Patient's question:
The child has chronic cough with phlegm, poor appetite, poor sleep, and high weight. Normal urination and defecation. 1-year-old with chronic cough. Previous treatment history and effectiveness: Not effective. Tried many medications, none worked. What kind of assistance is desired: Wondering if there are any home remedies...Doctor's answer:
Light cough with phlegm? The time of recurrence of cough, the color of phlegm, changes in phlegm volume, and the relationship with body position How to have a fever, the time of fever, the degree of fever How to have chest pain, blood in stool.1. General treatment: Rest appropriately, drink more water, and avoid inhaling irritating gases.
2. Symptomatic treatment: For mild cough, oral promethazine (25mg, three times daily) or benproperine (20-40mg, three times daily) or dextromethorphan (15-30mg, three times daily) can be given. For phlegm, oral ambroxol hydrochloride (30-60mg, three times daily) or compound licorice syrup (10ml, three times daily) can be given. Codeine and other strong cough suppressants should not be given.