All expectorants for cough with bronchitis
When ORVI, bronchitis with a damp cough with poorly separated sputum, the use of medicines is recommended, which either dilute sputum - mucolytic drugs, or facilitate its separation - expectorants from cough. These include both herbal remedies and synthetic preparations.
Many of us prefer to restrict the intake of medications not obtained from natural substances, however, it should always be remembered that any a medicinal plant, no matter what positive properties it possessed, as well as synthetic agents have side effects, and has a number contraindications.
Since the composition of all medicinal plants is very complex and saturated, in addition to useful and medicinal herbs, a lot of other, sometimes toxic, harmful substances are included in the herbs and preparations. Moreover, in our days, the majority of the population suffers from various types of allergies, and any drug, even the most expensive, effective and safe, can cause an inadequate body reaction.
Classification of funds that facilitate cough and promote rapid recovery
All means for cough relief are subdivided into antitussives, expectorants and mucolytic agents.
- Antitussives, as well as combination preparations - are indicated for dry, unproductive cough, disturbing sleep and appetite (see. article antitussives with dry cough).
- Expectorants - are indicated with a productive cough, when the sputum is not thick, not viscous.
- Mucolytic agents - are shown with a productive cough, but with a thick, hard to separate, viscous sputum.
Any cough medicine must be prescribed only by your doctor. Antitussive remedies can not be used to treat concomitantly with mucolytic drugs, but there are combination drugs that have a weak antitussive and expectorant effect.
Expectorants - means that stimulate expectoration are also divided into:
- Reflex action - these drugs have an irritating effect on the gastric mucosa, and this in its turn excites the vomiting center, but vomiting does not occur, but the production of mucus in respiratory ways. The peristalsis of the smooth musculature of the bronchi and the activity of the epithelium, which removes phlegm from small to large bronchioles and into the trachea, is also intensified. The result of this irritation is the facilitation of expectoration of mucus and the removal of sputum from the bronchi. In general, these are herbal preparations - thermopsis, Ledum, mother and stepmother, althea, plantain, thyme, etc.
- Direct resorptive action - after digestion of these cough suppressants in the digestive tract, they cause irritation of the bronchial mucosa, thereby increasing the secretion of liquid sputum.
Mucolytic agents are preparations that dilute sputum:
- Mukoliticheskie means, affecting the elasticity and viscosity of bronchial mucus (ATSTS, etc.)
- Mucolytic agents that accelerate the excretion of sputum (bromhexine, ambroxol)
- Mucolytic drugs that reduce the formation of mucus (Libexin Muko, M-cholinoblockers, glucocorticoids).
Expectorants for cough reflex action
The use of infusions from the herb of thermopsis should be treated very carefully. At children at the slightest overdose there can be a vomiting. Moreover, the cytisine (alkaloid) entering into its composition in large doses can cause a short-term stimulation of respiration in children, which then gives way to respiratory depression.
Preparations of AltheaIndication: Chronic and acute diseases of the respiratory system - bronchitis, tracheobronchitis, obstructive bronchitis, emphysema. At which a difficultly separated sputum is formed, increased viscosity. Pharmacological action: When using expectorants from the herb althea medicinal, the effect is achieved by stimulation of peristalsis of bronchioles, it has an anti-inflammatory effect, dilutes bronchial secret. Contraindications: increased sensitivity to this drug, gastric and duodenal ulcer. For preparations in syrup, use with caution in diabetes mellitus and fructose intolerance. Children under 3 years, with pregnancy only according to the indications. Side effects: allergic manifestations, rarely nausea, vomiting Mukaltin, tablets (20 rubles). Method of use: Children mukultin as an expectorant for cough take, dissolving 1 a tablet in 1/3 of a glass of water, adults are recommended to 50-100 mg 3/4 p / day before meals, a course of therapy 1-2 weeks. |
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The roots of the althea(60 rubles) raw materials crushed Dosage: Take in the form of infusion, which is prepared as follows - a tablespoon on a glass of cold water, in a water bath is boiled for 15 minutes, cooled, filtered, squeezed, brought to 200 ml. Admission is carried out 3-4 r / day after eating, before taking shake. Children 3-5 years, 1 dessert each. spoon, 6-14 years for 1-2 tablespoons, adults 1/2 cup for 1 reception. The course of treatment is 12-21 days. |
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Alteika syrup(90 rub) syrup Althea (30-130 rub) Application: Inside after meals, children under 12 years old - 4 r / day for 1 hour. spoon, diluted in a quarter of a glass of water, adults for 1 tbsp. l. syrup, diluted in half a glass of water. The course of treatment is up to 2 weeks, according to the indications the duration of therapy can be continued. |
Preparations of thermopsisThermopsolpills for cough (30-50 rub) The herb of thermopsis has a pronounced expectorant property, this herbal preparation contains many alkaloids (cytisine, thermopsin, methyl cytisine, anagirine, pachycarpine, thermopsidin), which exert a stimulating effect on the respiratory center, and at high doses on the vomiting Centre. Sodium bicarbonate, which is a part of the tablets Termopsol also reduces the viscosity of phlegm, stimulating the secretion of bronchial glands. |
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Kodelak Broncho(120-170 rubles)without codeinethe composition includes (thermopsis extract, ambroxol, sodium hydrogen carbonate and glycyrrhizinate) Kodelak Broncho with thyme100 ml. elixir (150 rub)without codeine,in the composition (thyme extract, ambroxol, sodium glycyrrhizinate) These are combined expectorants that have expressed and mucolytic, and expectorant action, in addition have a moderate anti-inflammatory activity. Included in Ambroxol reduces the viscosity of phlegm, and Sodium glycyrrhizinate has antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties. Indications: Kodelak Broncho is used for difficulty in sputum discharge during pneumonia, COPD, bronchitis acute and chronic, with bronchoectatic disease. Contraindications: Pregnancy, children under 12 years, during lactation, with increased sensitivity to components of Kodelak Broncho. With caution in bronchial asthma, ulcerative gastrointestinal diseases, people with hepatic and renal insufficiency. Dosage: When eating 1 table. 3 r / day, can not be used for more than 4-5 days. Side effects: Headache, weakness, dry mouth, diarrhea, constipation, with high doses and prolonged reception - nausea, vomiting. Dryness of the mucosa of the respiratory tract, allergic reactions, dysuria, exanthema. |
Thoracal Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4The composition of which includes medicinal herbs:
More details about these collections of medicinal herbs from coughing can be read in our article - Breastfeeding, "from coughing - instructions for use. |
