Treatment of diseases of the throat in children folk remedies

Throat in children hurts often. It is one of the first “frontiers of protection”, reacting with inflammation to the penetration of viruses, bacteria and external irritants through the nasopharynx. The local immunity of children is much weaker than in adults, and therefore our children often have a red throat and cough. Of course, the treatment of children differs from therapy in adults. I want it to be gentle, gentle, not having a systemic effect on the entire body. Therefore, moms and dads often wonder what folk remedies can cure a sore throat. We will talk about this in more detail.

The reasons for which the child has a sore throat can be a great many. This and angina - A dangerous disease caused by streptococci and pharyngitis. Often, children have a red sore throat with chronic tonsillitis, doctors often call its main symptom “loose throat”. It often happens that the throat turns red if the child breathes polluted air, vapors of household chemicals and poisons. It happens that the "loud", noisy child shouts so that his larynx is inflamed. Red throat can be the result of mechanical injury, burn.

It is the nature of the lesion of the tonsils and the accompanying symptoms that can prompt the parents exactly what ailment happened to the child. In case of sore throat, the baby will have a high temperature, found white or purulent, found on bright red tonsils, in difficult cases - necrotic fragments will be clearly visible on them. With pharyngitis, enlarged lymph nodes under the jaw are often added to the same symptoms, as well as coughing and sometimes runny nose.

With mechanical or thermal damage to the laryngeal mucosa, cough and runny nose will not, as well as high temperature, there will be no plaque on the tonsils. When inflammation caused by adverse external factors, the throat will be red and relatively "dry", copious mucus and the growth of lymphoid tissue does not occur.

To know the cause is very important in order to properly treat the child. A sore throat, as a rule, requires antibiotic therapy, and a red throat doesn’t need any specific treatment at all from excessively prolonged shouting; it is enough to give the child a rest, create calm conditions to talk less, and the unpleasant symptom will recede.

Self-diagnosis is not a reliable way to determine the cause of problems with the throat. At the first symptoms, it is better to call a doctor. Indeed, the late response to inflammation can lead to very serious consequences. For example, a sore throat with improper treatment or its absence can be complicated and cause lesions of the heart muscle, tonsillogenic sepsis, in which ulcers form in the internal organs, dangerous diseases of the organs of hearing, kidney damage. Pharyngitis, which is quite simple in treatment, if it is detected in time, can turn into bronchitis, pneumonia.

Alternative medicine usually helps well to cope with the problem of a sore throat in children. However, there are conditions in which urgent and exclusively medical treatment is required under the supervision of a physician. First of all it is sore throat. Since it is most often caused by staphylococcus, treatment should be based on antibiotics, and without them, it is almost impossible to stop the multiplication of bacteria.

Therefore, if a child has a red throat, loose enlarged tonsils, or a plaque, pustules, necrotic areas have already appeared, with a high fever and a severe headache, you should immediately call a doctor. If this happened on the weekend, - "First Aid". Angina does not forgive delay.

Dr. Komarovsky will tell us about all aspects of such a disease as sore throat.

With many other diagnoses, which are accompanied by a sore throat, peeling, folk remedies may well act as independent methods of therapy, and auxiliary.

The main method of home treatment is rinsing. Well, if the child already knows how to do it. Usually, such a skill does not appear by itself, it should be taught. This can be done if the child is already 2 years old. At this age, the crumb is quite able to understand what exactly they want from him.

There are general rules for preparing solutions for gargling. It is better to brew and insist them in a thermos, and to give the child in a warm form. The proportions for all the herbs that we will talk about are approximately the same - 1 tablespoon of raw materials per 250 ml of water. Be sure to filter and filter solutions and infusions. It is up to parents to use them for them, because they know for sure whether their daughter or son is allergic to any plant.

One of the options for gargling is hydrogen peroxide, and Dr. Komarovsky will tell you about this method.

Due to its powerful antiseptic properties, this plant effectively helps to slow down the inflammatory process. It is better to buy it at the pharmacy in the form of a dried collection in a cardboard box or in filter bags for brewing.

The astringent and antiseptic effect of this natural remedy will help to cope not only with a strong inflammation of the throat, but also with stomatitis, bleeding gums, which are quite frequent companions of pharyngitis or tonsillitis. The tool can be purchased at any pharmacy, it is inexpensive.

This well-known plant has not only an antiseptic effect, but also contributes to a more rapid healing of wounds and effectively restores the integrity of the mucous membranes.

Vitamin-rich raw material derived from eucalyptus leaves also has a powerful antimicrobial effect. You can use not only dried or fresh leaves, but also essential oil, which in the amount of 2-3 drops is added to water or to any prepared herbal infusion.

For the preparation of solutions using the flowers of this plant. They can be grown in the country on their own, or you can buy at the pharmacy a collection prepared by specialists. Calendula reduces inflammation, softens and promotes more rapid healing of the affected areas of the mucous membrane and lymphoid tissue.

This remedy is often recommended by pediatricians to their young patients for gargling, both with medication and as an independent therapy, if the problem is not too serious. In addition to rinsing, linden flowers can be added to the child in the tea, because the tool in addition to antiseptic properties, helps to enhance and strengthen the immune system of the child.

Children from 3 years old in the absence of their allergies can prepare a weak aqueous solution of propolis. Or use a pharmaceutical tincture, adding 2-3 ml to a glass of warm boiled water.

It can be given to eat, and you can add a small amount to the herbal extract for rinsing. Honey is not only the strongest antimicrobial agent, but also an excellent natural stimulator of immune protection.

A big throat is not always a symptom of respiratory problems. Sometimes it is a manifestation of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, endocrine and hormonal ailments, and serious problems of immunity. Self-treatment in these cases will not help eliminate the underlying disease, and the symptom in the form of inflammation of the larynx will return again and again.

The most common mistake of parents who are trying to cure a child's sore throat at home is the desire to immediately “warm up” the sore spot. Compresses designed to warm up are strictly contraindicated for children under three years old.. You can not use such methods and temperature in children of any age.

The same prohibition applies to inhalation. Now, when almost in every family there is an inhaler device, mothers, not understanding the processes occurring in the baby’s body, believe that inhaling vapors with medicine or decoction of herbs will help to quickly cure the child. However, with many ailments of the throat, such treatment can only harm, because heat is a very favorable environment for the reproduction of bacteria.

Therefore, all compresses, inhalations should be carried out only with the permission of the doctor. Without such, you can only gargle.

Another extreme in which caring parents tend to fall is frequent gargling. You should not do this procedure too often, as the vibrating movements that are observed during rinsing have an additional traumatic effect. Best of all, if the child will rinse the neck every 2-3 hours, no more.

• Keep your child calm. Let him speak less, not scream, do quiet things - draws, watches cartoons, puts puzzles, etc. If the baby has a temperature, put him to bed. If the throat hurts from screaming, peace is enough to fix the problem.
• All food for the child during the treatment of the sore throat should be mushy, liquid, without solid fragments. Grind the usual food with a blender, rub through a sieve. Avoid giving your child sour, salty, smoked, too cold or hot. This will only increase the inflammation.
• With angina, which is contagious, allocate a separate dish and towel to the baby to prevent infection of other family members.
• Eliminate all adverse factors in the environment. Keep household chemicals away, especially those based on chlorine, and limit your baby’s communication with pets. Adult family members should smoke on the street so that the child will not inhale the smoke. Ventilate, do wet cleaning more often and monitor the air temperature in the room and the humidity of the air.