceeds 38℃ and blood counts are high. Symptomatic treatment is recommended, such as taking antiviral Chinese herbal medicines like Xiao'er Ganmao Chongji. Children should be encouraged to drink plenty of fluids, get adequate rest, eat more vegetables, fruits, and other light foods, and maintain regular bowel movements. Some families keep a "small medicine box" at home. When a child gets a cold, they may give them medicine from the box or buy medicine at a pharmacy without visiting a hospital. This is very dangerous because many adult cold medicines can be harmful to children. Therefore, the use of medicine for children's colds must be handled with extra caution, such as "Fast-acting Cold Relief Capsules," "Cold Relief Tablets," and "Anpain Ding," which contain ingredients like paracetamol, phenacetin, aminopyrine, and caffeine. These ingredients can suppress the bone marrow's self-healing system, interfere with the development and growth of blood cells in children, leading to leukopenia and granulocytopenia, reducing their immunity, and in some cases, causing toxic liver damage. Children should avoid aspirin, especially compound aspirin, as much as possible. Although this medicine has good fever-reducing and pain-relieving effects, it can harm the digestive system and liver and kidney function, and in some cases, it may lead to Reye's syndrome, causing leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. It is generally not recommended to use this medicine for children under 3 years old. Additionally, traditional Chinese medicine can be flexibly used for syndrome differentiation and treatment to help the body heal itself and prevent the condition from worsening.
1. Wind-cold cough: Symptoms include cough, thin white phlegm, stuffy nose with clear nasal discharge, chills without sweating, slightly white tongue coating, and can be treated with modified Xingsu San.
2. Wind-heat cough: Symptoms include uncomfortable cough, thick yellow phlegm that is difficult to expel, red and hot face with sweating, or yellow nasal discharge, thirst, thin yellow tongue coating, and can be treated with modified Sangju Yin.