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Expectorant collection- Ledum, chamomile, elecampane rhizomes, mother and stepmother, calendula, peppermint, licorice, plantain. Application: infusion take 4 r / day before meals in 1/4 cup or 50 ml, course 10-14 days. Infusion is prepared as follows - 1 tbsp. l. collection boil in a water bath for 15 minutes in 200 ml of water, then cool, bring to 200 ml. Side effect: Diarrhea, heartburn, nausea, allergic manifestations. Bronchophyte(elixir, manufacturer of Ukraine) composition: Ledum, plantain, anise, violet, licorice, sage, thyme. |
Leaf of plantain, mother and stepmother, ledum and other vegetable preparationsLeaf of plantain(30 rubles pack) Plantain contains many useful biologically active substances, mucus, vitamins, essential oil, oleic acid, bitter and tannins, resins, saponins, sterols, emulsions, alkaloids, chlorophyll, mannitol, sorbitol, phytoncides, flavonoids, macro- and microelements. It has bacteriostatic, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, expectorant, mild laxative effect. It also has a mucolytic effect, restoring the work of the ciliated epithelium. Herbion with plantain(180-230 rubles) For more details on the use of Herbion in dry cough and Herbionum with a damp cough, read in our article. |
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Grasshopper herb grass(35 rubles)is part of the expectorant collection, Breastfeeding No 4 and Bronchophyta. Herbal means of expectorant action, essential oil components have a locally irritating effect on mucous membranes bronchi, ledum has both antimicrobial and moderate anti-inflammatory effect, has an exciting effect on myometrium and CNS. Dosage: Infusion of 3 r / day for 1/2 cup, for infusion it takes 2 tablespoons of herbs per 200 ml of boiling water. Side effects: Increased bronchospasm, increased irritability, excitability, dizziness. |
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Mother and stepmother(40 rub) Application: due to the biologically active substances included in the composition it has antimicrobial, expectorant, diaphoretic, choleretic, wound-healing and antispasmodic properties. Dosage: every 3 hours for 15 ml infusion or 2-3 tablespoons 3 r / day for an hour before meals. Prepare the infusion as follows - 2 tbsp. Spoons are filled with a glass of water and for 15 minutes. boil in a water bath, then cool, filter, volume is adjusted to 200 ml. |
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Plantain syrup and mother and stepmothers(200 rubles) Contraindications: children under 6 years of age, pregnancy, lactation, peptic ulcer. Use: the syrup is taken to children 6-10 years old to 15 years old for 2 hours. spoon, adult 1-2 tbsp. spoon 4 r / day course 14-21 day. The change in the duration of therapy is determined by the attending physician. Side effects: allergic reactions (see. all tablets from allergies) |
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Stoppussin phyto syrup(130 rubles)composition: plantain, thyme, thyme. This is a phytopreparation with an anti-inflammatory and expectorant effect. Contraindicated: during pregnancy and feeding, children under 1 year. Patients with epilepsy (causes), kidney and liver diseases, brain injuries should be taken with caution. Application: after meals 1-5 years for 1 hour. spoon 3 r / day, 5-10 years for 1-2 hours. l. 10-15 years for 2-3 tsp, adults for 1 tbsp. l. 3-5 r / day. Usually the course of treatment is not more than 1 week, continue therapy is possible according to the indications. |
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Coldrex bronchus (syrup 110-250 rub) Syrup Caldrex bronchus has the smell of anise and licorice, the main substance used is guaifenesin, and also includes dextrose, macrogol, sodium cyclamate and benzoate, tincture of red pepper, star anise seed oil, racemic camphor, levomenthol. Contraindicated: children under 3 years, with peptic ulcer, hypersensitivity. Usage: Children from 3-12 years of age are shown an example in a single dose of 5 ml every 3 hours, an adult 10 ml every 3 hours. Side effects: abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, urticaria, rash. |
Thyme (thyme extract)Thyme grass(40 rub) Thyme essential oil (90 rub) It is also an expectorant for coughs of plant origin, has analgesic and antimicrobial effect. |
These are liquid extracts of thyme, which are mucolytic and expectorant agents for coughing with bronchitis, pneumonia, with diseases with paroxysmal coughing, and with hardly detachable sputum.
After meals, children 6-12 months - on, h. spoons 2 r / day, 2-6 years - 1 hour. l. 2 r / day, 6-12 years - 1 tsp3 r / day, for adults 2 tsp. 3 r / day. Pastilles should be absorbed, children 6-12 years old - 1 paste. 3 r / day, for adults 1-2 pastes. 3 r / day.
Children 1-4 years - on, ch. 3 r / day, 5-12 years - 1 tsp each. 4 r / day, adults for 1 tsp. 6 r / day. Bronchicum should be taken throughout the day at regular intervals.
After meals, children 3-6 years old, ch. Lolki, 6-12 years old by 1-2 tsp, over 12 years old on a dessert spoon, adults on a tablespoon 3 r / day, course 10-14 days.
Children 1-5 years old take 2-3 r / day for 10-25 drops, which can be taken in diluted and undiluted form. Children older than 5 years of 20-50 drops, adults 40-60 drops of 4 r / day. Syrup should be taken after meals for children 1-5 years 3p / day for 1 tsp., Over 5 years 1-2 tsp, for adults 2-3 tsp. 4 r / day. |
GelomirtolGelomirtol (170-250 rub) It is an expectorant for coughing with chronic and acute bronchitis, of plant origin. |
Expectorants for cough of direct resorptive action
Such active ingredients as ammonium chloride, sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium and sodium iodides increase secretion liquid sputum, the same effect is possessed by essential oils of fruits of anise, medicinal herbs - rosemary, oregano and etc.
AmtersallComposition: ammonium chloride, sodium benzoate, potassium bromide, licorice root extract and herbs of thermopsis.Contraindicated in pregnancy and lactation, children under 3 years, peptic ulcer, hypersensitivity. Application: After meals, children 3-6 years old - 1 / 2hl. 3 r / day, 6-12 years - 1 teaspoon, 12-18 years - 1 dessert each. spoon, adults for 1 tbsp. l 3 r / day, the course of treatment 10-14 days. |
Mucolytic agents for coughing with bronchitis
Mucolytic agents help to dilute viscous sputum, improving the process of its removal, eliminating the nutrient medium for pathogenic microorganisms.
Acetylcysteine
Mucolytic agent, reduces the severity of the inflammatory process, reduces the frequency of exacerbations in chronic bronchitis. It is indicated for laryngitis (treatment in a child), otitis media, obstructive, acute bronchitis, pneumonia. Application: Duration of therapy for acute catarrhal diseases should not exceed 7 days, with chronic bronchitis a longer reception is possible. Preparations of acetylcysteine is better taken after eating, it should be borne in mind that always additional fluid intakeincreases the expectorant effect. Children 2-5 years of 100 mg 2-3 r / day, from 6-14 years 3 r / day for 100 mg, an adult at 200 mg 3 r / day or 600 mg once a day. Side effects: tinnitus, headache, stomatitis, vomiting, heartburn, tachycardia, lowering of blood pressure, bronchospasm, development of pulmonary hemorrhage, urticaria, skin rash. |
Bromhexine
Mucolytic agent, has expectorant and weak antitussive effect. The effect occurs within 2-5 days after the initiation of therapy. Side effects: vomiting, nausea, allergic reactions, headache, dizziness. |
Combined preparations Dzhoset, Ascoril, KashnolThey are used only for strict indications.On the appointment of a doctor with obstructive syndrome.
