Cold for a child: symptoms, treatment, prevention. Treatment of colds at the first signs with drugs and folk remedies

This article tells how to recognize the first signs of a cold in a child and how to help him cope with her.

The heart breaks when you see that your baby begins to root. So I want to save him as soon as the sufferings.

Suffering a child during a cold

What are the first signs of a cold in a child, what to do?

In order to prevent the spread of viral infections, the first signs of a cold should be known. Explicit features include:

• Nasal congestion that quickly goes into a runny nose
• Overlay and pain in the throat, cough attacks are possible
• Redness of almonds and mucous membranes
• Redness and tear eyes
• Frequent sneezing
• Increased body temperature
• Herpes
• Increased lymph nodes. Nodes can increase not only on the neck, but also in armpits, on the back

It also really wants to highlight the signs that can begin to manifest themselves in the incubation period of a cold illness:

• Lost child
• Sometimes weakness and defeat make the baby more sleep
• And sometimes on the contrary sleep may violated because of the starting disease
• Decline in appetite, maybe even his absence
• Headaches may develop
• The child becomes a capricious, fucked, restless
• The child refuses favorite games and toys

Loss of a child during a cold

Important: Parents should be attentive to be able to recognize the beginning of the cold already in the incubation period.

As soon as the parents recognized the cold from their child, they should immediately begin maintaining the protective forces of the Crocha organism:

• The child should comply with the bed mode - the maximum amount of time is carried out alone. So the baby will be able to gain strength to combat viruses
• The child should observe the drinking mode - to use a larger fluid that will help to remove toxins from the body produced by viruses. For the smallests, there will be enough water, but for older babies you can cook frills, infusions, teas
• Parents should be monitored for increasing the body temperature of the baby and give the antipyretic drugs in a timely manner. At the same time, prevent excessive crying of the baby, during which a rapid increase in body temperature occurs

IMPORTANT: body temperature below 38 ° C It is forbidden - it is necessary to give the body to overcome viruses on their own (at such a temperature of the body, most viruses die). However, if the elevated body temperature is kept for more than three days, then it should be consistent with the doctor.

• Parents should begin to give the child antiviral drugs and immunostimulants. It should be started to rinse the nasal moves or burn them, for example, Aquamaris
• Parents should not force a child to eat - only by his desire
• From cough should begin to make inhalation, the child needs to use vegetable-based syrups
• The child must rinse the throat, if it feels an assistance or pain. You can use pharmaceutical lollipops and sprays.

IMPORTANT: Timely starting will help avoid complications.

• Along with the above points, parents should be traced to ensure that the premises in which the child is located is ventured and cleaned (wet cleaning). It is necessary to monitor the level of humidity in the rooms.

Body temperature below 38 ° C is not recommended

Shortness of breath in a child with a cold: how to distinguish from allergies

Sometimes, especially in young children, the parents of the first signs of allergies are confused with symptoms of a viral infection. However, these states have quite noticeable differences.

During colds in children significantly increases the body temperature, there is lethargy, sleepiness, moodiness and other symptoms, which were discussed in the section above.

IMPORTANT: Before you rule out the presence of allergy, you should consider whether the child has contact with potential allergens. In particular, it concerns children prone to allergic reactions.

When possible allergic dyspnea associated symptoms:

• Strong attack barking and dry cough that worsens at night time and is paroxysmal in nature
• The blue lips and pale skin
• Itching in the throat, burning and swelling in the oropharynx
• Discomfort in the chest
• wheezing
• output glitch

IMPORTANT: Allergies never causes muscle pain, chills and a temporary weakness. But allergies are observed bluish black circles under the eyes.

Shortness of breath in a child

Headache in a child with a cold: first aid

Headache in a child with a cold will help relieve cold compresses - for this you need towels, napkins, etc. in cold water to moisten and attach to the forehead baby. Many kids with a headache helps to cope, such as Nurofen.

However, with headache in a child should take all necessary measures, which are described in the sections above.

