Patient's question:
I received intravenous drips for eight days. My daughter is four years old. A few days ago, she had a fever and coughed, and after receiving intravenous drips for eight days, she recovered. However, I noticed that her tongue had a red coating. The doctor recommended giving her Tong Ren Tang's Ni Huang Qing Xin Wan, but this is an adult medicine. Can children use it? For a child like mine...Doctor's answer:
The liquid being administered has a cooling property, which can leave behind coldness in the body. You mentioned that the child has been on an IV for eight days. Theoretically, it's not diarrhea but rather an accumulation of coldness in the body. If it were diarrhea, it would be due to deficient heat (). In traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that deficient heat should be tonified rather than drained. I suggest not giving the child Niuhuang Qingxin Pills. I've saved a dietary recipe for you: stewing red carp soup for the child to consume. This can dispel internal coldness, provide good digestion and nutrition, and is very effective. I don't know if your child has other symptoms besides this, does he/she like to drink water? Is the urine yellow? I hope my explanation helps you! The above advice is for the question "Why is the child's tongue swollen and red?" I hope it assists you. Wishing you good health!