Ingredients: Bromhexine, Guaifenesin, Salbutamol. |
Ambroxolanalogs - Lazolvan (Table. syrup, bottles 200-360), Ambrobe (tab. ampoules, capsules, syrup 120-200 rub), Ambrohexal (tab. syrup 70-100 rubles), Ambroxol (Table. syrup 20-40 rubles), Ambrosan (tab. 100 rubles), Flavamed (tab. the flask. 150-200 rubles), Haliksol (tab. 100 rubles).This mucolytic, expectorant drug, Lazolvan - is today considered one of the most effective mucolytic drugs. Contraindicated: in 1 trim-re pregnancy, in 2 and 3 trim-re with caution, patients with chronic diseases of the liver and kidneys. Application: Take the tablets after meals for 30 mg. 3 r / day for adults. Children are shown reception in the form of a syrup up to 2 years, ch. 2 r / day, 2-6 years ch. 3 r / day, 6-12 yearsfor 1 tsp. 3 r / day, adults for 2 tsp. 3 r / day, the course of therapy is usually no more than 5 days. The syrup should be taken with a large amount of liquid during meals. Side effects: heartburn, vomiting, diarrhea, allergic reactions, skin rash. |
Carbocysteine
expectorant mucolytic agent, increases the viscosity of sputum, improves the elasticity of bronchial secretions. Application: 15 ml or 1 measuring cup 3 r / day, separately from food intake. The course of treatment can not be conducted for more than 8 days Side effects: gastrointestinal bleeding, nausea, vomiting, urticaria, skin itching, weakness, dizziness. |
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A cough medicine for children: a list of effective. What to give to children from a dry cough
Cough is the most common sign for respiratory diseases. Especially alarming is when it occurs in young children. Its causes are diverse, and, based on this, the methods of combating it are different. How to choose a cough medicine for children? To answer this question, it is necessary to understand the mechanism of occurrence of such a symptom.
The main causes leading to the occurrence of cough in children
Cough reflex is a natural process in the body. It can indicate the presence of the disease, but can only serve to purify the airways from accumulated secretions. A single unobtrusive cough, not accompanied by a rise in body temperature or any changes in the behavior of the child, should not cause parents special anxiety. If coughing causes anxiety, then it is necessary to find out its cause, in order to choose the most effective cough medicine for children.
There are two leading factors that cause the occurrence of cough: penetration into the body of a child the causative agent of infection (and the development of a corresponding catarrhal disease) or the presence of an allergic reaction. A child's organism, especially a newborn, is imperfect and very sensitive to various viruses and bacteria that cause respiratory diseases.
These harmful agents, falling into the respiratory system with a flow of inhaled air, get on the mucous membrane, are introduced into its cells and begin to actively multiply, while at the place of their introduction there is irritation and increased mucus formation, to which the body reacts cough. Similarly, a reaction to the ingress of allergens into the respiratory tract, whether particles of dust, animal hair or plant pollen, is formed. Cough is a protective reaction of the body to irritation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory system or inflammatory process in them and releases them from various mechanical particles, microorganisms and accumulated mucus. The following types of cough are distinguished by the nature, productivity and sound.
Types of cough
Distinguish cough dry (in other words, unproductive), arising at the initial stage of the disease and not accompanied by sputum, and wet (or productive), which occurs as sputum accumulates and contributes to its spillage.
Dry cough is considered the most intrusive. It can pass paroxysmally or resemble barking. Such a symptom tires the child, prevents him from sleeping and can cause vomiting. Barking coughing attacks most often occur with the development of tracheitis or laryngitis and are associated with changes in the vocal cords. To soften the throat, you can use anti-inflammatory sprays or lozenges and alkaline drink to children from dry cough. The medicine will remove the mucosal edema and reduce the inflammatory process.
Sometimes you can come across such a rare type of dry cough at the moment, like pertussis. It became rare because almost all children now receive vaccinations against whooping cough, which reliably protects them from this disease. Cough with whooping cough is dry, paroxysmal, leading the baby's body to exhaustion. With this disease prescribe sedatives and recommend walking in the fresh air.
Quite infrequently occurring disease - respiratory chlamydia of newborns, in which there is a development of coughing of sonorous, jerky, dry - staccato cough. When cured of the underlying disease, it quickly disappears.
There are also types of cough that are not associated with catarrhal diseases:
- cough of an allergic nature - manifests paroxysmally, often occurs at night, before the onset of an attack the child is cheerful, does not feel unwell, suddenly starts to cough often;
- spastic - differs from the usual dry cough in that with it at the end there is a whistling sound; he is very intrusive and is not treated with antitussive drugs;
- bitonal - occurs, in particular, when a foreign body enters the bronchi; with it, the low tone of the cough becomes high;
- cough, which occurs with bronchial asthma, - appears with deep breaths and is accompanied by pain;
- cough associated with food intake, sometimes arising in the pathology of the esophagus or stomach;
- cough of psychogenic origin, which occurs in stressful situations; he appears exclusively in the afternoon, but regularly, has a metallic echo.
The cough medicine for children should be selected taking into account that all respiratory diseases, in mostly manifested first dry cough, which after a period of time passes into wet. But still, by the nature of the cough, it is possible to distinguish which part of the respiratory system has started the inflammation.
Features of cough in certain respiratory diseases
Laryngitis, or inflammation of the larynx, is manifested in the child by a dry cough, hoarseness of the voice, rapidity and difficulty breathing. There is a feeling of perspiration in the throat and severe pain when swallowing. After a while, the cough becomes wheezing due to a change in the airway lumen. Later, the swelling of the vocal cords subsides, and the cough becomes wet due to sputum discharge.
When tracheitis (trachea inflammation), the main symptom is a dry barking cough that starts suddenly, mainly during the night rest, and can last for several hours. Breathing can become whistling or wheezing. To alleviate the condition of the sick child, the doctor will suggest a cough suppressant, such as "Sinekod".
If the inflammatory process descends through the respiratory tract, then inflammation develops in the bronchial tubes (bronchitis) or in the lungs - pneumonia. These two diseases are distinguished from each other by X-ray examination. The initial stage of bronchitis is not different from other respiratory diseases - there are pain in the larynx, nose pawns, the child is sleepy and sluggish. Cough also from the dry at the beginning of the disease becomes wet. If there was an edema in the mucosa of the bronchus itself and the narrowing of its lumen, one speaks of obstructive bronchitis, which is quite common in allergies. If bronchitis is not cured, it can develop into a chronic form, which is fraught with depletion of bronchial walls and the emergence of bronchial asthma.
For the treatment of cough in children, many drugs are produced that have different active ingredients and differ in the mechanism of action. If you fight with children's cough alone, you need to understand them very well, so as not to harm and not aggravate the course of the disease.
Medicines against cough for children: classification
All medicines for cough are divided into two large groups - preparations of central and peripheral action.
The medicinal substances that affect the central nervous system include Sinekod's Tusuprex Libexin and others. They act overwhelmingly on the cough center in the cerebral cortex, very quickly inhibit the cough reflex and can be prescribed to children from a dry cough. The medicine is chosen for them only by the doctor, since it does not reduce the inflammatory process in the respiratory tract and with increased mucus formation it can be stagnant. Therefore, they should be used only on the advice of a pediatrician and only with a dry paroxysmal cough (for example, with whooping cough).
Preparations that have a peripheral effect, in turn, are subdivided according to the mechanism of action into several species. They include:
- Coughing agents that envelop the irritated areas of the mucous membrane in the upper parts of the respiratory system and reduce the inflammatory processes in it. They are appointed with the appearance of initial signs of irritation. They are good for children from a dry cough; the medicine is prescribed in this case, taking into account their age.
