Question
Is pneumonia caused by coughing?
Answer
Based on your description, coughing could be one of the symptoms of pneumonia, but not all coughs lead to pneumonia. Pneumonia typically results from lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infections. If the body’s resistance is weak, such as due to long-term smoking or improper treatment of upper respiratory infections, it may lead to the development of pneumonia. Here are some dietary remedies and treatment suggestions for children with cough:
- Yu Zhu Congee: 15g of Yu Zhu (double the amount if fresh), 50g of glutinous rice. Wash and chop Yu Zhu, then boil in water to make a decoction, strain out the residue, and use the juice to cook the congee. Consume twice a day, in warm form.
- Lily Pear Syrup: 10g of lily (double the amount if fresh), 1 pear, 15g of sugar. Wash the lily, slice the pear, mix all three ingredients in a bowl, steam until done, let cool, and eat all at once. Take twice a day.
- Peanut Sweetened Rice Pudding: 100-150g of peanuts, sufficient sugar. Wash peanuts, cook into a thin porridge with water. Add sugar and more water and cook until peanuts are soft.
- Silver Fungus Soup: 5g of silver ear, 1 egg, 60g of sugar, sufficient lard. Wash silver ear and cook with egg and sugar into a soup, then add lard.
- Molasses Congee: Fresh sugarcane juice, 50g of glutinous rice. Cook glutinous rice with sugarcane juice into a thin porridge. Consume twice a day, in warm form.
- Garlic Sugar Syrup: 15g of garlic bulbs, 30g of sugar. Mix garlic and sugar together