It is always unpleasant when a baby is sick. But it so happens that the cough does not go away for several months and appears unexpectedly. Then it is worth checking the child for allergies and treating an allergic cough until he turns into a more serious illness, such as bronchial asthma. Methods of traditional medicine will come to the rescue, but you should not forget about examinations and recommendations of doctors.
It is necessary
- - laboratory examination;
- - consultation of specialists;
- - drug treatment.
Instructions
Step 1
Anyone can have an allergy. And young children are no exception. Allergens are food products, household chemicals, pets, plants, household dust, medicines. The list is quite extensive. Therefore, before starting to treat something, it is necessary to identify the cause. It all starts with contacting your local pediatrician. The doctor will examine the baby and prescribe the necessary examinations. Necessary and mandatory studies for allergies are: a clinical blood test (here the number of eosinophils and leukocytes is of interest), a general urine test, feces for helminth eggs. An increased content of eosinophils with a normal number of leukocytes indicates the presence of allergies. Now it is necessary to identify its source.
Step 2
To eliminate the source of the allergy and cure the cough, it is necessary to determine exactly what causes this process in the body. Now there are many methods for determining antibodies to a specific allergen. It is enough to donate blood from a vein. The cost of the analysis is rather big, but it is necessary for choosing the right therapy. Do not forget that many helminths can also cause coughs and allergies. Therefore, you need to check for the presence of antibodies to parasites.
Step 3
If you managed to identify the allergen, then you need to exclude it. Plants and animals should be isolated. Foods are excluded from the diet. It's also important to remember that allergens can join the ranks. Therefore, try to ventilate the room more often, do wet cleaning at least twice a week. For sleep, buy hypoallergenic blankets and pillows.
Step 4
The very same treatment consists in taking antihistamines ("Tavegil", "Suprastin", "Erius", "Telfast" and many others). It is also necessary to desensitize the body; for these purposes, activated carbon or calcium gluconate is used. Cough is treated with cough syrup. But decoctions of herbs can also be used (only carefully, as this often causes allergies in children). Here they use decoctions of mother and stepmother, thyme or plantain. Ready-made dry breast preparations are sold in pharmacies. Check with your doctor before use.
