Patient's question:
The child had a cold last month and has been recovering, but still has low-grade fever. They have eaten a lot without much effect, and the fever keeps coming back. Their spirits are also not good, and they don't have a good appetite. After going to the hospital for a thorough examination, the result was that they had pneumonia. What should children with pneumonia eat?Doctor's answer:
The child has a recurring fever, which should be due to acquired pneumonia. They can eat more raw pears, Fritillaria cirrhosa, and loquat.When coughing, avoid cold and cooling foods. Cold drinks or refrigerated beverages should not be consumed during coughing to prevent symptoms from worsening and lingering.
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that "exposure to cold and drinking cold drinks harms the lungs." When the body is chilled, the lungs can be damaged, leading to coughing. In most cases, it is caused by lung diseases such as impaired lung qi or upward reversal of lung qi.
It may also lead to secondary complications such as pulmonary edema, sepsis, septic shock, or bronchiectasis.
Pneumonia patients often cough with mucopurulent or blood-stained sputum, or rust-colored sputum. This is also related to the spleen. The spleen controls postnatal dietary absorption and transformation in the body.