Patient's question:
My son is 6 years old. He doesn't like to eat, is very picky, and often gets sick. He tends to have fevers that don't go away easily, coming back repeatedly. He always needs to be hospitalized for treatment, which makes me feel extremely heartbroken.Doctor's answer:
Coughing is very common, but in general, there are two types of cough: external pathogens and internal injuries. Usually, new coughs are caused by external pathogens, while chronic coughs are often due to internal injuries.Treatment for External Pathogen Coughs:
- Frequent coughing, thin sputum, aversion to cold, no sweating, nasal congestion, runny nose, thin white tongue, and rapid pulse.
- Suitable treatments include wind-dispelling, wind-cold-relieving, and lung-cough-relieving dietary and medicinal therapies.
- Examples: almond tea, black tea, and ginger-candied cough syrup.
Wind-Heat Cough:
- Frequent coughing, thick or hoarse cough, dry throat, sore throat, sticky or thick yellow sputum, sweating during coughing, often accompanied by runny nose, thirst, headache, and limb pain.
- Symptoms include wind-heat and body heat, with a thin yellow tongue and a floating, rapid pulse.
- Suitable treatments include wind-clearing, heat-clearing, phlegm-resolving, and phlegm-expelling dietary and medicinal therapies.
- Examples: olive sugar water and loofah flower honey drink.