Question
My child had bronchial pneumonia at six months old and has a weak constitution. Now, with the change of weather, they easily catch a cold, and when they do, they start coughing, and it never seems to go away. Four months ago, they caught a cold and have been coughing ever since. After taking an X-ray, the doctor said it was bronchitis, and it took ten days of medication to recover. Two months ago, they coughed again for half a month and took Chinese medicine, which helped. One month ago, they caught a cold and coughed again, and it kept recurring without improvement. Another X-ray showed ‘both lungs have increased texture, the rest is normal’. Blood tests showed normal routine white blood cells. The doctor diagnosed it as bronchitis and prescribed medicine powders and ‘Acyclovir’ as well as ‘Children’s Lung Heat Cough Granules’. After taking the medicine for 9 days, there was some improvement, but not complete recovery. Now that the medicine has stopped, they are coughing again. It’s been over a month, and it still doesn’t get better.
Answer
Hello, if your child has cough with phlegm, it is likely due to bronchitis caused by a cold. You can use children’s cough syrup and lung heat cough syrup in combination with Acyclovir or Amoxicillin for treatment. You can also give your child some pear juice with rock sugar or cooked pear with Fritillaria to help relieve cough with phlegm. Make sure to keep them well-hydrated and warm to prevent catching a cold.