Patient's question:
The baby is 7 months old. During the day, they don't cough at all, but they occasionally cough at night. This has been going on for about a week. Suddenly, they had two episodes of dry coughing yesterday, and today in the morning, they had a fever. We don't have a runny nose or a stuffy nose! The highest temperature reached 38.6°C. We went to the hospital, and the doctor listened to the baby and said it was just a cold. They gave us two types of medicine. After taking the medicine, the baby had diarrhea at night, with watery stools, twice! We don't know if this fever is caused by indigestion or if the baby is about to get a childhood fever. What is going on?Doctor's answer:
After reading your description, I suspect your baby might have a gastroenteric cold. Since your baby's temperature is below 38.5 degrees, it is necessary to take fever-reducing medication. The pediatric Chireqing Qingre Granules prescribed by the doctor earlier can help reduce fever. It would also be a good idea to do a few more stool tests. Make sure your child drinks plenty of water to avoid dehydration. This is my advice regarding the question "My 7-month-old baby isn't coughing at all during the day." I hope it helps you. Wishing you good health!