Coughs are one of the most common symptoms young patients with cystic fibrosis experience. Other symptoms they experience are runny nose and chest pain.
Coughing is a normal part of childhood development. It is a period of transition between infancy and childhood, where patients transition from the environment-focused mode to more independent mode.
This mode can last a short time or may continue into adulthood. For many, coughing is a way to get rid of mucus and dust that may be running down their lungs.
Coughing also helps clear the airway and exposes damage or weaknesses in the respiratory system. When it is severe enough, surgery can correct the problem.
Some home remedies that may help children with coughs are discussed below.
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Honey, garlic, and onion mixture
When cough children suffer from allergic coughs, you can try this mixture of honey, garlic, and onion mixture. It has been used for years to overcome stomach upset when eating greens.
It is a staple in most home medicine cabinets today due to the growing popularity of waterfalls and sky-high prices. Many doctors now encourage it due to its centuries-old reputation as a healing agent.
It works by binding together our tear fluid and creating a dry, painful compress that cannot be broken down by our body processes. This prevents more tears from being made and continues its work of healing the throat and chest.
As it does this by itself, it does not make any difference if the child is thirsty or not.
Hot tea with honey
Drinking hot tea or other warm fluids during a cough is a fairly normal habit to have. Most people don’t realize that the heat in the tea helps sync your body’s temperature, or heat therapy can be helpful.
But there are also certain foods that help ease coughs and illnesses, so if a child has a cough, you should run to the pharmacist and get some Welch-All with Lecithin (also called fish oil). It can be poured over water or milk and given to children as a teaspoonful under the tongue.
It works because it contains omega-3 fatty acids in tiny fish oils instead of just plain old oil. These tiny fish oils are tangled up in our body’s systems for fat storage and transport. When it comes into contact with our skin, it encouragesALsolbedious processesforenergyand function.
Hot water with lemon juice
When cough children, the simplest way to help them sleep is to give them a warm bath or hot water with lemon juice and bubbles.
Sleeping in a warm bath or a hot-water treatment will help relax you and your child, making it more difficult for you both to push your lungs against the water. This helps promote better lung function and better breathing while sleeping.
Another important part of a bath or hot-water treatment is the application of apple cider vinegar. Water that has been freshly squeezed full of apple cider vinegar feels much more soothing on your child than water that has been sitting on the top of the refrigerator for hours.
Applying one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a children’s bath or in a hot-water treatment makes no difference in lung function or breathing, but does have an effect on comfort.
Chamomile tea
A simple way to help your child get a good night’s sleep is to make their bed every night. This soothing process is done by placing the child’s bed sheet on the floor and then placing the child’s mattress on it.
This process of making the bed and putting their personal belongings in the bed goes around once and refers to it as night time. By doing this at least once a week, your child will enjoy this habit and you will have peace of mind knowing they are asleep by morning.
Another good sleep tip is to make your own pillow. A high caliber pillow will help keep your head supported during sleep, whereas a poor quality pillow may cause pressure against the head during sleeping.
Coconut oil
A decades old home remedy for coughs and colds, coconut oil has become more important in today’s world.
Unlike other forms of cold relief, which are usually antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs, the traditional oil can be applied directly to the skin.
Thewarmthoftheoilreducesthe sensitivity of the air we breathe, making it more likely that we will catch a cold.
Because it is not approved as a medicine, coconut oil is not typically backed by a medical company. However, because of its effects on the body’s immune system, it may be!
Billed as the “ coughing cure-all”, coconut oil has been used for years to help reduce coughing and reduction in mucus production.
Coconut milk
A very common home remedy for cough children is coconut milk. Often times, the doctor will recommend sugar as a cough suppressant due to its effects on the blood flow. With less of it being needed,iolet or glucose can be substituted.
Sugar works great as a cough suppressant as it increases blood flow and oxygenation. When combined with lavender and peppermint extract, it can be very effective.
Unfortunately, this remedy is not permanent and cannot be used every day. However, by having your child eat one or two spoonfuls of coconut milk per hour while they are coughing, you can have some left over time.
This is particularly helpful if your child does not eat enough or enough in a day to maintain their body’s natural response to coughing.
Sour juice mixture
Aipta, a brand of cough syrup owned and manufactured by Mead Corporation, is one of the most often used home remedies for cough children. Aipta contains xanthan and sorbitol which are both stabilizing agents.
Xanthan is a type of glue that cannot be digested. When xanthan is combined with another substance, it becomes thick and long-lasting.
Sorbitol works as a sweetener so your child will not feel too hungry when they take their cough syrup. It also works as a thickenant so your child will not have to add too much water to their cough syrup to produce the thick consistency needed to alleviate coughing.
Aipta couches its product in vegetable glycerin so your child will not feel hungry while taking it and it stays active for hours.
Water with salt and lemon juice mixture
When cough children, try this mixture of water and salt and lemon juice. It can be easily done by pouring a few cups of water and one cup of salt in a container and giving it to the child together.
This mixture will work as coughing children need to wash their lungs after each cough. By having this together with the salt, the child can tell that it is working because they will not feel too hot or have dry cough.
By having a mix of water and salt, the child will be more aware that they are hydrated as they will see how much is in what type of liquid.