Recently, the weather has been hot and cold, and the babies' various "snots" have also followed, some babies have long clear noses, some are yellow-green snot, and some babies are bleeding snot. What health problems does so many colors of snot represent? What should parents do in this situation? What situations require parents to be extra vigilant?
To understand these problems, we must first understand the source and composition of the snot.
In fact, we are producing snot all the time, but a small part of the snot has become snot, and most of it has been swallowed by us, of course, these snot will not endanger our health.
Why is there so many colors in the nose? The main thing is that their ingredients are different!
Clear your nose
Ordinary snot is also commonly known as clear nose, its main components are water, protein, antibodies and dissolved salts, just like water clear and transparent.
In the early stages of an upper respiratory tract infection, your baby often runs a clear snot.
In order to flush away the pathogen in the nasal cavity as soon as possible, the water nasal discharge is more secreted. During this period, parents should try to let the baby's snot flow out and "detoxify" as soon as possible.
White snot
The presence of a white nose indicates a possible nasal infection or cold.
Swelling and inflammation of the nasal mucosa slows down the flow of fluid in the nasal cavity, causing dehydration in the nasal cavity, making the nasal discharge thick and viscous.
Yellow-green snot
A yellow snot indicates the progression of a cold or infection.
White blood cells become part of the nasal discharge during the anti-infection process, which means that the nasal discharge contains some dead immune cells, so it will make the nasal discharge appear yellowish.
Green snot indicates an increase in infection, the so-called peak of the immune response.
The green snot is mainly because the immune system is fighting back against the pathogen, and the nasal cavity is filled with white blood cells and their residues that die against the pathogen.
Under normal circumstances, if the baby has a yellow-green nose and no fever, headache and other discomfort, mainly a viral cold, please continue to wait quietly.
However, if accompanied by fever, nausea and headache, it may be sinusitis caused by bacterial infection, it is recommended to take the baby to the doctor, do not give the baby antibiotics without authorization, otherwise the consequences are unimaginable.
Pink or red snot
A pink or red snot indicates that the snot contains blood.
In addition to nasal mucosa damage, when the nasal cavity is dry, exposed to external irritation or under the influence of other factors, the nasal mucosa can also rupture and bleed, resulting in a red or pink nose.
Brown snot
If your baby has a brown nose, it may be a foreign body in the blood, which may be blood, but more often caused by inhalation of smoke or paprika.
Black snot
Runny black snot, which may be too much inhaled dust or indicates a serious fungal infection.
Black snot, possibly due to inhalation of excessive dust, such as soot.
It may also be that children are forced to smoke second-hand smoke for a long time, resulting in certain gases or lead being inhaled, causing a black nose.
Excluding reasons such as smoking or drug effects, black nose may also be a serious fungal infection, and babies with low resistance are more likely to appear and need to seek medical attention at the first time.
Parents need to be wary of these 4 situations:
Nasal symptoms lasted more than 10 days and did not improve;
When symptoms are severe: body temperature ≥ 39 °C, poor general condition, purulent nasal discharge for 3 to 4 days;
On exacerbation of symptoms: increased runny nose or cough, new or re-onset of fever;
Symptoms did not improve, and symptoms such as headache, orbital pain, and fever appeared.
If any of these conditions occur, parents should take their children to the hospital as soon as possible.
Children have a runny nose, how should parents do a good job in daily care?
Regardless of whether the child's snot is serious or not, parents should do some basic work to help the baby's body repair itself.
Here are some specifics:
If you are not uncomfortable, you will not take the medicine, and help them clean up when the baby has a runny nose;
If there is a lot of nasal discharge, you can use nasal sprays or nasal washers to clean up your baby;
Increase the air humidity in the room, moisten the baby's respiratory tract, promote the dilution and outflow of nasal discharge;
When runny nose, let the baby drink enough water to make his airway more comfortable and unobstructed.
Snot is not disgusting and not terrible.
Parents should be a person with a heart to understand the basic situation represented by different colors of snot; be a careful person, remember the vigilant situation; be a careful person, and do a good job in basic nursing.