Headache during cold the child

The child has a sore ear after a cold and colds: First aid

Ear pain during cold can be a symptom of the very cold, and perhaps the development of infection. If it's just a symptom of the common cold, it will take with her after the child recovers.

But, if the ear pain persists for a long time, without fail should consult a doctor.

IMPORTANT: The pain in the ears during a cold, accompanied by fever, a few hours will help to remove, such as Ibuprofen.

Ear pain in a child during a cold

Bleeding from the nose with a cold in the child assistance

Sometimes during colds a child disturbed blood clotting system, leading to nosebleeds. In such situations, should:

• Child seat in the reclining position, but not lying down, so that the blood did not flow down into the throat and the child does not swallow it
• Drip baby's nose vasoconstrictor drops, which are used for the common cold - will help reduce the lumen of blood vessels, and reduced blood flow
• Moisten a tampon with hydrogen peroxide, then enter it in the nostril (if necessary in both) and press your fingers nostril to the nasal partition
• The baby's bridge is worth putting a cold compress
• About what happened should be informing to the doctor

Blood from the nose in a child during a cold

Hurt belly and diarrhea with a cold in a child: first aid

If a child has a stomach hurts during a cold, diarrhea, then it should be consistent with the doctor. This often happens, especially in children, however, only a doctor may appoint proper treatment.

Hurt a belly during a cold in a child

Vomiting with a cold in a child: first aid

Often vomiting during colds accompanies high temperature. Do not panic.

In order to avoid dehydration of the child's body, it should give him abundant drink. Very good for these purposes is suitable warm sweet tea with lemon.

If the vomiting does not stop, then a doctor should be called in obligatory.

Vomiting in a child during temperature

With a cold, the feet of the child hurt: what to do?

During a cold, pain in the legs is a frequent symptom. Parents should not be very worried about this.

The main thing is to provide the child to peace, do not forget about abundant drink and good sleep - all this will help to restore the relaxed body of the kid.

Bed regime - the first rule during a cold

A child on the wrestling is cold, on the face, on the nose: what to treat?

In more detail about herpes, you can read in the article. Herpes in the nose and on the lips - cold: what to do, how to get rid of? How to treat herpes at home by drugs and folk remedies?

As for the treatment of herpes in children, then you should not postpone from a visit to the doctor.

Herpes in a child

Red eyes and foster in a child with a cold: first aid

This happens that during the cold in children they blush their eyes. In order to help the child, to get rid of these inconveniences should be used by decoctions of anti-inflammatory herbs, for example, calendula, chamomiles.

If herbs ragners did not help, then it is worth consulting a doctor to prescribe medicines.

Fine eyes in a child during a cold

How much the temperature of the child is holding at a cold: first aid

With a cold in children, as in adults, the temperature can hold on to 5 days. However, it is worth remembering that we should not bring the child to rise above 38, 5 ° C, you must shoot down.

If the temperature holds more than 5 days, then it is mandatory to consult a doctor. Often, doctors prescribe antibiotics to a child for the fourth day of high temperature, giving the body of a child only three days for self-fighting with viruses, infections.

Temperature in the child

How to distinguish flu, virus from cold and from overheating in a child

The cold is the overall "people's" name, which implies a group of acute respiratory infections caused by viruses and infections. Physicians under the cold imply an ARZ (acute respiratory disease) or ARVI (acute respiratory viral infection).

Influenza is an acute infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by the influenza virus. The flu is included in the ARVI group.

