Patient's question:
Diarrhea with high fever for four days, viral infection. Past treatment and effectiveness: Went to the hospital for a thorough examination when having high fever, the doctor said it was a common fever, took Reckitt and Tylenol. Assistance needed: My baby got teeth at three months, now...Doctor's answer:
Due to the inability of children 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, because their internal organs are weak, the condition tends to worsen more rapidly and is prone to complications such as phlegm accumulation, food stagnation, or excessive fright, which can complicate the symptoms. The treatment still focuses on 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 ineffective. High fever is the body's response to viruses. Except for patients with confirmed severe pneumonia and high blood counts, fever reduction measures can be considered, but antibiotics should not be used unless the temperature exceeds 38℃ and blood counts are high. For those with normal temperatures and blood counts, it is best to avoid intravenous fluids and instead provide symptomatic treatment, such as taking antiviral traditional Chinese medicine formulas like Xiao'er Ganmao Chongji. Children should be encouraged to drink plenty of fluids, rest, eat more vegetables and fruits, and maintain regular bowel movements. Some families keep a "small medicine box" at home. When a child gets a cold, they may take medicine from the box without going to the hospital or buy medicine from a pharmacy. 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 extreme caution, such as "Fast-acting Cold Capsules," "Cold Relief," 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 immunity, and in some cases, causing toxic liver damage. Aspirin should be avoided in children, especially compound aspirin. Although it 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 cause Reye's syndrome, leading to leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. It is generally not recommended 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 expectorate, 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 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 measures can be considered, but antibiotics should not be used unless the temperature exceeds 38℃ and blood counts are high. For those with normal temperatures and blood counts, it is best to avoid intravenous fluids and instead provide symptomatic treatment, such as taking antiviral traditional Chinese medicine formulas like Xiao'er Ganmao Chongji. Children should be encouraged to drink plenty of fluids, rest, eat more vegetables and fruits, and maintain regular bowel movements. Some families keep a "small medicine box" at home. When a child gets a cold, they may take medicine from the box without going to the hospital or buy medicine from a pharmacy. 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 extreme caution, such as "Fast-acting Cold Capsules," "Cold Relief," 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 immunity, and in some cases, causing toxic liver damage. Aspirin should be avoided in children, especially compound aspirin. Although it 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 cause Reye's syndrome, leading to leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. It is generally not recommended 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 expectorate, red and hot face with sweating, or yellow nasal discharge, thirst, thin yellow tongue coating, and can be treated with modified Sangju Yin.