- Expectorants for cough, which contribute to the release of bronchi from accumulated exudate. They are also divided into subgroups. The main active ingredient in the first of these may be plant extracts (licorice, coltsfoot, marshmallow, plantain, thyme and thermopsis) or iodides (preparations "potassium iodide" and "sodium iodide"). Under the action of these agents in the cells of the bronchial mucosa, the production of mucus is increased, which liquefies phlegm, that is, it can quickly leave the bronchi. These medications are not suitable for infants and children with neurotic disorders or a tendency to vomiting. When prescribing drugs from the second group - mucolytics - liquefaction of the contents of the bronchi occurs without increasing its volume.
- They also produce a combined medicine that suppresses coughing. For older children, it fits perfectly, since it not only affects the center of the cough, but also softens the irritation of the respiratory tract.
All medicines should be selected taking into account the stage of the disease, the manifesting symptoms and the age of the child. It is advisable not to engage in self-medication, but to consult a pediatrician. It is especially important to ask for medical help in case of a breast infection.
Features of the appearance of a cough reflex and an effective cough medicine for children up to the year
In infants quite often, especially after sleep or feeding, there may be a physiological cough (in the form of rare coughs), not associated with any disease. Since most of the time the child spends on the back, mucus from the nasal passages can sink into the throat, which will cause a cough reflex. May cause it and the ingress of milk or mixture into the respiratory system during feeding or saliva with increased salivation. Also, an external factor can cause such a reaction: dry air, dust or tobacco smoke. Such a cough should not cause much concern, you just need to eliminate the cause of its appearance. If the symptom is intrusive, and the child has a fever or behavior changes, it is imperative to consult a pediatrician.
The peculiarity of the course of catarrhal diseases is that with a dry cough a so-called "false croup" - swelling of the larynx and vocal cords, which leads to a decrease in their lumen, and the baby begins to suffocate. This is a very dangerous condition, requiring immediate help from specialists. The account is here for minutes.
Just as dangerous is a wet cough, which in a nursing baby very quickly descends into the lungs, and banal the runny nose may soon develop into pneumonia, so the babies with suspicion of bronchitis immediately put in hospital. If the situation is not so serious, then, choosing a cough medicine for an infant, it must be taken into account that not all dosage forms are suitable for them.
It is good to have at home a special compressor or ultrasonic inhaler that will deliver the medicine directly to the mucous membrane in the airways. You can use solutions for inhalation "Lazolvan" or "Ambrobene" (they are also prescribed for cough and inward). They are convenient in that they are dosed by drop. They can be dissolved in tea, juice or milk. A good cough medicine for children up to the year is Lazolvan cough syrup and its analogs, which contain the active substance ambroxol. The product has practically no side effects.
Preparations for cough treatment in children from the year
Effective cough medicine for children under 2 years - mucolytic expectorant "Ambrobene" or its analogues: medicines "Ambroxol" Lazolvan "Ambrohexal" Flavamed "Bronhorus". They are used to treat both acute and chronic bronchitis or pneumonia, when chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or bronchial asthma with hard-to-separate sputum, as well as with bronchoectatic disease.
The medicine for wet coughing to a child, very convenient and safe enough for children of different ages, - the drug "Bromhexin 8 Berlin-Chemie" (or his analogues: means "Bronchostop Flegamin"), having mucolytic (secretolitic) and expectorant action and a small antitussive effect. For one-year-old children, it can be used as a drop, solution or syrup. The disadvantages of this drug can be attributed to the fact that the therapeutic effect is manifested only after 2-5 days after the first use.
It is possible to dilute and speed up the secretion of the use in children from 6 months of herbal medicines, such as cough syrups "Gedelix" and "Linkas." When using them, it is necessary to take into account the possible manifestation of an allergic reaction. Preparations based on vegetable raw materials are recommended for children over 2 years of age.
Cough syrups based on herbal extracts
To facilitate a wet cough in a child, medicines can be chosen made from natural raw materials. In addition to common mucolytic drugs, such as "Syrup althaea" or "Licorice root syrup, many multicomponent products are produced, including extracts of herbs in various combinations. It is necessary to study their composition well before use if the child has allergies to plants.
Cedar syrup "Gedelix" on the basis of ivy extract is a cough medicine for children effective for kids aged from several months. It is used as an expectorant for infections in the upper respiratory tract and for bronchitis, accompanied by the formation of hard-to-separate sputum. After its application, the excretion of mucus as a result of its liquefaction and softening of its coughing is accelerated. When using this syrup for the treatment of an infant, the required dose should be diluted with boiled water and observe if an allergic reaction has occurred.
To reduce the intensity and increase the productivity of cough, you can buy a syrup "Linkas, which also has an anti-inflammatory and expectorant effect. In its composition, you can see the extracts of the leaves adhatoda, licorice root, pepper, violets, hyssop medicinal, althaea and others. In the absence of a child's allergy, this drug can be recommended as an excellent cough medicine for children under 2 years.
A good expectorant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect is the syrup "Bronchicum reducing the viscosity of the secret and accelerating its evacuation. The effect of this drug is based on the properties of the root of the primrose and thyme. Extracts of these herbs envelop the irritated mucous membrane, which facilitates a sensation of perspiration in the throat and softens the cough.
For better separation of sputum with a damp cough, use the agent "Herbion syrup plantain". This drug also has an immunomodulatory effect, protecting the respiratory epithelial cells from damage and increasing the body's resistance to infections.
Synthetic medicines for the treatment of wet cough
Children over the age of two years with diseases with hard-to-find secretion will help syrup "Ascoril is a combined a drug whose action - bronchodilator, expectorant and mucolytic - is based on the properties of bromhexine, guaifenesin and salbutamol. He is prescribed for such ailments as bronchial asthma, pneumonia, obstructive bronchitis, tracheobronchitis, emphysema, pulmonary tuberculosis, whooping cough and others.
A good medicine for a child from cough is the drug "Atsc which helps in sputum purification (including purulent) and its expectoration. It is prescribed for diseases of the respiratory system, accompanied by the formation of thick mucus, such as acute and chronic bronchitis, including obstructive, bronchoectatic disease, tracheitis, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia and the like, as well as with certain ENT diseases (laryngitis, acute or chronic sinusitis, middle ear inflammation) and paracetamol poisoning (both antidote). Children can use it from the age of 2 in the minimum dosage.
Treatment of dry cough with drugs that suppress its occurrence
A great concern may be a dry cough in the child. Medicines for its treatment can be divided into two groups. The first include drugs that suppress cough centrally.
This group of drugs is not recommended to be used without prescribing a doctor, especially if it is a small child. Their use is justified only in the case of a prolonged dry nausea cough causing pain, vomiting or interfering with sleep. In such a situation, it is possible to use a medicine that suppresses coughing. For children for this purpose, prescribe drugs "Sinekod" Tusuprex "Glaucin" or "Libexin depressing the work of the center of a cough in the brain. For infants (only by prescription of a doctor), you can purchase the "Sinekod" remedy in the form of drops. The most important thing is that when you buy these drugs, you need to remember that they are consumed only with a dry cough and do not combine with funds that increase mucus outflow.
