Patient's question:
I don't know what's going on, but my child has been misbehaving and crying non-stop lately. Even the hospital check-up didn't help. Could a five-month-old child with cough and phlegm get better without medication?Doctor's answer:
Your condition may be a wind-cold cold with cough, caused by exposure to wind-cold. This syndrome is characterized by frequent coughing, thin white sputum, clear nasal discharge, pale pink tongue with thin white coating, heavy coughing sound, headache, body fever, and even shortness of breath in severe cases. You can use San Yao Tang with Qi lowering and phlegm resolving medications. You can also try feeding Gan Li Ke and Ma Gan Granules. Additionally, get a blood test done. If the blood test results are high, you may need antibiotic treatment. Azithromycin works well. Make sure the baby drinks plenty of water. If there is fever, you can take ibuprofen suspension orally. Wish the baby a speedy recovery.