Question
A six-year-old boy often experiences loss of appetite and picky eating, and is prone to illness, particularly with recurrent fevers that often require hospitalization. How can these health issues be improved?
Answer
Coughs can be categorized into external and internal causes. New onset coughs are often due to external factors, while chronic coughs are more commonly due to internal issues. For external coughs, therapeutic dietetics such as dispersing wind and cold, and promoting lung function to relieve cough can be adopted, such as almond tea, black tea, cough lozenges, etc. If it is a wind-heat cough, the coughing is frequent, the voice is hoarse, the throat is dry and painful, the sputum is thick or yellow, sweating during coughing occurs, accompanied by symptoms such as runny nose, thirst, headache, and body pain. The tongue coating is thin and yellow, and the pulse is floating and rapid. At this time, it is advisable to adopt therapeutic dietetics for clearing wind-heat and resolving phlegm to relieve cough, such as olive sugar water, cucumber flower honey drink, etc. It is recommended to choose appropriate treatment methods according to the child’s specific condition under the guidance of a professional physician.