Similar effect is also available with the combination of drugs such as syrups "Tussin plus Broncholitin" and "Stoptussin." They, along with suppressing the cough reflex, envelop the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, soften the cough, help to eliminate inflammation and stimulate immunity. They are prescribed for dry and irritating cough of various nature, as well as in pre- and postoperative periods to facilitate coughing.
Drugs for the treatment of dry cough
To ease the condition with a dry cough in a two-year-old child in the absence of allergies, you can use the drug "Herbion syrup primrose." It is also used as an expectorant for inflammation of the respiratory tract with the formation of a viscous secretion (bronchitis, tracheitis, tracheobronchitis).
Effective cough medicine for children 3 years - a combined drug "Doctor Mom: syrup from cough with aloe, basil sacred, elecampane, ginger, turmeric, licorice and others plants. It has a pronounced bronchodilator, mucolytic, expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect. It is recommended for dry cough or cough with hard-to-recover sputum in children from the age of three (with pharyngitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis). Contraindication for its use is the individual intolerance of some of its components.
Drugs for coughing a lot, and to choose a cough medicine for children, you need to proceed from each case, taking into account all contraindications and dosages. It is advisable to consult a pediatrician beforehand. To effectively combat colds of various nature, in addition to cough suppressants, it is necessary to use drugs that enhance immunity. The child is given peace and a special regime. It is necessary to give the baby a lot of fluid and maintain the humidity in the room. If the child does not have temperature - you can use warming with dry heat and rubbing with medicinal ointments. That is, treatment should be comprehensive.
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Expectorants for wet cough: medicines, syrups and effective medicines
With such a phenomenon as a cough, we come across more than once in our life. Any common cold and viral illness often occurs with this unpleasant symptom. Therefore, it is very important to always have at your fingertips effective means for alleviating the condition. And choose one drug that will help in any situation, it will not work. Depending on the symptomatology, each time you have to choose new treatment regimens, combine pharmacy products with folk remedies. Today we want to conduct a general review of the most effective drugs and ways of treating cough.
What is a cough
First of all, this is a protective reaction of the body. Despite some trouble, it is very important. Thus, the body tries to get rid of harmful microorganisms and mucus. Therefore, your task is not to suppress cough, but to help the body bring this work to the end. Proceeding from the fact that there are many varieties of this symptom and ways of treating it, today we will only talk about expectorants with a wet cough.
How soon will he get rid of it
In fact, there is no need to rush things. Wet cough is productive, it is not as unpleasant and painful as dry. Therefore, expectorants with a wet cough are not directed at suppression, but on stimulation of cleansing of the lungs and bronchi. However, in addition to taking special medications, you can take a number of other measures to get better soon.
- Refuse from smoking, including passive.
- Often ventilate the room.
- Be sure to use a moisturizer. These can be special devices or simply wet towels on the heating system.
- Be sure to drink as much warm liquid as possible.
- Massage can also stimulate sputum evacuation. To do this, ask relatives to knock on your back.
What drugs should I refuse
Often with such a symptom we do not go to the hospital, but go directly to the pharmacy to choose expectorants with a wet cough. The choice to date is very large, and in most cases, pharmacists do not ask about the appointment of the attending physician. However, there are drugs that do not exactly help you.
First and foremost, this is actually antitussive drugs. They are effective if the cough is dry, barking. The drug suppresses it, thereby removing discomfort. In your case, taking such drugs can lead to the accumulation of sputum and the development of pneumonia. An example of such tools can serve as "Codeine "Atussin "Stoptussin."
Not the best choice are mucolytics. They dilute sputum and have a slight anti-inflammatory effect. However, their use is justified only if the sputum does not leave on its own, that is, it is too thick. Examples include well-known preparations "Bromgexin "Ambrobene "ACTS "Lazolvan".
The task of expectorants
Let us now understand what they are serving. Expectorants for wet cough are used to reduce the viscosity of phlegm and facilitate its departure. Many of them contain herbal decoctions and infusions (mother-and-stepmothers, anise and fennel, licorice and althea root). All these components are necessary in order to ensure the regeneration of damaged mucous bronchi.
It is forbidden to take them together with drugs that inhibit cough reflex. You only torture the body, simultaneously provoking a response and blocking it. In addition, during treatment it is extremely undesirable to take dehydrating organism diuretics and laxatives.
There is one more thing that needs to be remembered. It is not recommended to prescribe these medicines to bed patients, since the outflow of mucus is increasing. This indicates a high effectiveness of treatment. Let's now consider what kind of drugs are on the market and what the doctors say about them.
Classify drugs
In fact, there is no clear boundary between them, but, nevertheless, it is common among pharmacists to divide all expectorants into four large groups.
1. Annoying. The basis is medicinal plants. Most often these expectorants are used for wet coughing in adults and children. The active components act on the mucosal receptors. Due to this, reflex stimulation of the bronchi occurs. Such means include decoction of althea root, essential oils.
Here you can also include those drugs that directly affect the receptors of the bronchi. The consequence is stimulation of sputum production. This is potassium iodide and ammonium chloride.
2. Preparationswith sulfhydryl forms. Used for purulent infections, to accelerate the recovery process. Thanks to such active substances as acetylcysteine, carbocysteine, sputum and pus effectively diluted.
3. Derivativesvasicin. This is the most effective expectorant for wet coughing for children. But they can also be used to treat adults. Initially alkaloid vazitsin was obtained from the leaves of plants, today scientists were able to synthesize the artificial preparation "Bromhexine which, when disintegrated, turns into ambroxol. This active substance promotes the dilution of sputum and increases the activity of the epithelium.
4. Combined drugs.
Drugs used in pediatrics
Expectorants for wet cough (for children the best option - syrups) are used very often. Despite the fact that doctors treat his treatment quite optimistically, this does not mean that you can leave it without attention. First of all, show the crumb to the pediatrician, as self-medication can be quite dangerous.
The most difficult moment is that the children are very dense and viscous sputum. That is why in pediatrics expectorants are paid special attention. There are two large groups of drugs: plant and synthetic. Today, most parents for their baby will choose a remedy based on natural ingredients. However, this is not always correct. By giving such expectorants with a wet cough to children, you run the risk of causing severe allergies.
In fact, modern synthetic drugs are more effective and safe, so do not try to choose those medicines on which traces and roots are drawn.
Potions for small children
The most difficult thing is to treat the babies of the first year of life. We need a very competent pediatrician who will pick up the safest expectorants with a wet cough. Effective potions are accepted by children, as a rule, willingly, as they are pleasant to the taste. Many people know the drug "ACTS" - a modern medicine for cough, which is very good at its task.
However, such a dosage form for some reason is not popular with manufacturers, so there are many more syrups and tablets on the market. Pediatricians are most often recommended to give children either "ATSTS" or a medicine based on the root of the althea medicinal, which is sold in jars, small bottles or single packets. It is called: "Cough dry potion". Its merits are undeniable. Inexpensive, completely safe and very effective, it allows you to quickly remove unpleasant symptoms.
In addition, pediatricians often prescribe the powder "Fluimucil which has mucolytic and anti-inflammatory effect.
