Patient's question:
[Patient Age: 2.5 years old, baby. Recently, he has been coughing a lot. It was almost better a while ago, but now the cough has started again. It's a dry cough without phlegm, and it's quite severe in bursts. I don't know what medicine to give him. Temperature is normal. Past Treatment and Effect: He had pneumonia before, around 7 and a half months old, and it's now resolved. However, he frequently gets colds and coughs. What kind of help do you want: The cause of the baby's cough and treatment methods]Doctor's answer:
Coughing is a common symptom of childhood diseases and can occur throughout the year, with higher prevalence during winter and spring seasons. Changes in external temperature are often triggers. This condition corresponds to bronchitis, bronchiectasis, colds, and some pneumonia cases primarily characterized by coughing in modern medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the occurrence and development of this condition are related to the invasion of external pathogens such as wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness, and fire, as well as the dysfunction of the lung, spleen, and kidney. Clinically, cough is generally divided into two major categories: external-wind cough and internal-injury cough, with the former being more common in children. Symptoms primarily involve coughing, accompanied by fever, nasal congestion, chest tightness, shortness of breath, dry cough with little phlegm, or excessive phlegm coughing, and fatigue. Mild infections can be treated with anti-inflammatory medications. Coughing with phlegm can be relieved with Fresh Bamboo Juice Oral Liquid or Xiao'er Ma Gan Granules. Additionally, drinking plenty of plain water is recommended.