Tips on how to take care of children with whooping cough
(Baonghean.vn) - Children with whooping cough, in addition to treatment with special medicine prescribed by a specialist, adults also need to pay attention to the care and diet of the child during treatment to increase the possibility of the disease quickly improving.
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Whooping cough is an acute respiratory infection that commonly occurs in all ages, especially in young children. The clinical manifestation of whooping cough is a distinctive cough. Whooping cough can be transmitted from person to person through saliva (when coughing) and nasal mucus (when sneezing).
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Consequences of whooping cough
- Whooping cough causes exhaustion, especially in infants, whooping cough is often very severe, because resistance and health are still weak, not strong enough to fight the disease.
- The disease causes a lack of oxygen to the body, leading to many complications such as: encephalitis, pneumonia, cerebral hypoxia, conjunctival hemorrhage if not treated promptly...
Notes for parents
- When predicting any unusual signs of whooping cough in children, it is necessary to take the child to the doctor for timely treatment.
- When children have whooping cough, parents should not give them cough medicine without a doctor's instructions.
- Make sure the living environment is free of irritants such as cigarette smoke, dust, and chemicals.
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| Cigarette smoke is a trigger for coughing. Photo: Internet |
- Keep personal hygiene clean, wash hands with soap every day.
- When coughing, children will become anxious, lose their appetite, have phlegm and pain in their throat, so they will lose their appetite and easily vomit. Therefore, it is necessary to feed children slowly, patiently coax them, and not force them to eat too much at once.
- Before eating, mothers should give their children a few spoonfuls of fat-free liquid first, then let the child lie on his stomach and pat his back gently so that phlegm does not get stuck in his throat, which will help the child not vomit.
Nutrition for children with whooping cough
- When children have whooping cough, they lose their appetite every day, so you have to feed them soft, easy-to-digest foods. When cooking for your child, be careful not to cook it too thin because when they have whooping cough, they eat less, and if they eat too thin, the amount of nutrients will be reduced even more.
- If children are picky eaters or lazy eaters, or refuse to eat more than usual, parents can feed them many meals.
Normally, if a child eats 6 meals a day, but when the child has a cough, the child can be fed 8-10 times a day, about every 2 hours. This way, the nutritional regimen for children with whooping cough is guaranteed and the child's health is improved.
Foods with lots of water
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| The soup is both nutritious for children with whooping cough and easy to eat. Photo: Internet |
Some dishes such as soup, porridge, milk are dishes that children with whooping cough need to eat. These dishes are easy to eat, easy to digest but also full of nutrients to ensure the treatment process.
Food groups rich in vitamin A, zinc and iron
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| Children should be fed soft, easy-to-digest foods that still ensure nutrition. Photo: Internet |
When children have whooping cough, parents must feed them foods rich in vitamin A, zinc and iron such as some types of beef, chicken, eggs and dark green and red vegetables.
Foods to avoid
Sweet, fatty foods cause obesity
According to Oriental medicine, coughs are mostly caused by heat in the lungs. If children eat too many fatty, sweet, and strong-flavored foods every day, their bodies will become hot, making the cough worse.
In addition, you should not let your baby eat a lot of fried foods, because these foods will put more burden on the stomach, causing more phlegm to be produced, making the disease more difficult to cure. Foods containing high amounts of fat such as peanuts, melon seeds, chocolate, etc. cause the body to produce more phlegm, which can make the disease worse.
Refrigerated food
For children with coughs, do not feed them refrigerated or frozen foods that have not been thawed or heated.
According to Oriental medicine, when the body is exposed to cold, it will damage the lungs, and coughs are mostly caused by lung diseases. At this time, eating cold foods will easily cause air blockage in the lungs, making the symptoms worse.
At the same time, inflammation is more or less related to the spleen. If you eat too much cold food, it can also damage the spleen and stomach, causing the spleen function to decline, reducing the body's ability to resist disease.
Symptoms of whooping cough - Prolonged coughing can cause respiratory problems and vomiting. Whooping cough symptoms are usually milder in adults. It is important to recognize the symptoms of the disease. - In the early stages, the symptoms of whooping cough are mild cough. After 7-10 days, the cough gradually worsens and lasts for several months if not treated. During this period, children have prolonged coughing fits, coughing non-stop until vomiting, causing the child to have a runny nose and tears. The persistent cough causes the child's face to turn red or the whole body to turn purple due to respiratory system failure, so the patient can die from suffocation. After each cough, there is often a whistling sound and a lot of phlegm appears. - Infants are the ones who often suffer from whooping cough, which is often severe. Some children cough so much that their eyes bleed. The cause of death in children with whooping cough is respiratory failure and lack of oxygen. How to prevent whooping cough - Vaccination is a very effective measure to prevent whooping cough. Children who have received all 3 doses according to the vaccination schedule will have a very high chance of being protected from the disease, up to 90%. If they have not received all 3 doses, the chance of being protected from the disease will be weaker or if the child does get sick, it will be milder than children who have not been vaccinated. - Do not get close to or come into contact with people who have whooping cough. If someone in the family has whooping cough, they need to be treated thoroughly. Other members need to wear masks when in close contact with the sick person and have treatment and check the whole family to see if they have been infected because the disease is very contagious through the air. - Provide necessary information about whooping cough to everyone, especially mothers and teachers, so that they can cooperate with medical staff to detect the disease early, know how to isolate and prevent the disease, and cooperate with medical staff to get their children vaccinated with DTP vaccine. - Children under 1 year old who show signs of illness need to be hospitalized to monitor for coughing, suffocation, and respiratory arrest. Sputum suction, oxygen therapy, rehydration, and nutrition are essential./. |
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