Patient's question:
The weather has gotten colder, and the child also caught a cold accidentally. The cough is quite severe. Today, I managed to cook a lot of chicken soup, wanting to give the child a lot to help strengthen the body. However, the mother-in-law said it's not suitable for the child to drink chicken soup with a cold and cough. Can children with colds and coughs drink chicken soup?Doctor's answer:
I don't recommend giving this to the child in this situation. Generally, when a child has a cough, they often also have symptoms of indigestion, and the food you mentioned is also quite likely to cause indigestion. If the child's cough isn't very severe, you can first give them many cold medicines, anti-inflammatory drugs, and many traditional Chinese medicine preparations for clearing the lungs and cooling the blood to treat it. Pay close attention to observing the effects after taking the medication. If there is no significant improvement, it will be necessary to go to a formal hospital's pediatric department for a thorough examination and follow-up.