What to eat when a child has a cough

What to eat when a child has a cough? Hot topics and scientific advice on the Internet in 10 days

Recently, with the change of seasons and the high incidence of influenza, "dietary management of children's cough" has become a hot topic among parents. This article combines the popular discussion data on the Internet in the past 10 days to sort out scientific and practical dietary suggestions to help parents relieve their children’s cough symptoms through dietary therapy.

1. Top 5 popular cough dietary therapy topics on the Internet

2. Cough types and corresponding dietary treatment plans

According to the recommendations of pediatric experts, coughs can be divided into the following three types, and ingredients need to be selected accordingly:

3. Recommend 5 home-cooked recipes for cough relief

1.White radish and pork ribs soup
Ingredients: 300g white radish, 200g pork ribs, 5g tangerine peel
Method: Blanch the ribs and stew them with radish cubes and tangerine peel for 1.5 hours
Efficacy: Resolving phlegm and relieving cough, smoothing Qi and digestion

2.Steamed pears with honey
Ingredients: 1 Sydney pear, 15ml honey, 3g Sichuan clam powder (optional)
Method: Core the pears, fill with honey, and steam for 20 minutes
Efficacy: Moisten the lungs and relieve cough, suitable for dry cough at night

3.Lotus root and lily porridge
Ingredients: 100g fresh lotus root, 20g dried lily, 50g japonica rice
Method: Wash the ingredients and cook until the porridge is thick.
Efficacy: Nourishes yin and moisturizes dryness, relieves dryness and cough

4.Steamed pumpkin with garlic paste
Ingredients: 300g pumpkin, 10g minced garlic, a little sesame oil
Method: Slice pumpkin, add minced garlic and steam for 15 minutes
Efficacy: Warms the lungs and resolves phlegm, suitable for wind-cold coughs

5.Cabbage and tofu soup
Ingredients: 200g cabbage, 150g soft tofu, 5g shredded ginger
Method: Add a small amount of salt after the ingredients are boiled.
Efficacy: Clear away heat and resolve phlegm, suitable for cough due to phlegm-heat

4. Special reminder from nutritionists

1.Conditioning in stages: Liquid food is the main food in the acute phase (1-3 days), and the nutritional density can be increased during the recovery phase.
2.Pay attention to allergens: Honey is not suitable for infants and young children under 1 year old. Some children are allergic to dairy products.
3.cooking method: Prioritize steaming, boiling, and stewing, and avoid frying and spicy seasonings
4.Principle of hydration: Drink warm water in small amounts many times, daily water intake = body weight (kg) × 50ml

5. Comparison of the nutritional content of the most searched antitussive ingredients in the past 10 days

Finally, parents are reminded: If the cough lasts for more than 1 week, or is accompanied by fever, shortness of breath and other symptoms, they should seek medical treatment in time. Diet therapy is only used as an auxiliary means and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.