Patient's question:
Daughter went to the amusement park for a play and came back. She didn't know if it was due to not noticing sweating or something else, which led to a cold. She coughs with phlegm. We have given her many cold medicines and lung-clearing, blood-cooling syrups, but her cough has become even worse. Sometimes she coughs up yellow phlegm. It has been about five or six days. How should we handle a child's cough with yellow phlegm?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, the baby currently still has a cough with yellow phlegm and cannot be treated to clear the lungs. Coughing is a protective reflex of the body, mainly to expel foreign objects from the lungs. Therefore, it is not advisable to clear the lungs at this time, but rather to encourage the baby to cough more to expel the phlegm, which will help them recover much faster. Coughing with yellow phlegm may indicate a possible bacterial infection, so appropriate antibiotic treatment can be added. Participate actively in physical exercise, regulate physical and mental health, and maintain personal hygiene.