What causes runny nose in babies in winter? Here are some tips to help you deal with it easily

Babies have weak resistance and are prone to illness. So, what causes a baby to have a runny nose in winter?

Reasons why babies have runny noses all day

(1) Cold air stimulation. Babies have strong secretions. If they just have a runny nose without other uncomfortable symptoms, it is likely that the cold air has stimulated the nasal cavity. Parents do not need to worry too much. However, if the runny nose is unilateral and there is blood, there may be foreign matter in the nasal cavity. Precautions for dressing babies in winter

(2) Cold. In the early stages of a baby's cold, the mucus in the nose is mostly watery or mucous. The amount can be more or less, but it will keep flowing.

(3) Allergic rhinitis. If a baby has allergic rhinitis, he or she will usually have a lot of clear nasal mucus, sneeze frequently, and feel itchy in the nose. This is mostly seasonal and is particularly severe in winter. Most babies with allergic rhinitis also suffer from asthma.

(4) Sinusitis. If your baby has yellow watery discharge from his nose, parents should take him to the hospital for a sinus X-ray or CT scan to rule out the possibility of a sinus cyst.

How to deal with a runny nose in your baby

1. Hot compress baby's nose

Put a towel in slightly hot water, soak it in hot water, then wring it out, but leave a little moisture, and gently apply hot compress to the baby's nose, massaging both sides of the baby's nose while applying the compress.

2. Warm and humid indoors

Turn on the air conditioner and humidifier at the same time to ensure that the indoor temperature is suitable and moist. Raising the temperature can relieve children's nasal congestion and runny nose symptoms.

3. Steam your face and moisturize

Steam can moisten the child's nasal cavity and expel a large amount of mucus quickly and naturally. But be careful not to use the steamer too close to the child to avoid hurting his delicate skin; and the time of use at a time should not be too long, about 3 minutes is enough.

4. Soak your feet and drink more warm water

Whether it is a cold or a fever, drinking warm water is essential. If you use hot water to scald your baby's feet before going to bed, the baby will be very comfortable.

When your baby has a runny nose, don't give him medicine easily. The function of general western medicine is to suppress the flow of runny nose, not to treat colds. Parents' careful care can help the baby get through this period. If the baby is kept warm, it will generally heal within 1 to 2 weeks.

How to prevent children from catching colds?

1. Warmth is the best policy

In the real winter, parents will not let their babies get cold, but in spring and autumn, they often fail to grasp the scale of dressing, and are afraid of heat if they wear too much, and afraid of cold if they wear too little. Some parents think that if they let their babies be tougher and don't take too much care of them, their resistance will be better. In fact, this is wrong. The reason why babies often catch colds is often because of catching cold, so when it comes to dressing, it is better to keep warm.

When sleeping, try not to let the baby's head face the door, window or other vents to avoid cold. When bathing, the situation is just the opposite. It is not recommended to use overheated water, because after bathing with hot water, the baby will have to endure a large temperature difference, which will make it easier for the baby to catch a cold. The closer the water temperature is to the baby's body temperature, the easier it is for the baby to adapt to the ambient temperature after bathing.

2. Greenhouse Health Room

In spring and autumn, if there is no heating at home, try to warm up the baby's bedroom with electric heaters, air conditioners, etc. Try to keep the room temperature relatively constant. Large changes in indoor temperature will increase the chances of the baby catching a cold.

3. Ginger Coke

Wash and peel fresh ginger, cut it into small shreds, clean the pot, put in a bottle of Coca-Cola, and boil it with the ginger shreds. The ratio of ginger to cola for adults is generally 1:100, and babies can adjust it as appropriate. After it cools down, add appropriate amount of rock sugar or white sugar, and give the baby a small bowl each time. Drink it two to three times a week.

Diet therapy for runny nose in winter

1. Brown sugar ginger soup

Method: Slice 10 grams of ginger, add water and boil, then add 15 grams of brown sugar and drink while hot.

Effect: Ginger is pungent and warm in nature, and can dispel wind and cold. If you accidentally catch a cold in winter, drinking a bowl of brown sugar ginger soup and sweating slightly can indeed dispel the cold. However, it is only suitable for patients with mild colds.

2. White radish soup

Method: Cut 250 grams of white radish into slices, add water and boil, then drink while hot.

Efficacy: White radish has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on respiratory diseases such as cough and sputum. White radish soup has no direct therapeutic effect on colds, but it can relieve various discomforts such as nasal congestion and cough caused by colds.

3. Honeysuckle porridge

Preparation method: 9 grams of honeysuckle and 9 grams of light black beans, boil in water to remove the residue, add 60 grams of polished rice and cook into porridge.

Efficacy: Honeysuckle is cold in nature, can clear away heat and detoxify, evacuate wind-heat, and also has an inhibitory effect on influenza virus; light fermented black beans are cool in nature and are often used together with honeysuckle to treat wind-heat colds. It is very suitable for wind-heat colds and influenza patients with fever, headache, and sore throat as the main symptoms.