Question
Children often have coughs, fevers, and vomiting. How can we boost their immunity? What were the past treatment situations and outcomes?
Answer
Children who frequently cough, have fevers, and vomit may be suffering from recurrent respiratory infections, which can lead to secondary immunological hyperactivity. Further examinations are needed to determine if there are any immune system deficiencies. If there are deficiencies, immunostimulatory therapies such as thymus hormones and transfer factors can be used. For children with humoral immune deficiencies, intravenous gamma globulin injections can be administered. In addition, a child’s nutritional status may also affect their immunity, especially for those with malnutrition, rickets, iron deficiency, or zinc deficiency, who are more prone to recurrent respiratory infections. Nutritional status can be assessed through trace element tests in hair or blood.