Do children need to take medicine for colds? How many days does it take for children to recover from colds?

Many parents know that it is very common for children to get sick with colds, but some parents don't want their children to take medicine at this time. In fact, it is not good for children to take medicine frequently. So let's find out whether children need to take medicine for colds? How many days does it take for children to recover from colds?

Children do not necessarily need to take medicine for a mild cold. It depends on the severity of the cold, the child's physical condition, etc. If the symptoms are relatively mild, with only occasional sneezing and runny nose, you can let the child drink more hot water, eat more foods rich in vitamin C, and pay more attention to keeping warm. If the symptoms are obvious or the fever recurs or the spirit is poor, medication is needed, and parents need to take the child to the hospital for treatment. If it is a viral infection, it is generally symptomatic. If there is evidence of bacterial infection, antibiotics such as cefaclor are needed. You can also give him some sweating treatment, and covering him with more quilts when sleeping will help prevent the invasion of wind evil. At the same time, pay attention to whether the condition is serious. If the condition shows signs of worsening, take medicine in time.

Children's colds usually take about 3-7 days to recover. How long it takes depends on the child's constitution and treatment methods. If the symptoms of a child's cold are not severe, it is recommended to let the child heal on his own and pay attention to drinking more water and resting more, which is also beneficial to the improvement of the child's own resistance. If the symptoms of a child's cold are severe, medication can be used for treatment. You can choose children's acetaminophen granules, children's cold granules or antiviral oral liquid. Pay attention to the usage and dosage of the medication. Children's colds are divided into common colds and influenza. If it is a common cold, it will generally get better within a week, but if it is influenza, it will get better in about 3 to 4 days. Children's colds are mainly caused by upper respiratory tract infections, bacterial infections, influenza virus infections, colds, rapid weather changes and other factors.

Children with colds generally need to go to the pediatric internal medicine department. If Chinese medicine conditioning is needed, it is recommended to go to the Chinese medicine internal medicine department. If cold symptoms occur during the flu period, you can go to the infectious disease department. When children have a cold, they need to drink more water, pay attention to rest, supplement vitamin C, and try to avoid crowded places to prevent cross infection. Children's acetaminophen yellow amine granules can be taken orally, which can treat and relieve the common cold and various symptoms caused by influenza, such as fever, headache, nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, etc. It can also be treated with Chinese herbal decoctions. If it is a cold caused by wind and cold, Jingfang Baidu San or Jingfang Dabiao Tang can be used with modifications, which has the effect of pungent and warming to relieve the symptoms. If it is a wind-heat cold, Yinqiao San can be used with modifications, which has the effect of pungent and cool to relieve the symptoms. If it is a summer-heat cold, Xinjia Xiangru Yin can be used with modifications, which has the effect of clearing away summer heat, removing dampness and relieving the symptoms.

There are many dietary taboos for babies when they have a cold, so mothers must learn more about it, because in daily life, diet can provide enough nutritional value for babies, so that babies can grow up healthily, and can also increase their immunity. Therefore, during the cold period, you must pay attention to a light diet, because during this period, babies are prone to poor appetite and should be light. At the same time, you can provide some liquid food for the baby, because when the baby has a cold, the gastrointestinal digestion ability will also decrease, so many foods will increase the gastrointestinal burden of the baby. Therefore, liquid food should be the main food, so that it will not lose nutrition and can also make the baby healthy. At the same time, it can be matched with some fruit juice drinks with high vitamin content. It is also necessary to eat less and more meals. Therefore, during this period, as a mother, what you must do is not to force feeding, which will cause the baby's gastrointestinal burden to be too heavy. However, in life, there are always some mothers who worry that the baby eats less, and they will try to make the baby eat more, but it is not recommended to eat more during the baby's cold.