What cough remedies can be given to children from a year

A cough in a one-year-old child is a completely natural process. It is necessary to clear the respiratory tract from dust, foreign objects, mucous secretions and other biological "waste". It is also a sign that something has gone wrong in the body. The onset of a cough signals many diseases of the respiratory system and not only.

If it turns out that the cough is a symptom of the disease, the baby needs to be treated. But with what? The pharmacies offer a wide range of antitussive drugs. How can you determine which ones are acceptable and most effective? Consider what cough medicine is possible for children from 1 year old.

Syrups and potions

Today pharmacists offer us a huge variety of medicines for wet, dry and allergic coughs. They are produced in different forms, including for small children from the age of one year. Almost all of them make the cough more productive and help the baby recover as soon as possible.

Regarding how to treat a cough in a one-year-old baby, we note that pharmaceutical preparations can be prescribed only as a last resort and only on the recommendation of a pediatrician. Let's take as examples several expectorants that effectively help eliminate a cough in a one-year-old child.

"Stopussin". This medicine is a thick brown mixture that smells very strongly of thyme. Sold in a small tinted glass bottle (100 ml). The syrup consists mainly of herbal ingredients. The main active ingredients of this drug are thyme, plantain and thyme extract. The medicine is supplemented with purified honey, water, sucrose, as well as sodium benzoate and propylparaben. This expectorant dilutes phlegm well and eliminates the inflammatory process. Babies under one year old should not drink Stoptussin.
Lumi. This dry powder is intended for the preparation of children's medicine. It is considered an herbal medicine. The main active ingredients are dry marshmallow and licorice root (extracts). The drug is supplemented as auxiliary substances with anise oil, sucrose, ammonium chloride, benzoate and sodium bicarbonate. Packaged in small paper bags (each bag weighs 1.44 g). To prepare a mixture, you need to dissolve the contents of one sachet in a tablespoon of drinking water. Give to the baby 3 or 4 times a day. The medicine dilutes the phlegm and aids its expectoration, and also increases the production of mucus in the lungs.
Boiron Stodal. It is a homeopathic syrup that is used to treat coughs in children associated with various diseases. The medicine is light yellow in color and has a pleasant caramel aroma (an important factor if you need to treat a one-year-old baby). Sold in a 200 ml tinted glass bottle. The main active ingredients of the drug are infusions and extracts of medicinal plants. A child from one to 14 years old should be given 5 ml of it a maximum of 5 times a day.
Linkas. This syrup is intended for children who are already one year old. The basis of the medication is herbal ingredients - herbal extracts. In addition, the drug is supplemented with a number of auxiliary ingredients. The peculiarity of this syrup lies in its pleasant taste and aroma, which can be chosen taking into account the preferences of the baby. Has a thick consistency and brown-transparent color without impurities. Linkas can be given to a child to increase the productivity of a cough. It dilutes phlegm well and stimulates its expectoration.

How to treat an allergic cough

Allergy is a rather complex disease. To date, it is not possible to completely get rid of it. Spring and summer (the period of flowering plants) lead in the frequency of cases of allergic cough in children. The only way to deal with an allergic cough is to block it with drugs. They will help to reduce the intensity of the manifestation of this symptom and minimize it. What to do if it turned out that the cough in a one-year-old baby is still of an allergic origin? First of all, you need to determine the specific type of allergen. Then the parents should limit the child's contact with him as much as possible.

The main drugs that help to effectively block allergic coughs are antihistamines. This is a category of medicines, which includes medicines of complex action that simultaneously affect the nervous and immune systems. When they enter the child's body, their reaction to the allergen is blocked. Every pharmacy today can offer a wide range of such medicines. Thus, it is possible to choose the drug for the baby that will have the best effect for him. Of course, the choice must be agreed with the pediatrician and allergist. When calculating the dosage, it is imperative to take into account the age of the child.

How to treat a child's cough, except for antihistamines? Allergic cough can be fought with inhalation and steroid medications. They help relieve spasms and make breathing easier. As a result, the cough gradually stops.