The quickest help is syrups
Preparations in liquid form are absorbed into the blood as quickly as possible, which means that they start acting more quickly than their solid analogues. Are these the most effective expectorants for wet cough? Syrups have their pros and cons, but they are ideal for taking before bed. Let's briefly review the most popular drugs from this group.
- "Fljuditek" is a very effective drug based on carbocisteine. Parents often treat the syrup lightly enough, despite the fact that this is a serious drug. A pediatric form with a dosage of 2% can be used even for the treatment of a newborn.
- Ambroxol is the most powerful mucolytic drug on the basis of ambroxol hydrochloride, which exists today. There is a pediatric form that is recommended for children up to a year. "Ambroxol" is the most accessible means, its analogues like "Lazolvana" are much more expensive.
- If your child does not suffer from allergic reactions, you can use herbal expectorants with a wet cough. Medicinal syrups based on medicinal herbs are effective and at the same time sparing. Pediatricians recommend paying attention to "Prospan" - a remedy based on ivy leaves. It is prescribed to children from one year. Another popular drug is Herbion. In its composition grass primrose and thyme. Syrup has not only expectorant, but also antimicrobial, as well as anti-inflammatory effect.
Syrups for adults
Expectorants for wet coughing in adults are much easier to choose, because you can consider drugs that have alcohol in their composition. First of all, we should mention the famous "Pertussin". It is most affordable and gives a good result. At the heart of the drug is a herb of thyme or thyme. In addition, there is a variant of the drug with licorice root.
"Pertussin" stimulates the secretion of mucus and dilutes sputum. The potassium bromide included in its composition has a calming effect. However, during pregnancy, lactation and at the age of up to 3 years, the use of the drug is prohibited.
Other forms of medication for adults
Most often, expectorants with wet cough in tablets are assigned to this category of patients. Tablets are digested somewhat longer, but often are even more effective than syrups. One of the most effective and inexpensive options is Bromgeksin. Tablets are taken orally, without chewing, during meals.
"Termopsol" is appointed from 12 years. The drug contains vegetable alkaloids, which stimulate the respiratory center, and sodium hydrogencarbonate, diluting sputum.
Both children and adults are well suited to the drug "Mukaltin" based on althea and sodium bicarbonate. It can be dissolved in water or rassasyvat until complete dissolution.
Separately there is a preparation "GeloMirtol". These are enteric capsules, which can be taken immediately before meals and washed down with water. The drug myrtolum liquefies phlegm, has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.
Preparations for expectant mothers
Expectorants for wet cough for pregnant women should be selected only by the attending physician. Do not forget that you are responsible not only for yourself, but also for your future baby. Tablets for cough are chosen taking into account the minimum risk to the fetus. Most experts prescribe drugs of plant origin, of course, if the mother does not have an allergic reaction to the active ingredients.
Most often doctors recommend women in the position of "Tharyngept". Active substance - Ambazone - is used to treat diseases caused by streptococci, staphylococci. This is a sufficiently safe antibacterial agent. In addition, the list of drugs allowed during pregnancy, there are the following medicines:
- "Falimint".
- Laripront.
- "Stoptussin."
- Bronchipret.
But the most common cough remedy for expectant mothers remains the time-tested "Mukaltin".
Folk remedies
We have listed not all expectorants. With wet cough medications can be taken different. The above funds, although they are highly efficient and affordable, are by no means the only ones. For example, do not forget the experience of folk healers. Surely, many of you will immediately remember the old recipes that were handed to us from our grandmothers.
- Black radish is a unique tool that will help you to quickly relieve the condition and thus has no side effects. Preparing the medicinal syrup is very easy: from the radish the middle is taken out, honey is poured into the indentation. After a few hours, the collected juice can be used for therapy.
- Onions - this is another vegetable that allows you to quickly cope with the symptoms of colds. To do this, just grind the onion, add a spoonful of sugar or honey. Gathering juice is drunk on one spoon three times a day.
- Warm milk is the first remedy for colds and flu. It adds honey or baking soda, as a result, a healthy drink turns into the strongest means for sputum discharge.
- Honey - a source of vitamins and antioxidants, has a mucolytic and soothing effect. It can be dissolved in warm tea or milk, and water can be used.
This is the safest expectorant for wet cough. Folk remedies include also currant and raspberry jam, a decoction of chamomile and marigold, lime flowers. Official medicine fully confirms their effectiveness, but doctors warn that it is also necessary to use herbs under the supervision of a doctor. Only a competent specialist can assess your health and tell you in time when you need stop treatment with folk remedies and move on to more serious therapies, and when you can enroll on the contrary. In some cases, if the disease is not started, herbs and decoctions can be quite enough. Therefore, in time, consult a doctor.
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Wet cough in the baby
Healthy and happy babies are what every mother dreams about. The smaller the baby, the more difficult it is to tolerate various diseases due to the ultimately nervous, muscular, immune systems of the body that have not yet formed. Viruses, bacterial pathogens, allergens, infections can become a source of disease. The wisdom of the mother of nature is so great that the organism, by various symptoms, hints at the doctors and parents about the causes of the malfunctions. What is the evidence of a wet cough in a child and how dangerous is it?
Causes of wet cough in a child
Coughing is an exhaled breath through the mouth caused by irritating respiratory tract receptors. The resulting physiological processes - reduction of the laryngeal muscular tissue, increased muscle tone of the bronchial system, tension of the abdominal muscles - are reflex. The cough reflex is unconditional, it acts as a protective function of the body, which allows to remove foreign bodies, other annoying objects.
The presence of a wet cough in a child in most cases is not dangerous, threatening life and health in general, a symptom. Doctors call this kind of expectoration mucus productive: muscles of the bronchial tree contract, getting rid of interfering foreign bodies - sputum, dust particles, allergens. Pulmonologists, pediatricians insist - neither wet, nor dry cough is not treated! It is necessary to identify the cause of the occurrence and act on it.
So, the reasons for the productive excretion of sputum in a child are:
- Catarrhal, viral and other diseases.
- A variety of respiratory tract infections.
- Bacterial complications.
- Bronchial asthma.
- Chronic diseases.
- Oncology.
- Allergy.
- Runny nose or snot.
- Physiological causes (often found in infants, when milk enters the respiratory tract).
- Teething. From the age of 8 months most babies have their first teeth. Abundant salivation, inflammation of mucous membranes become "provocateurs."
In which cases the appearance of a wet cough in a child should trigger an emergency response of the parents, the presence and supervision of a physician:
- Age of the child (1 year). Danger of wet coughing in the baby due to underdevelopment of the body's systems and the inability to effectively cough. While the baby does not know how to sit down, sputum accumulates in the bronchi. A wet gurgling cough can cause vomiting, cause breathing problems.
- The temperature is higher than 38 for three or more days.
- Sudden, prolonged seizures in the child.
- The presence of shortness of breath with frequency:
- more than 60 breaths - in nursing crumbs up to 3 months;
- more than 50 breaths per minute - a one-year-old child;
- from 40 and above breaths at the child at the age of 2 years and is more senior.
- The presence of wheezing, wheezing, barking may indicate lung inflammation that occurs without temperature or be a bacteriological complication of an untreated viral infection.
- When the child's plentiful sputum is greenish; impurity of blood; reddish color.
