Question
For the past week or so, my child has been experiencing severe coughing at night, sometimes vomiting dinner. After vomiting, they can fall asleep peacefully. Initially, I thought it was due to eating too much for dinner, but even when I reduce the amount of dinner, they still vomit. There are no symptoms of asthma. It started with a cold with a runny nose, which then turned into coughing, and now it’s mainly severe coughing at night. My child just started kindergarten, and they don’t eat enough during the day at school. They may eat more when they come home.
Answer
The doctor recommends taking pediatric cefixime granules and pediatric expectorant cough granules to treat the cough, while also drinking plenty of water to help the child recover quickly.