Question
The child, who is 5 months and 3 months old, has been suffering from a persistent cough with phlegm, and medication treatment has been ineffective. How can the condition be treated? Previous medication treatments have not been successful, and further assistance is sought for alternative treatment methods.
Answer
Coughing can be a symptom of upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, pneumonia, or acute laryngitis. It is recommended that parents take the child to the hospital for a detailed examination to determine the cause and differentiate between common coughs and cough variant asthma to avoid misdiagnosis. Treatment of cough should be classified according to the cause, considering Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, or dietary therapy. Dietary therapy, such as white fungus chicken rice porridge, sand root lily duck soup, and almond pork lung porridge, is considered the best treatment. When using traditional Chinese medicine to clear phlegm syrup, attention should be paid to the different properties of cold, hot, warm, and cool in the medicine, and medicine should be prescribed according to symptoms. It is important to ensure that the child gets adequate sleep and avoid taking the child to dusty or heavily polluted places to prevent the worsening of the condition.