- Persistent wet cough in children 3 years and older, accompanied by a decrease / loss of appetite; lethargy; sleepiness.
Folk remedies for cough and phlegm
When treating with a variety of methods should be guided by the age of the child and the nature of the course of the disease. The absence of fever, appetite, accompanied by a wet cough after a previous illness, should not cause acute anxiety of parents. Particular attention, cares require kids to a year. When you have a cough in a baby, you must always call a doctor at home! Strong seizures, up to and including vomiting, can be provoked:
- Pertussis stick. This is one of the few cases when a cough occurs after taking medications that slow the cough center in the brain. Self-medication is strictly prohibited, and for the diagnosis by laboratory tests it is necessary to confirm the presence of pertussis in the child's body.
- Stenosis of the larynx (laryngotracheitis). Urgently call in this case an ambulance: you with a baby need hospitalization! While you are waiting for a doctor, dial hot water into the bathroom, after closing the door. Keep the baby in a damp warm microclimate, trying to soothe as much as possible.
The remaining cases of wet cough in babies before the year, as well as in more adult children and adolescents, are excellent for treatment with the help of physiotherapy - inhalations, chest massage; respiratory gymnastics; mild physical exertion; stay fresh air. Let's consider in detail how quickly to get rid of a wet cough.
Inhalation
A great way to "translate" a cough from dry to wet, working on the upper respiratory tract with warm air, essential oils, saturated soda, salt, iodine are inhalations. Remember from childhood the way to treat a cold "breathe over boiled potatoes"? So, our grandmothers and mothers were right: warm air, warming the trachea and nasopharynx, dilutes the mucus, improving the motor function of the ciliated epithelium. This method is ideal for those who get sputum in the throat and upper tracts.
Modern medicine for the convenience of children and parents suggests using special inhalers:
- Cheaper and simpler versions are presented by a tub and a tube with nozzles.
- The nebulizer is a medical device for use at home. By inhaling the liquids turned into an aerosol state (drugs, soda water, etc.), the viscous sputum is perfectly diluted in the child.
Expectoration massage
Efficiently performed at home by parents or a specialist chest massage, helping to get rid of the child from a wet cough. Light tapping movements; wide sweeping strokes with pressure on the chest, performed from the top down; kneading and tingling will increase the flow of blood to the bronchi and lungs, stimulating the liquefaction of mucus and excretion phlegm.
Other effective remedies
Herbal decoctions, tinctures of berries have long been known as effective means of getting rid of a child from coughing. To dry cough turned into wet, brew on, l water 4 tablespoons. thoracic collection. Tincture of dog rose (100 g of dry berries per liter of water) will raise the tone, saturating the body with vitamin C; decoction of lime strengthens expectorant component, diluting sputum; Chamomile tea, being a natural antiseptic, will help to get rid of bacteria and viruses.
Good for the child in the treatment of wet cough breathing exercises. Promotes relaxation of the cough center, reduces the frequency of urge, promotes the normalization of the ciliary epithelium of the respiratory system. To improve the activity of the lungs, "pumping" larger volumes of air, buy baby inflatable balls. By combining the game with breathing procedures when inflating the latter, you will help the baby.
Expectorant drugs
The list of expectorants for "receiving" a productive cough in a child is divided into two groups:
- Medicines that dilute sputum.
- Drugs that improve the excretion of sputum from the bronchi, lungs.
The form of the drug - tablets, medicine or syrup - depends on the age of the child. All medicines are divided into natural and synthetic. The merits of the first should include a minimum of chemical additives, which weakened by the disease the body of the child will receive when ingestion. The downside is the unpredictable response of the body to natural components: an allergy sometimes leads to increased wet cough and bouts.
Syrup
Mummies of little children, wondering what to give a child, you should pay attention to chemical dyes and additives that improve the taste of syrups: they can cause allergies, causing increased cough reflex. The pharmaceutical contains syrups:
- Reflex action on the respiratory system:
- Alteika;
- Pectolvan ivy;
- Stoppussin Fito syrup;
- Bronchikum and others.
- Resorptive actions that improve the secretion of mucus:
- Amtersol;
- Ambroxol;
- Carbocysteine.
Medicine
Dry medicine for children is a combination medicine, facilitates a wet cough, normalizes the activity of the cilia of the bronchial epithelium. Refers to natural phytopreparations, is shown to children from infancy. It is taken orally in liquid form: the powder is diluted with boiled water in the proportions indicated on the liner. Excess dosage is not allowed!
Pills
The tablet form of medications is more suitable for children of middle age and older. Tablets contain fewer dyes, and the effects on wet cough rates are just as effective for a child as syrups and potions. A small list of expectorants:
- ATSTS;
- Mukaltin;
- Sinupret;
- Pills for cough;
- Eucabal and others.
How to treat a wet cough without temperature according to Komarovsky
Children's cough often occurs due to viral / bacterial damage to the body (SARS, bronchitis, laryngitis, snot, etc.). or due to violation of the optimal conditions for the existence of an individual child (dust, mold, over-dried air, and etc.). Methods and means for treating wet cough depend on the causes of the disease, the age of the child and the course of the disease. How to cure phlegm in a child?
Gather and calm down, and then take a series of measures aimed at:
- relief of the coughing process, which helps dilute thick, viscous mucus;
- creating humidity in the room up to 60-70%;
- ensuring the absence of allergens, even if the child is not allergic;
- stopping the use of medicines when a wet productive cough appears;
- categorical prohibition of taking antitussive drugs (except for pertussis, croup) with a damp cough.
What to do if the sputum does not go away
If the child's wet cough has gone to dry, you need to understand the reasons:
- Taking antitussive drugs disables natural reflexes of airway cleansing. Adopted by themselves, not for the intended purpose, they can translate the wet productive cough of the child into barking dry. The solution will be the rejection of medicines, copious drinking, the reception of mucolytic drugs.
- Reception of antibiotics in ARVI, mutually exclusive reception of individual drugs may cause the formation of a dry cough, although at the initial stage the child was wet.
- After a brief improvement after a cold, the conversion of wet cough to dry evidence of lowering the infection in the lower respiratory tract or of attaching bacterial damage to the body. In this case, an immediate visit to the doctor is required!
Video: Dr. Komarovsky on a damp child cough
Wet coughing in a child is not always an indicator of the presence of a disease. It is considered a normal physiological process, if during the day your baby clears up to 10-15 times. So local immunity reacts to interaction with viruses, dust, bacteria. Coughing in the morning in children indicates the drying of the nasopharynx during sleep, and the airways tend to get rid of the slime that has accumulated during the night. How to behave to parents, if the child has a wet cough, find out by watching our video:
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Antitussive, expectorant for dry cough
Coughing is a protective, reflex reaction of the body, which removes the pathological altered bronchial secretion from the respiratory tract. Sometimes it occurs when there are foreign substances in the trachea or bronchi.
Coughing is not a disease, it is a symptom, therefore it should be treated as a manifestation of the underlying disease. The choice of medications that affect cough, depends on the individual characteristics of the person, the type and clinical manifestations of the disease.
The effectiveness of the basic treatment of any disease accompanied by a cough, significantly increases with the rational use of antitussive, mucolytic and expectorants. We will consider the causes of dry cough and drugs used to soften it and transfer it into productive, into humid.