Differences of ARVI from influenza:

• ARVI develops gradually (1-2 days), the flu begins sharply, quickly (1-2 hours)
• When ORVI, the temperature rises to 38.5 ° C, it is reduced, with flupes 39-40 ° C, it is difficult to bring down
• When ARVI nose is laid, the runny nose passes for a long time, with a flu nose with flu, if there is, passes through two days
• The flu is accompanied by outbreaks of epidemics and pandemic, it takes better than ORVI and often has complications.
• The cold passes more quickly, after a week, a person is restored. The recovery after flu passes long, sometimes it takes a month

Distinctive features (symptoms) overheating:

• Pale skin, can be both wet and dry
• Rapid pulse
• Weakness, lethargy
• Headache
• Nausea
• Dizziness and fainting

Influenza - fast start

Preparations at the first signs of a child in a child

To combat the cold, you should use the means that will help strengthen the immunity and improve the overall condition of the child, reducing the temperature by removing the nasal congestion, eliminating the pain in the throat. It can be:

• Interferon
• Anaferon Children
• Isoprosin
• Arbidol.
• Remantadin
• Viferon, Genferon
• Koldrex Junior
• Pandol, Calpol, Effergangan, Dofalgang, Tylenol, Mexalen, Dolomole
• Ibuprofen, Ibufen, Nurofen
• Nasal Drops Vibrotil, Nazivin, Tizin, Galazoline
• Syrup gelisal, lazolvan
• And mn. Dr.

Medicinal preparations for children can be produced in the form of tablets, syrups, rectal candles, drops. Before applying any of the medicines, you should carefully examine the instructions.

Important: Do not risk the health of your baby and engage in self-medication. It should be consistent with the doctor to appoint medication according to age.

Medicinal products to combat cold

How to cure a child from a cold without antibiotics?

In order to avoid the use of antibiotics for the treatment of kids, it is necessary to negotiate the beginning of a cold in it in him and immediately begin to combat it. It is possible, without receiving medicines and will not cost, but before antibiotics, it may not be reached if the drug medicine has been used on an equal medicine.

Important: All recipes of traditional medicine must be coordinated with the child's attending physician.

Comprehensive cold treatment

Treatment of colds in a child by folk remedies

The most common and proven folk remedies in the fight against the cold, which can be used and when treating children are as follows:

• At high temperatures, a child should be wanted with a solution of vinegar and give it to dry, you can also use conventional cool water, lobik compresses.
• Older children can be included in the diet more onions and garlic, which will help quickly cope with the disease due to the content of phytoncides. You can give children to drink half a cup of garlic infusion on the day - for an hour to insist one closet of garlic in a glass of boiling water.
• For prevention and at the first signs, the cold has proven itself a mixture of honey and lemon. To do this, you need to skip lemon along with the peel through the meat grinder, and then add honey to it. In some recipes, butter, or nuts, or ginger are added to this mixture.
• From cough and runny nose You can graze the feet feet before bedtime juice onions (just cut the bulb), then put on woolen socks to put on a woolen socks (the baby under the woolen sock is better to wear and cotton) and lie down under the blanket.
• The pain in the throat will help remove rinse with a chamomile decoction. Rinse the throat should be at least three times a day.
• The radish will help to get rid of cough. It should be grateched on a small grater, and then to one portion of radish add two portions of honey - a mixture on one tablespoon to eat after each meal.
• Also in the fight against colds can help essential oils. To do this, it is enough to add a couple of droplets of essential oil (for example, eucalyptus) in the aroma and light in the child's room.
• In the fight against the cold, the seed of herbal teas, brazers, infusions, frost, which should be given to a child have proven.

Chamomile decoction - good remedy for combating cold

How to treat a monthly and breast child from a cold?

As a rule, children under 6 months do not hurt witnesses. This is due to the fact that the child has a passive immunity, obtained during the time of finding the mother in the position.

However, if nevertheless, the crumble fell ill, then urgently should consult a doctor. In no case cannot be accepted by treating such a baby on their own - not all medicines are allowed to give small children, and some folk remedies can even harm.

Casual child

How to quickly cure a cold in a child?

The very first rule in the fight against the cold in children - as soon as possible to recognize the first signs of colds and prevent the further spread of viral infection. However, if it was not possible to overcome the cold at its first signs, should not be tightened with a visit to the doctor.

The pediatrician will be able to give an accurate assessment of the child's health and appoint adequate medication. Along with medicines, in coordination with the doctor, you can use proven recipes of traditional medicine.

