Question
What’s wrong if a child coughs after a cold has passed?
Answer
Your condition might be due to wind-cold cough, caused by exposure to wind and cold. The symptoms include frequent coughing, thin, white sputum, clear nasal discharge, pale or slightly red tongue with thin coating, heavy cough sound, headache, fever, and even rapid breathing. Treatment can include taking Sanao Soup along with medications that reduce gas and phlegm. For children’s coughs, it’s best to choose cough suppressants that also have expectorant and phlegm-thinning effects; syrups are preferable to tablets. Syrups adhere to the mucous membranes in the throat, reducing the irritant effect on the mucosa, which itself can achieve the purpose of cough suppression. Do not dilute the syrup with water when taking it.