1, cough and flu prevention comes first.

It is very important to prevent cough and cold, so children should pay attention to exercise, improve their ability to resist "evil", avoid exogenous diseases and prevent their illness from getting worse. Children should strengthen their living conditioning, live in a quiet environment, often open windows and ventilate, and keep the indoor air fresh, so as to avoid the indoor being full of lampblack and smoke, causing or aggravating cough. Try not to take children to public places and avoid contact with cough patients.

2, benefit the lungs and drink plenty of water

The dry climate in autumn makes people lose a lot of water. To make up for these losses in time, drink at least 500 ml more water every day than in other seasons to maintain the normal humidity of the lungs and respiratory tract. You can also pour hot water into the cup, inhale it through your nose at the mouth of the cup, and directly "shoot" the water into the respiratory tract, every time 10 minute, 2 ~ 3 times a day.

Step 3 eat lung-moistening food

Autumn pears are on the market. Eating 1-2 pears a day can moisten the lungs, moisten the intestines, relieve constipation and prevent cough. In addition, kumquat has a good antitussive effect, and taking 5-6 capsules three times a day can also play a preventive role. Tremella, candied dates, lilies, loquat, etc. All have the function of moistening the lungs, and using these ingredients to make soup is a good diet remedy for moistening the lungs.

Step 4 drink hot drinks

Warm drinking can dilute sticky phlegm, relieve the tension of respiratory mucosa and promote expectoration. Warm boiled water, warm milk and rice soup are all good choices. You can also drink some fresh fruit juice, such as apple juice and pear juice, which is less irritating. It is not advisable to drink orange juice, grapefruit juice and other citrus juices.

5, steam cough

Children with persistent cough will be relieved at room temperature of about 20 degrees and humidity of about 60%-65%. If the child has a bad cough, you can sit in the steam-filled bathroom with the child in your arms for 5 minutes. Moist air can help children clear mucus from their lungs and relieve cough.

6. Increase or decrease clothes and quilts

Mothers should add or subtract clothes for their children according to the temperature of the day; When children play with a lot of sweat, they should wipe the sweat and change their clothes in time; When the temperature is low at night, cover the child with a quilt to prevent the child from catching a cold and coughing.