Patient's question:
Children with lung heat cough and dry stools, white spots on fingernails, starting to defecate every few days after 4 months, have tried both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, but the condition has recurred for over two years, with frequent colds. What methods can help the child get rid of this suffering?Doctor's answer:
If a child develops lung heat cough, the concept in traditional Chinese medicine is to encourage the child to drink plenty of water and focus on a light diet, reducing the intake of greasy foods. This can help alleviate the child's lung heat condition. In terms of medication, one can take herbs that clear lung heat and expel phlegm, which can relieve the child's lung heat cough. In Western medicine, lung heat cough can actually occur in various conditions such as colds, tracheitis, or bronchitis, so it's important to assess the severity and use different medications accordingly.