Symptoms of chronic bronchitis in infants

summary

Bronchitis in children refers to inflammation of the bronchus. The pathological changes of bronchiolitis in children mainly occur in the bronchioles of the lungs, that is, the bronchioles. Therefore, the disease is called "bronchiolitis". It is usually a complication caused by common cold, influenza and other viral infections. It may also be caused by bacterial infections, It is a common acute upper respiratory tract infection in children.

Symptoms of chronic bronchitis in infants

The onset of bronchitis in children can be acute or slow. Most of them have symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection first, but also can suddenly appear frequent and deep dry cough, and then gradually have bronchial secretions. Infants will not expectoration, swallow more through the throat. The patients with mild symptoms had no obvious appearance. The patients with severe symptoms had fever of 38-39 ℃ and occasionally 40 ℃. The fever disappeared in 2-3 days. Feeling tired, affect sleep appetite, even vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and other gastrointestinal symptoms.

The older child complained of headache and chest pain again. Cough usually lasts 7-10 days, sometimes 2-3 weeks, or recurrent. If not treated properly, it can cause pneumonia, white blood cells are normal or slightly low, and those with elevated white blood cells may have secondary bacterial infection.

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.

matters needing attention

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.