Cough Colds Relapse Again

Cough and cold is a disease "subscription" the little guy. Just yesterday recovered, eh infected again a month later. No need to worry too much, toddlers exposed to cold cough 6 to 8 times per year or once every 2 months is considered normal. That is not normal when it's once a month especially if 1 month 2 times.

The frequency of cough and cold itself will generally decrease with increasing age of the child and the better the body's defense system. Of course this is the record, if the intake of good nutrition, enough rest time and the kids did not do excessive activity and body resistance stronger.

Cold itself is a symptom in the airways (respiratory), especially the upper airway. Broadly speaking there are two causes, namely infections and allergies.

COUGH COLD INFECTION

* Cause: child attacked by microorganisms, such as bacteria, microbes or viruses. But the biggest cause is a virus.

* Characteristic: fever and body aches (toddlers can not usually reveal the symptoms of the latter).

* Range healing time: 2-3 days with a record of the child is given adequate nutrition, good rest and do a semi bedrest (no school, no play-once / activity is limited).

* Treatment: can actually heal itself. So it's the best treatment is to rest and drink plenty of plenty and of course to increase endurance child. Dr. Budi Darmawan Setyanto, Sp.A., of the Center for Childhood Asthma, Faculty of medicine-RSCM insisted the best cough and cold medicine is to "expel" the root cause not the symptoms.

So if your child exposed to strep throat so that must be cured not so inflammatory symptoms that follow, such as coughing, runny nose and more. In connection with that, Darmawan less agreed to grant such drugs cough suppressant (antitussive) or flu relief medication. "That is tantamount to expel 'god helper.' Do not forget the common cold is actually the body's mechanisms for issuing and securing the airway disease. Cough and cold so it was a 'good friend' people. Imagine if there was no cold cough it we will 'sink 'in their own slime. therefore reverse the treatments (only treat the symptoms and not the cause) is not effective. truth is to increase the child's immune system so it can repel germs, bacteria, viruses that enter the body! "

COUGH COLD ALLERGY:

If your child cough and cold sustainable in the sense that more than 3 days have not healed likely pileknya coughing caused by allergies.

- Cause: excessive reaction in the airways (nose / throat) to the originator (see box).

COLOR snot

Apparently snot and phlegm color has its own meaning, namely:

* White or clear: indicates the onset of disease or exposure

* Murky yellowish brass: existing "battle" between the antibodies and disease.

* Green: sign of a cold cough will be cured. The green color shows in the mucus / sputum contained bacteria, microbes, viruses die.

NO NEED TO ANTIBIOTICS

Prolonged cold cough sometimes worried parents (especially who do not understand that most originators are allergic). They were finally doing doctor shopping (mutually doctor). After all, it is sometimes not the best solution. Especially when you visit the doctor even prescribe antibiotics. As said Darmawan "What happened above is a syndrome of bottled tea. Ads bottled tea it sounds, anything eating, drinking bottled tea. Similarly to the example above, any illness, the cure is antibiotics."

And to treat colds, no need to mutually doctor let alone taking antibiotics. The cure is easy anyway, that once again increase endurance by giving children a nutritious intake, drink and rest, and certainly avoid triggers.

VARIOUS trigger allergies

According Darmawan, trigger allergic divided into three, namely environmental, food, and other things. Here are some examples:

* Environment.

1. And house dust mites. Commonly found on fur rugs, fur dolls, curtains, stacks of newspapers / magazines / books.

2. Cotton on mattresses, pillows, bolsters, doll.

3. Smoke could be due to cigarette smoke, smoke from the kitchen, insect repellent, garbage, and motor vehicles.

4. Animal fur.

5. Home Remodeling; dust construction, cement, to other chemicals, such as paint.

* Food.

1. Food / beverage cooler.

2. Candy with all its variations.

3. Chocolate and all dairy

4. Various artificial flavoring ingredients.

5. Fried.

6. Beans with all processed.

* The other stuff:

1. Acute Respiratory Infections; flu / cold-fever.

2. Fatigue or stress both physically and psychologically.

3. Excessive physical activity like running, screaming, crying, laughing excessively.

4. Changes in season or transition.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ALLERGIES

* Typical colds allergies: cough "stubborn" / stubborn, arises repeatedly in a short span of time.

* Range healing time: more than two weeks.

* Treatment: originators avoid as much as possible the child will heal by itself. Even if 100% managed to avoid colds your child will not recur again.

* Note: It could be the first child is exposed to cold cough caused by infection (no virus / bacteria / microorganisms that enter into the body), but if not cured in 3 days it is the main source of allergies.

Beware ASTHMA

To be sure whether your child has an allergy talent, do a simple investigation by tracing the two families who of us who have a history of allergies. This means looking at the history of health including uncles, aunts, grandparents up. "If there is, chances are your child has an allergy it is true and it means a great risk as people with asthma," said Darmawan.

Characteristics of children with asthma are: shortness of breath / wheezing noises, nighttime cough that interferes with sleep when daylight "normal", sometimes accompanied by vomiting cough (especially among children), cough occurs after a tiring activity and symptoms can be improved without or with the drug. These symptoms are often mistaken for lung spots for X-rays often show picture spots on his lungs. In fact, it is clear Darmawan, X rays can not be trusted 100%. "TB in children can only be proved with the Mantoux test. Cough a lot of time with the children can not be equated with adults. In adults, long cough could be tuberculosis. But in children, is most likely allergic asthma cough alias."

The only effective asthma treatment is to control it. Do not forget, asthma is a disease with no cure. Even if there are only limited drug as a reliever and controller. Because of that, people with asthma should be done the right way of life, back on eating healthy foods, drink enough, regular exercise, and avoid triggers.