Symptoms of chronic bronchitis in children

summary

Bronchitis is a common respiratory disease in children, with a high prevalence rate. It can occur in all seasons of the year, reaching the peak in winter and spring. When suffering from bronchitis, children often have varying degrees of fever, cough, loss of appetite or with vomiting, diarrhea, etc., younger children may also have asthma, wheezing and other manifestations of bronchiolitis. Let's talk about the symptoms of chronic bronchitis in children.

Symptoms of chronic bronchitis in children

General symptoms: onset can be rapid or slow, mild systemic symptoms less, no obvious appearance, no fever or low fever, body temperature about 38 ℃, with fatigue and discomfort. Severe systemic symptoms, can be manifested as moderate fever or high fever, generally lasting 2-4 days, accompanied by depression, restless sleep, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms, mostly in infants.

Respiratory symptoms: mainly cough peck, at the beginning of the disease for irritating dry cough, often in the morning, activity or excitement aggravation, occasionally a hundred cough like cough. Later, with the increase of bronchial secretions, the amount of sputum gradually increased, cough more frequently, cough phlegm. When the accumulation of sputum in the respiratory tract is too much, phlegm can appear.

Acute bronchitis is a common respiratory disease in children. This disease is often secondary to upper respiratory tract infection, and it is also an early manifestation of pneumonia. There are also early symptoms or complications of acute infectious diseases in children, such as measles, pertussis, typhoid fever, scarlet fever and so on.

matters needing attention

More water: children with bronchitis have varying degrees of fever, water evaporation is larger, should pay attention to give children more water. It can be supplemented with sugar water or salt water, rice soup and egg soup. The diet is mainly semi liquid to increase body water and meet the needs of the body. Adequate nutrition: when children suffer from bronchitis, the consumption of nutrients is large. In addition, fever and bacterial toxins affect the gastrointestinal function, resulting in poor digestion and absorption. Therefore, the lack of nutrition in children's body can not be ignored. In this regard, parents should take a small number of meals for children, and give them a light, nutritious, balanced and easy to digest semi liquid or liquid diet, such as porridge, boiled noodles, egg soup, fresh vegetables, fruit juice, etc.