Patient's question:
The baby is doing well mentally, with normal breastfeeding, rice porridge, deep sleep, urination, defecation, and weight. The baby started sneezing on December 24th and has been doing so for five days without high fever, sometimes with mild cough, possibly due to catching a cold.Previous treatment and effectiveness: On December 26th, the baby started taking roxithromycin granules and Youkadan, as the doctor said it was a fever symptom. One pack per day was given for three days, but the condition did not improve. It is very urgent to seek assistance.
What kind of help is needed: Hello, is it a fever? Can the baby take medicine? What medicine should be taken? Can ginger water be consumed?
Doctor's answer:
Nasal discharge sometimes stops and sometimes continues, indicating that it's not excessive. This rules out the possibility of wind-cold. If it were wind-cold, the symptoms would include aversion to cold, high fever, clear nasal discharge that flows constantly, hiccups. Therefore, the baby's condition should be lung heat with external cold. Due to the lung heat, the body's surface pores become loose, making the baby more sensitive to external cold. In this case, ginger water should not be consumed, as it can exacerbate lung heat. Instead, medications to clear lung heat should be taken. Additionally, the external cold is not severe—once the lung heat is cleared, the external cold will also subside. Consider taking Huanglian Shangqing tablets. It's best to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in person for a definitive diagnosis.