Question
What should a child eat if they cough after breathing cold air?
Answer
No special treatment is needed. Offer the child plenty of warm water, ginger juice, or scallion water. Try to avoid using cold medicine. If the child is restless or feverish, a small amount of pediatric Xingan oral solution can be given; avoid using adult fever-reducing medicine. Do not feed cough syrup or cough tablets. Consider respiratory infections or pneumonia; it is recommended to consult a doctor for auscultation and X-ray to confirm the diagnosis, and imaging examination may be necessary if required. Mild infections can be treated with anti-inflammatory medication. For coughing or phlegm, fresh bamboo decoction oral liquid or pediatric Mahan granules can be taken. In severe cases, intravenous fluid therapy is recommended.