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A few days ago, when the bacteria went to the pharmacy to buy medicine, they heard a conversation like this:
"My little friend always coughs when he has a cold, and he has drunk a bottle of XX syrup before, so you can help me get a bottle."
"Oh, this medicine is not as good as XX, buy this, cough and clear lungs, the taste is also sweet, children are more like."
Cough syrup is also an exclusive memory of our childhood.
Because the taste is sweet and very popular with children, as long as the child coughs, parents will give the baby a little drink.
But good drinking is not necessarily a good thing.
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The disadvantages of some cough syrup are far more than this, and some "cough water will be addictive".
CCTV has reported that some people even use cough water as a "new drug" to smoke, and finally become heavily indebted, and even embark on the road of crime, and the whole family is destroyed.
And these cough water or cough lotion, which may cause children to become addicted, are used very high in our lives.
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"Codeine" can relieve cough
But it's also addictive!
Cough medicines containing codeine, as a powerful cough suppressant, the cough suppressant effect is very obvious.
Parents will also give the baby a good effect, but in fact, while the effect is strong, the harm is also relatively large, which is what we just said "addictive".
Long-term abuse of codeine can cause dependence and addiction, and inappropriate use may lead to some adverse reactions, such as extreme drowsiness, confusion, respiratory depression, and even life-threatening.
In 2018, the State Food and Drug Administration revised the instructions for codeine-containing drugs, clearly indicating that children under the age of 18 are prohibited.
The same is true for drugs containing morphine.
Parents must carefully read the drug instructions before using them, which will clearly write the drug ingredients.
But many of the names and ingredients of the drug are not clearly labeled codeine, morphine, but replaced with names such as poppy husks, opioid powder, camphor tincture, etc.
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In addition to drugs containing codeine, morphine and other ingredients, we should be cautious.
Another one to note is that it is also more common in children's medication, that is, cough medicines containing promethazine.
Promethazine has greater side effects and may cause respiratory depression or even death in children under 2 years of age.
The World Health Organization has proposed that promethazine is prohibited from being used as an antitussive drug, and children under 2 years of age are contraindicated.
Promethazine belongs to Western medicine, but it is often mixed with traditional Chinese medicine cough medicine, the most common are:
●Cold and cough syrup;
●Compound platycodon loquat syrup.
In addition to the above common "local" drugs, there are also some sea tao drugs that are also very concerned by mothers, but whether they can be used is really difficult to say.
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Don't use haitao cough medicine blindly
Some have more than just cough!
Mu Shutan, a so-called "cough medicine" that everyone in the Haitao medicine circle is well known.
But in fact, Mu Shutan does not cough at all, but will promote cough.
Mushutan, in fact, is ambroxol, the main role is to dilute the phlegm in the trachea, thin, and then through the way of emetic, so that the sputum is more likely to be coughed out.
After using it, the child may cough more, and even nausea and vomiting.
And in general, we do not recommend the use of sputum drugs in infants and young children.
The cough reflex of infants and young children is already weak, and the sputum that is dissolved and diluted shows an increase in sputum in the larynx, which will make the child more uncomfortable.
Therefore, parents still do not give the baby medicine on their own, and must follow the doctor's instructions.
Also as a "small green leaf" of haitao medicine, it should also be used with caution, its active ingredient is ivy extract, but there is no strong research to prove its effectiveness.
In addition to Mu Shutan, there is also a Japanese cough patch in the sea tao circle that is also very popular with everyone.
This cough patch is indeed a cough suppressant, but it is aimed at coughs caused by tracheal spasm in asthma.
And it's a prescription drug! Be sure to use it under the guidance of a doctor, it is best not to find your own purchase.
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Baby coughs
Blind cough is harmful!
Coughing, to some extent, is not a bad thing, but it can also be a good thing.
Let's first understand the engine system of cough:
A short, deep inhale followed by a closing of the glottis, with the opening of the glottis, the diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract, and the pressure in the lungs rises.
Under the action of pressure, the high-pressure air in the lungs is suddenly discharged, coughing -
Foreign bodies, pathogens, allergens, and mucus in the airways can all be excreted from the body, which shows that coughing is essentially a protective reflex.
Therefore, when the child coughs, what parents should do is to find the real cause of the child's allergy, blindly suppress the cough and cure the symptoms, and may even help the child's condition to worsen.
Using cough medicine will suppress your child's cough reflex, which is like pouring cold water on a soldier who is charging.
Therefore, when the child coughs, do not rush to stop the cough and find the cause.
If the cough really affects daily life and sleep, or if the cough exceeds 30 days, parents should go to the hospital in time, and it is not recommended to give the child cough medicine at home without authorization.
With the popularization of the concept of scientific parenting, many previous medication methods have been overthrown step by step.
This is a kind of progress and a guarantee for the healthy growth of children.
Although I stole cough syrup when I was a child, it is also a wonderful childhood memory.
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--References--
1. Differential Diagnosis of Pediatric Symptoms (3rd Edition)
2. Pediatrics (9th Edition)
3. BEUMER Pediatric Decision Making (5th Edition)
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