Question
The patient is a 3.5-year-old boy with a poor constitution, getting sick once a month. This time, 15 days ago, he experienced nasal congestion at midnight, headache, dizziness, followed by vomiting and fever of 38.5 degrees Celsius, and drowsiness. Four days later, he started coughing. After almost two weeks of medication, can I stop taking the medicine?
Answer
The treatment duration for pneumonia is generally one week to ten days, but pneumonia patients often experience relapses. After each cold, the risk of pneumonia developing is higher, which might be the misunderstanding that parents refer to as “pneumonia cannot be cured.” In fact, during the recovery period of each pneumonia case, attention should be paid to daily care such as light diet, avoiding sweet, salty, spicy foods, seafood, eggs, and milk, and adjusting clothing according to the child’s condition as needed.