How to help get rid of a child cough from year to year?

At least once in my life, every mother faced a situation when her child coughs. Almost always cough is a symptom of various diseases, the body's reaction to irritants, with which it seeks to remove harmful substances. It can be caused by various reasons, therefore, in order to understand which drug to give a child from cough to a child from a year or older, it is necessary to correctly diagnose it. The cause of coughing can be:

- presence of inflammation in the upper and lower respiratory tract (nose, mouth, pharynx, lungs, bronchi, trachea);

- irritations of different nature (mechanical, chemical, thermal, etc.);

- causes of psychological nature.

There are two types of cough: dry (unproductive) and moist (with sputum discharge). To get rid of a cough, a child from a year needs to take medications that help to dilute sputum in the respiratory tract and turn barking cough into a productive, conducive sputum smear.

In this case it is necessary to give expectorants, for example, dry medicine for children or tablets for cough. A child of 6 years can already give capsules or lozenges. All these products are presented in the range of the trade mark "Bronhicum". Antitussive action is carried out due to the action of extracts of thyme and primrose. In addition, the doctor may prescribe other drugs with a similar effect.

From the cough to the child of 1 year the means of folk medicine - decoctions, infusions of roots and herbs (mother-and-stepmother, plantain, althaea, licorice, plantain, pine buds, etc.) are good. A traditional, well-proven recipe is the preparation of radish juice with honey. In the radish, a hole is hollowed out, which is filled with honey, and the vegetable is infused for a while. To get a quick effect, the resulting sweet syrup should be consumed more than once a day, and every hour for 1 tsp. Another delicious cough remedy, which is very popular with children, is the gogol-mogol. It can be given from a child to a cough every year in the absence of allergies to honey and eggs. For its preparation, wipe until the appearance of white foam 2 tbsp. L. Melted on a steam bath butter, 1 tbsp. L. Honey and two yolks. Take 2 tsp. 30 minutes before meals.

At the moment when a child's cough became productive, and sputum began to clear up, it is necessary to create conditions that facilitate its rapid removal from the body. It can be:

- breast massage with gentle tapping;

- Warming procedures (inhalations, mustards, baths, rubbing, etc.).

Very useful at this time from coughing to the child from the year of grinding with badger fat. It is especially good to do this in the evening before going to sleep: you need to rub your back, chest, baby's feet and wrap it well. Older children can take badger and fat inside. In addition to the curative, it also provides a general strengthening effect, stimulates the immune system.

When treating a cough, you should remember that during the illness you need to drink plenty of fluids, eat nutritious and easily digestible foods rich in vitamins and microelements; To observe the correct regime of the day, alternating periods of sleep and rest.