Almost all children have complained of a sore throat at least once. This happens more often during the off-season and in winter. The infection causes swelling, redness of the tissues, and the body temperature rises. A sore throat, in addition to painful sensations, gives the baby a lot of inconveniences, such as difficulty in swallowing and sleep disturbance.
Necessary
- - Soda;
- - medicinal herbs;
- - propolis;
- - honey.
Instructions
Step 1
Be sure to see your doctor for professional advice. The doctor will conduct an examination and prescribe treatment. Now in pharmacies there are many remedies to help an inflamed baby's throat: various lollipops with fruit flavors, lozenges, sprays. Timely treatment will avoid serious complications.
Step 2
Teach your baby to gargle. If he already knows how to do this - great, because rinsing has a very good effect. Soda solution is the simplest: pour a teaspoon of baking soda with hot water, then chill to a comfortable temperature. Gargling with a warm baking soda solution helps loosen mucus and flushes out the throat.
Step 3
Prepare a herbal decoction for rinsing. A very good remedy is hot sage infusion. For 1 glass of water, you need a teaspoon of sage. Bring the infusion to a boil and then cool to the desired temperature. Other medicinal herbs are also suitable for rinsing: chamomile, calendula, St. John's wort, eucalyptus. Propolis gives a good result (add a few drops of propolis alcohol solution to half a glass of warm water).
Step 4
During the day, alternate rinsing agents, you will get an effect on the disease from different sides. Make sure your child gargles as often as possible, up to 6-10 times a day.
Step 5
Children after three years can take hot foot baths. Put the baby on a chair, fill the bowl with water at a temperature of 37-38 degrees, let the child lower the legs into the water, and you gently add hot water to the bowl from time to time. The duration of this procedure is 10-15 minutes. Then dry your baby's feet thoroughly and put on wool socks. It is advisable for the child to lie down for half an hour under a warm blanket after a foot bath. Important: this procedure is permissible if the baby does not have an elevated body temperature.
