"After I caught a cold some time ago, I have been coughing for more than half a month. I have tried many ways to relieve the cough, but it doesn't work. If this continues, will the cough become pneumonia?"

"My child has a day and night cough recently, which affects sleep and learning status. As a mother, I am very worried! If I don't take medicine, I am worried that it will not get better. I always take medicine and feel bad. Is there any better Chinese medicine prescription?"

After entering winter, the temperature dropped and the weather became drier, and everyone began to cough one after another, until they couldn't stop coughing. Repeated illnesses are tormented and painful, and some people worry about coughing into pneumonia? So, will it? How to deal with it so that we can get out of the sea of ​​suffering as soon as possible? Xiao Jiu came to chat today.

I have been coughing and coughing non-stop, will it cause pneumonia?

First of all, don’t be anxious, everyone. Coughing for a long time will not cause pneumonia, but pneumonia is one of the causes of coughing.

When the cough lasts longer than expected from a common cold and is significantly worse, pneumonia should be considered as a possible cause. There are many causes of pneumonia, including bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma infection, etc. Whether you get pneumonia depends on the competition between the pneumonia bacteria and the body's immune system.

The cough itself is only a symptom, not a causative factor. Moreover, coughing is a self-defense behavior of the human body, which can expel sputum and foreign objects in the respiratory tract, so as to keep the respiratory tract clean and unobstructed, which is conducive to the recovery of the disease.

If the cough is frequent and seriously affects sleep and eating, or if the cough lasts for more than 4 weeks, you should be alert to the possibility of pneumonia and seek medical treatment in time. As for the cough caused by a cold, don't worry too much, but learn to treat it dialectically and scientifically stop coughing.

How to stop coughing properly? Traditional Chinese Medicine: Treatment based on syndrome differentiation, internal recuperation

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that coughing is a lung system disease syndrome caused by the failure of the lungs to ventilate and descend, and the lung qi rises upwards, making a coughing sound, or coughing up sputum. According to the dysfunction of viscera caused by exogenous or internal injury, it is mainly divided into several types such as exogenous cough (wind-heat, wind-cold) and internal injury cough (lung-heat, phlegm-damp, etc.).

Therefore, it is necessary to prescribe the right medicine according to the principle of TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment, and some dietary prescriptions can also be used to assist internal recuperation and relieve symptoms.

1. Cold cough

The main symptoms are nasal congestion and runny nose, sputum and nasal discharge are often clear and white, accompanied by aversion to cold, fever without sweat, thin white or pink tongue coating, and clear and long urine.

Therapeutic principles: To disperse the lungs, disperse wind and cold, and cough and spit thin phlegm should be added with dampness-resolving and phlegm-resolving medicines.

Recipe recommendation: honey ginger radish drink, fire-roasted oranges, etc.

Peel the ginger and slice the white radish, put them in a pot and add water to fry for 15-20 minutes, take out the juice and add honey to drink. As for the fire-roasted oranges, the oranges are roasted by fire or in an oven until the orange peel is slightly burnt, and the pulp is eaten directly.

Optional drugs: Compound Chuanbeijing Tablets, Tongxuanli Fei Pills, cough tablets, etc.

2. Wind-heat cough

The body feels the evil of wind-heat and the lungs are not cleared. The main symptoms are coughing up thick yellow phlegm, sore throat, accompanied by fever and slight aversion to cold, red tongue with thin yellow coating, yellow-red urine, and dry stool.

Therapeutic principles: disperse wind-heat, disperse lung.

Recipe recommendation: Fritillaria stewed pears, steamed oranges with salt

In addition to the common stewed pears with rock sugar fritillary, you can also try steamed oranges with salt. Cut off the top of the orange, poke a few holes in the pulp with chopsticks, sprinkle a small amount of salt, cover it again, steam in water for 10-15 minutes, scoop out the pulp and eat it together with the soup.

Optional drugs: Chuanbei loquat syrup, Ermu Ningsou tablets, Chuanbei cough syrup, etc.

3. Lung heat cough

Due to stagnant heat in the lungs and loss of circulation of lung qi, the main symptoms are thick phlegm, heavy phlegm, difficulty in coughing up, accompanied by thirsty flushed face, sore throat, yellow and thick tongue coating, lack of urination, and constipation.

Treatment: It is suitable for clearing the lung and resolving phlegm.

Recipe: water chestnut lily soup, panacea boiled water

Water chestnuts, lilies, pears, and rock sugar, cook together until the soup is thick, and serve warm. In addition, you can also buy panacea and boil water to drink, which has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxification, reducing swelling and pulling out pus.

Optional drugs: Juhong Tablets, Lingdancao Granules, etc. The main ingredient of Lingdancao Granules is Lingdancao, which has the effects of clearing away heat and wind, detoxifying the throat, relieving cough and eliminating phlegm. , tonsillitis, upper respiratory tract infection.

4. Phlegm-damp cough

Due to phlegm-heat invading the lungs and loss of lung qi, the main symptoms are sticky and yellow phlegm, uncomfortable coughing, nasal congestion, runny nose, accompanied by chest and abdominal distension, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, white and greasy tongue coating, and stool When the soup.

Therapeutic principles: invigorate the spleen and dry dampness, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.

Recipe recommendation: Black Bean Soup

You can directly buy dry tempeh, grab a small handful, put in an appropriate amount of water, cook for about 15-20 minutes, and drink the soup.

Optional drugs: Juhong Tablets, Erchen Pills, etc.

Cough can not be cured for a long time, what should be paid attention to in daily care?

To deal with cough, in addition to dialectical medication, we also need to pay attention to maintaining the body and improving immunity in daily life.

Pay attention to keep warm

Preventing the cold in winter and catching a cold is equivalent to blocking the first pass of coughing. In addition to paying attention to dressing warmly and wearing a scarf and mask when going out, it is best to get rid of the cold as soon as possible after catching a cold. You can drink more warming brown sugar ginger tea and soak your feet before going to bed at night. sleep.

Reasonable diet, protect the spleen and stomach

The spleen and stomach are the source of qi and blood biochemistry. When qi and blood are sufficient, cough can be cured quickly. During coughing, eat a reasonable diet, avoid cold, greasy, sweet, indigestible food, fish, shrimp, seafood and other easy-to-digest food, and ensure sufficient and balanced protein, vitamins and other substances . To avoid alcohol and tobacco, but also drink plenty of water to keep the respiratory tract moist.

Pay attention to ventilation and keep the air fresh

Indoors, to maintain air circulation, fresh air is more conducive to the recovery of coughing. In addition, keep the environment moist, you can use a humidifier, or put a basin of clean water in the room. If you often have a dry cough, avoid contact with pollen, smoke, etc. to prevent throat irritation.

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