Home remedies for child cough can help

Children suffer when the cough is severe

05/11/2013

With hardly any respiratory or pulmonary disease, it does not occur. Cough is one of the most common symptoms of illness. Especially with children, a cough is often heard, because on average, they have colds up to eight times a year. Cause are mostly colds or acute pharyngitis. Should the little ones have been particularly hard hit, it may also be a pneumonia. Especially at night, coughing can be very stressful if you are repeatedly torn from sleep.

In children, coughing is usually relatively well with home remedies stop. Should the child wake up uninterruptedly, for example because a strong irritant cough has a tormenting effect, it is possible to resort to cough blockers. For Professor Berthold Koletzko of the Foundation for Child Health in Munich antibiotics are the last resort for cold, because colds are usually triggered by viruses and not by bacteria.

Moist room air helps
A too dry and warm room air can intensify the coughing, so it is advisable to ventilate regularly. A bowl of water standing on the heater, or a few wet towels over the grid on the cot, help create a pleasant soothing humidity. Thyme, which is considered expectorant and anticonvulsant, can be added to the shell. Its antibacterial and antiviral properties help to effectively fight other symptoms.

Onion syrup made of honey and onionsoud
As a home remedy, onion syrup has proven its worth. But even a hot milk with honey can do wonders. It should be noted, however, that this is drunk only in dry cough, because in mucus in the bronchi mucus production is exacerbated. Of course you can also give the child a hot tea with lemon to drink. With a small portion of honey or candy this tastes the little ones too. Other home remedies for cough can also relieve the symptoms. (Fr)

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