A red throat in a baby can be the beginning of some serious illness. Redness is scientifically called flushing and is one of the signs of inflammation. It can arise as a result of increased blood flow to tissues, as well as due to the overflow of blood vessels or capillaries with blood. This process is the body's response to irritating factors. These factors can be viruses and bacteria, adverse environmental influences.
Instructions
Step 1
There are several ways to treat red throat in infants. In this case, the medical method of treatment includes the use of drugs to get rid of hyperemia.
As a rule, doctors prescribe in this case: "Septefril" (crush a quarter of a tablet and mix with a teaspoon of water), "Erespal" syrup, "Tantum Verde" sprays, "Hexoral". There are also a large number of gels that you need to lubricate a child's sore throat.
Step 2
There are safer remedies for treating a red throat in a child. These means include traditional medicine methods.
You can rinse your baby's throat with a cooked decoction of chamomile or calendula. For this, buy a large syringe at the pharmacy so that it can gently irrigate the throat of a sick baby.
Step 3
Have your child drink warm chamomile tea.
Step 4
Take 100 g of water, 1 tablespoon of licorice root tincture, three cough tablets (they are called that), three Mukaltin tablets. Dissolve all ingredients. Give this solution to the child when the throat hurts, one teaspoon every hour or two.
Step 5
Gargle the baby's neck with sage broth. To do this, take 2 teaspoons of dried sage herb and pour boiling water over them. Place the lid on the container and let it brew for 15 minutes. Then, when the liquid cools down (it must be warm), rinse the baby's sore throat. When doing this, it is best to keep your baby above the bathtub.
Step 6
Make a warm, fatty cottage cheese compress on your baby's throat. Secure it with a slightly warm scarf. After a few hours, change the curd mass and leave the scarf around your neck for a few more hours.
Step 7
Let your baby drink more. Make warm tea and add some honey to it. Let the child drink this tea every half hour.
