Patient's question:
Currently, in general situations: My son has been coughing a bit and having difficulty defecating recently. Is there any way to treat it????????First follow-up question: My son is only 27 days old!!!
Doctor's answer:
Hello: Please describe in detail the child's age and specific condition.Cough itself is not an independent disease but a defensive reflex to clear respiratory foreign bodies. Mild cough is harmless to the body and can be treated by addressing the cause without the need for cough suppressants. However, when severe cough causes suffering to the patient, cough suppressants can be cautiously selected. There are many causes of cough, such as acute or chronic respiratory inflammation, respiratory foreign bodies, compression of the respiratory tract, allergic reactions, pleural irritation, and so on. Therefore, when treating a coughing patient, it is essential to first comprehensively analyze the condition, identify the cause, and choose appropriate cough suppressants based on the underlying condition for symptomatic treatment.
Medications for treating cough are mainly divided into three categories: antitussives, expectorants, and bronchodilators:
Antitussives mainly include: codeine, morphine, pholcodine, meperidine, licorice syrup, etc. These drugs are effective for mild respiratory inflammation and irritative dry cough but certain anesthetic drugs in this category must be used under the guidance of a doctor.
Expectorants include: juniper oil, ammonium chloride, potassium iodide, acetylcysteine, rhododendron, and small cough syrup, etc. These drugs are effective for clearing excessive respiratory mucus and viscous sputum.
Bronchodilators include: ephedrine, salbutamol, theophylline, and vitamin K1, etc. Asthma is often caused by allergies or inflammation stimulating bronchial smooth muscle spasm. The pharmacological effects of bronchodilators mainly involve relaxing bronchial smooth muscle, facilitating sputum expulsion, but when using these drugs, it is important to choose those with minimal side effects and are safe and reliable for children.
Common treatments for constipation include:
(1) Training bowel habits to cultivate child