A Romanian doctor claims that the cough is “good, being a reflex of the lungs”, but when it gets worse you have to go”to the doctor, not to the doctor, not to the TV and under no circumstances on Facebook”.
Coughing child PHOTO: Archive
“At the request of the public, we said that it is necessary to remember three words about touches.
1. Cough is good!! It’s a reflex of the lungs to eliminate messes and react to stimuli!
2. Children’s cough is of two types: dry, dry, annoying, irritating and aggressive. Causes: the first 2-3 days of any virus that then softens; allergies and bronchial hyperreactivity (asthma) usually in the evening or at night during sleep, agitation and running or shaving; and goes for weeks without becoming productive.
“Productive cough, with secretions, with phlegm, babble; it is the cough from viruses, when the child is also full of mucus or in the second part of laryngitis. It lasts as long as the snot lasts, that is, 2-3 weeks during which every 2 days you notice the thinning of the frequency and the general condition improves”says Dr. Patricia Badea, family doctor.
If during this period the child has a fever, the cough becomes thick or changes its sound, go to the doctor, claims Dr. Badea.
“Otherwise encourage the child to cough hard, the harder the cough the better!”, says the doctor.
As a treatment, Dr. Patricia Badea recommends tea with honey, herbal syrups (after two years of life, so that the child is able to cough up the secretions well!).
“For cough from viruses, one syrup for a 5-7 day cure is enough. Do not abuse 5 syrups for 3 weeks, you do nothing but further stimulate the secretions! For the rest of the coughs, go to the doctor, not to the doctor, not to the TV and in no case to Facebook!!“, concludes the doctor.