The doctor will help to quickly cope with the cold, appointing the right treatment

Conspiracy to quickly cure a cold in a child

To achieve the desired for therapeutic purposes, the magical means can be used - conspiracies. There is a huge number of conspiracy to quickly get rid of the cold.

Here is some of them:

1. Three pinchs of large salts should be thrown into a glass with clean water and immediately speak it:
   "Mother's Mother, Smya Mayu
   and lomotics with slaves of God (name),
   utopopy them in the sea pummination,
   tighten into deep pools,
   why stone clamps,
   so that they never come up
   about the servant of God (name) for years forgot. "
   You should then moisten the middle finger of the right hand in the water, touch them to forehead, left and right shoulder, with this pronouncing the following words:
   "We command the sacred water, the white salt spell
   Lomota, Sgorie Maya,
   from a riveted head, from the heart of the rob
   from clear eyes and bones,
   from fingers, from brains, from joints! "
2. Corrected medicinal decoctions have proven very well - for this it is necessary to brew a decoction of chamomile, linden, etc. Take the dishes with drink in your left hand, and then speak your decoction so that water is fluctuated from your breathing:
   "Frol and Laurel, Mistors and Harlampius, Nikolay Miracle
   and George Victorious, King David, Mother Elena,
   holy Catherine Site and take
   uguting the disease of the slaves of God (name).
   My plot, your oscorement.
   Now and are confessed and forever. Amen."
3. A candle should be put on the table, a glass of hot tea should be put in front of the candle, then check the following words seven times:
   "How did the slave of God (the name) did not hurt before, so let him continue not sick. And the whole cold and chihacchka boded let him be pulled off and go past, and he would not be closed. I ask you, God, eager to Hvorobu from my child. Amen, Amen, Amen. "
   After  pronounced conspiracy, you should wait for tea a little cool, and then give a child to drink.

Using magic spells for the treatment of children, it is worth remembering that you can not always cure a child with them. In this case, conspiracy is better to use in tandem with traditional medicine.

Conspiracies in a complex with traditional treatment can help cope with the disease

Is it possible to bathe a child with a cold?

You can bathe baby or not during a cold depends directly from the general state of the baby.

If the crumb has not been bought for a long time, while he has a normal body temperature, it has a good mood and appetite, then buy the kid worth it. But, there should be excluded drafts, strong temperature differences, etc.

IMPORTANT: If the baby has not been bought for several days already, then you should make water in the bathroom for several degrees above the usual one.

However, if there are at least any signs of colds, it is worth limiting the batting of the child for several days, until his full recovery.

To maintain immunity during water procedures, you can add a few drops of essential oils to water.

Causes of frequent colds in a child

In medical practice is considered normal if:

• A child of 0-3 years is sick of colds up to 10 times a year
• Children 3-7 years old, according to specialists, can hurt with colds up to 12 times a year
• Children from 7 years old, according to pediatricians, can sick up to 7 times a year

Important: It is believed that only the child's age in the child ends the initial formation of the immune system. It was at the age of 7 years old the Baby's body can already cope with many viruses.

If the child in the number of colds is coming out of the norms above, then parents should appeal to the pediatrician for advice. Most likely, your baby will be issued to the immunologist.

The child often sick

Prevention of colds in a child up to a year and older

In order for the child to avoid colds to comply with some rules:

• Observe the rules of hygiene. After the street, before meals, after sneezing and cough, it is necessary to wash your hands in warm water with soap.
• Limit contact with the sick colds. Limit the visits to crowded public places.

IMPORTANT: If a family has at least one sick with a cold, you should take care of a separate bowl for the patient, as well as the use of disposable masks.

• Eat properly. Menu child must be balanced so that it can receive all the necessary vitamins, nutrients and trace elements needed to maintain the immunity of the child at the proper level.
• Observe the regime of the day. The dream of the child should be complete, must be present daily walks in the fresh air, as well as physical and mental load according to age.
• Dress according to the weather. Avoid overheating and overcooling.

Folk remedies for preventing colds

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