Enterosorbents can be used as auxiliary drugs. For example, activated carbon and Polysorb are suitable for children from one year to the next. High-quality symptomatic treatment of the baby can be provided with the drug "Mukaltin". It reduces the intensity of coughing attacks.

Folk recipes

Despite the proven effectiveness of drug treatment, many parents, when treating a 1-year-old child, prefer to use traditional medicine recipes. To combat coughs, they most often use compresses and rubbing, decoctions or infusions of medicinal plants, as well as homemade medicinal drinks. Here are some of the most popular recipes with which you can treat a cough in a one-year-old child.

Compresses and rubbing (usually done before bed):

Take turpentine ointment and apply it to the baby's chest and back (you cannot apply it to the heart area). Wrap the treated areas with something warm (a scarf or a rug) and put the baby to bed.
Make 2 flatbreads with honey, flour and vodka. Place them one at a time on the baby's back and chest (the heart area should not be affected). If your baby is not allergic to dry mustard powder, you can also add it as an ingredient for making a medicated antitussive lozenge.

Decoctions and infusions:

Take a medium-sized black radish and cut off the top. Then scrape out the core a little and pour liquid natural honey into the resulting "hole". It is necessary to infuse radish with honey for 8-12 hours. After that, you need to give the child a teaspoon of this drug 3 times a day before eating.
Cut the medium-sized onion very finely (you can grate it on a fine grater) and place in a bowl (alternatively, you can use a regular deep plate). Add liquid natural honey to the onion juice. Leave the medicine to sit for a few hours. After that, it can be given to the baby - at least three times a day.
Pour 300 g of liquid natural honey with boiled water (0.5 cups) and add finely chopped aloe leaf. Simmer the potion over low heat for 2 hours. Then refrigerate. Give your child a teaspoon to drink three times a day.

Warm drink:

Take slightly warmed milk and add a teaspoon of pork or goat fat and liquid natural honey to it. It is recommended to water the baby with this potion before bedtime.
Melt a teaspoon of sugar over the fire - you need it to turn into syrup. Pour it into hot milk and let the baby drink. Children with great pleasure will dissolve frozen sweet lollipops.

When Treatment Is Not Needed

A cough in a 1 year old child sometimes happens due to the fact that foreign particles (mucus, small pieces of food, dust, pollen) enter the respiratory tract. They act on the larynx, trachea, as well as on the bronchi and pleura as irritants. This cough is called physiological.

Coughing up phlegm during illness is also a physiological cough. How do you know that a coughing baby is completely healthy if there are no other symptoms that indicate illness? Consider what a physiological cough is.

Morning. After waking up in the morning, the child may have a slight cough. The fact is that during the night, mucus accumulates in the bronchi. Her baby is trying to cough up.
Breastfeeding. If the baby is still breastfed after a year, a cough may be a common phenomenon for him. You can easily choke while feeding or crying.
Artificial. When trying to get the attention of mom or dad, the child may deliberately cough. Especially if one day he noticed their worried look.
"Dental". When milk teeth are cut, the baby produces saliva intensively. And this, in turn, contributes to the onset of the cough reflex.
Protective. Appears when crumbs of food or any small objects enter the child's airways. The foreign body should be removed immediately. Often not complete without medical assistance.

In these cases, it is not necessary to feed the child with expectorant drugs. Physiological cough differs from pathological cough in such qualities as episodicity and short duration. It is not harmful to health.

Let's summarize

Doctors and parents should be very careful in prescribing antitussive drugs to children from one year old. If a cough is a symptom of a common ARVI, in most cases it will be enough to just follow a certain regimen to recover. You will need to monitor the level of humidity in the air and give your baby a lot of warm liquid to drink.

Sometimes it is possible to cure a cough in a small child without pharmacy medicines. And if there is a need to buy something, then parents, first of all, need to remember: you can buy any cough remedies only on the recommendation of a doctor.

Treating a child at random can make the illness worse and worse. If the doctor has prescribed a new drug that you have never given before, see how your baby reacts to it.

An antitussive drug will only be effective if it is selected correctly. Despite the availability of drugs (over-the-counter), it is not recommended to use them without the knowledge of the doctor.