What is the best medicine for dry cough?
The choice of medication depends primarily on the nature of the cough and must be agreed with the physician:
- Cough is dry, painful, painful, unproductive, frequent, leading to a loss of appetite and sleep, choice -antitussives or combination drugs.
- A productive cough, but with a hard to separate, thick, viscous sputum, a choice -mucolytic drugs.
- The cough is productive, with phlegm, and it is not viscous, and not thick - the choice of expectorating cough medicines.
- Mucolytic agents can not be used simultaneously with antitussive drugs.
Dry cough - causes:
Most often, dry cough occurs at the onset of a cold, flu, acute bronchitis, pneumonia, as well as inhaling various substances that irritate the mucous membrane. In the case of a severe attack of dry cough, inspiration is accompanied by a wheezing noise between coughing jerks. This is due to the narrowing of the lumen of the bronchi, larynx or trachea and leads to shortness of breath. Before the attack of dry cough can feel pain with a deep breath.
Causes of dry cough:
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- Viral, infectious diseases - ARVI, influenza, parainfluenza, pneumonia, bronchitis, etc.
- Allergy-allergic rhinitis, allergy to dust, chemicals, may be the initial sign of asthma.
- Bronchospasm - spasm in the bronchial tubes
- Medicines that reduce high blood pressure - enalapril maleate, caproptil, lisinopril.
- Reflex response to smoke, cold air, sharp odor
Strong dry cough - what to treat?
The better to cure a dry cough? The use of antitussives is considered advisable only at conditions when the cough is strong and often dry (exhausting) and only as prescribed by the doctor.
If the cough is dry, unproductive, it should first be transferred to the moist one, and then use mucolytic or expectorant drugs. And also with an unproductive cough, combined drugs that have both antitussive and expectorant effect are effective:
Sinekod
Sinekod - instructions for use
Dosage Form: Tablets for children in syrup and in drops for oral administration.
Pharmacological action: Sinekod - antitussive drug, has a direct effect on the cough center. Has an expectorant property, has a moderate anti-inflammatory, bronchodilating effect, improves spirometry. It is indicated for acute dry cough of various origin.
Contraindications: Do not use in pregnant and lactating women. Children under 2 months are contraindicated, children under 3 years can not use syrup, only drops, tablets are contraindicated for children under 12 years.
Side effects: Nausea, dizziness, diarrhea, allergic reactions.
Price: syrup 220 rubles, a drop of 320 rubles. AnalogOmnitussyrup 150 rubles, tab. 190 rubles.
Herbion
Herbion - plantain syrup
Dosage form: syrup
Pharmacological action: Herbion - a combined medicine of plant origin, has antitussive, expectorant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory effect. In the composition extracts of flowers mallow and grass plantain lanceolate. The drug softens and relieves dry cough.
Contraindications: Hypersensitivity to herbal preparations, intolerance to fructose. Take precautions with diabetes.
Side effects: Allergic reactions.
Price: the average price for pharmacies is 220 rubles.
Kodelak Phyto
Dosage form: elixir, syrup
Pharmacological properties: Kodelak Phyto-combined antitussive. Contains codeine and extracts of thermopsis, thyme and licorice. Has an expectorant effect.
Contraindications: bronchial asthma, children under 2years old, pregnant and lactating women, with respiratory failure and hypersensitivity to plant components preparation.
Side effects: allergic reactions, nausea, vomiting, headache, drowsiness, constipation. With prolonged use, drug dependence develops to codeine.
Price: 130-140 rub.
Stopoutsin
Dosage form: tablets, drops for internal administration
Pharmacological action: Stopoutsin - combined antitussive and secretolitic action. The composition includes butamirate citrate, which has a local anesthetic, bronchodilator and antitussive action, and Guaifenesin reduces the viscosity of sputum, improving its departure. Effective with dry cough in children and adults.
Contraindications: Children under 1 year of age and pregnancy during 1 trimester should not be used.
Side effects: Allergic reactions, rarely - vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, headache.
Price: drops 70-80 rubles., Tablets 130-140 rubles.
Bronhicum
Dosage form: syrup, elixir, lozenges
Pharmacological action: Combined drug with anti-inflammatory, expectorant, bronchodilator effect. The syrup and tablets contain the extract of thyme herb, and the elixir also contains the root extract of the primrose. Bronchicum is universal, it is an effective expectorant for dry cough and damp. At the stage of the disease, when a dry cough Bronchicum helps to cope with severe attacks, transferring a dry cough to wet. Then, with a damp cough, he facilitates expectoration of the sputum, contributing to its excretion from the lungs.
Contraindications: Syrup is contraindicated for children under 6 months, and children under 6 years of age should not take troches, patients with significant violations of liver and kidney function, with individual intolerance, during pregnancy and feeding the chest.
Side effects: irritation of the gastric mucosa, allergic reactions.
Price: 270 rubles.
Broncholitin
Dosage form: syrup
Pharmacological action: Broncholitin is a combined preparation of antitussive, bronchodilating and bronchoseptic action. The composition includes Glaucina hydrobromide, which has a depressing effect on the cough center, a mild anti-inflammatory, analgesic effect. Basil oil has a minor sedative, antimicrobial, antispasmodic property. Ephedrine stimulates breathing, dilates the bronchi, has a vasoconstrictive effect, thereby eliminating the edema of the bronchial mucosa.
Contraindications: heart failure, children under 3 years of age, pregnant and lactating women should not be used.
Side effects: tachycardia, tremor, insomnia, drowsiness, visual impairment, nausea, vomiting, difficulty urinating, rash, increased sweating.
Price: 60 rubles.
Libexin
Dosage form: tablets
Pharmacological action: Libexin is an antitussive remedy of peripheral action. It has a local anesthetic, bronchodilator effect, its antitussive effect is approximately comparable to codeine. Unlike codeine, Libexin does not cause dependence, does not affect the central nervous system. With chronic bronchitis has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Contraindications: diseases, with the release of abundant bronchial secretion, with caution used in childhood, in pregnancy is not recommended.
Side effects: dry mouth, temporary numbness in the oral mucosa, mild sedative effect, skin rash.
Price: 260-280 rub.
Linkas
When the cough is not so dry, you can use this herbal preparation.
Dosage form: Brown syrup, the composition includes extracts of 10 medicinal plants - flowers of althaea, onmsma, hyssop, violet, alpinia, fruits of pepper, licorice root, leaves adhatodes and others.
Pharmacological action: Linkas - a combined preparation of plant origin, reduces intensity of cough, increases its productivity, has mucolytic, expectorant, and anti-inflammatory effect.
Contraindications: Children under 6 months of use is not recommended, with hypersensitivity to herbal remedies, use with caution in diabetes mellitus.
Side effects: allergic reactions.
Price: 130-140 rub.
To prescribe and determine the duration of administration of the listed medicinal, expectorant drugs with a dry cough should be the attending physician. There are cases when, with a painful, debilitating, non-productive cough, medications do not help, and simple methods of traditional medicine, such as mustard, cans, steam inhalations, warming ointments and creams bring significant relief and quickly transfer dry cough to wet.
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