Patient's question:
My daughter is now over a year old. But in the past two days, she caught a cold and has been coughing constantly. Her throat is filled with a lot of phlegm, and her stomach might be a bit bloated. Here, I would like to ask the doctor how to treat a child with a cough, phlegm, slight inflammation in the throat, and a bloated stomach.Doctor's answer:
Children with cough and phlegm, and inflammation in the throat, need timely oral administration of lung-clearing and blood-cooling medications and anti-inflammatory treatments for the child. Examples include children's lung-clearing syrup and ambroxol oral solution. Anti-inflammatory medications can be traditional Chinese medicine such as Pu'di Lan anti-inflammatory oral solution or Western antibiotics to prevent severe inflammation from leading to lung and bronchial infections. For abdominal bloating and gas, you can often rub the child's abdomen and drink more hot water. Avoid foods that are difficult to digest and prone to causing gas.