What are the symptoms of a baby's cold?

Written by Huang Kun Mei
Pediatrics
Updated on January 21, 2025
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Babies with a cold often experience symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, and fever. If the child's cold lasts no more than three days, you can treat it with some antiviral traditional Chinese medicine, as most initial colds are caused by viral infections. In terms of diet, it is important to ensure that the child consumes plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits, avoids overly greasy food, and eats light, easily digestible meals. If the cold raises the child's temperature above 39°C, timely fever-reducing treatment is necessary. If the temperature does not exceed 38.5°C, physical cooling methods can be used to help reduce the child's fever. Additionally, it is important to ventilate the room for two hours every day.

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How many days does it usually take for a fever to subside from a cold?

A cold, if accompanied by a fever, is mostly caused by bacterial or viral infections. Under the guidance of a doctor, active symptomatic treatment can usually reduce the fever within two to three days. It is recommended that during the fever period, one should monitor the body temperature closely. If the temperature exceeds 38.5°C, fever-reducing medication should be taken immediately to achieve the purpose of reducing the fever, to avoid febrile convulsions, especially in infants and young children whose nervous systems are not yet fully developed. If a high fever is not treated promptly, it could likely lead to febrile convulsions and may have a certain impact on the child's health. Therefore, it is advised to take fever-reducing medication in a timely manner. If the body temperature is below 38.5°C, physical cooling methods can be used at this time. Let the baby or the patient drink more water to promote excretion and enhance their resistance. Physical cooling methods should also be used regularly.

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How to alleviate dizziness from a stomach cold?

Gastrointestinal cold is a common type of cold seen clinically, primarily due to low immune function in patients, viral infections, leading to varying degrees of nasal congestion, runny nose, fever, dizziness, and cough, as well as some gastrointestinal discomfort symptoms like appetite loss, nausea, vomiting, abdominal bloating, and diarrhea. For patients with gastrointestinal cold, fever can inevitably cause varying degrees of dizziness, and some patients may experience severe dehydration due to diarrhea caused by the gastrointestinal cold, leading to electrolyte imbalance, which can also cause dizziness. Therefore, for dizziness caused by a gastrointestinal cold, the first step is to control the body temperature back to normal, then appropriately rehydrate. If the patient already has electrolyte imbalance, it should be timely corrected, generally relieving the symptoms of dizziness caused by the gastrointestinal cold.

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What to do if you feel nauseous from a cold during pregnancy?

During pregnancy, if one experiences symptoms such as cold and nausea, it is primarily considered to be a gastrointestinal type of cold. In addition to the common cold symptoms, there may also be some gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, acid reflux, belching, or common issues such as constipation or diarrhea. It is advised to pay attention to this condition. Apart from taking medication for the cold, it is also necessary to take some medicine to regulate the spleen and stomach to treat this condition. During the period of symptom relief, keep the abdomen warm, avoid exposure to cold and drafts, drink more water, promote excretion, and enhance resistance. Additionally, it's important to eat smaller and more frequent meals, not eat too much at once, chew food thoroughly, and avoid overburdening the intestines to prevent indigestion.

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Do you have a cold and cough?

A cold, also known as an upper respiratory tract infection, is commonly caused by a decrease in immune function, leading to symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, and fever due to viral invasion of the respiratory tract. Additionally, it is quite common for patients to experience varying degrees of cough during a cold. Due to the different pathogens that trigger colds, there is a significant variation in the clinical symptoms exhibited by patients. Naturally, the severity of symptoms also varies depending on the individual's immune strength. Thus, in treating colds, some patients might experience a dry cough initially and later develop a productive cough. These are both common occurrences, and effective control can be achieved with appropriate symptomatic treatment.

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What to eat when you have a cold and cough?

If you have a cold and cough, it is advisable to eat a light diet and consider taking some cough suppressant medicine to relieve the symptoms. Additionally, one can eat fresh fruits and vegetables like pears, loquats, grapefruits, and watermelons, which help clear heat and detoxify the body, reducing internal heat. Both pears and loquats additionally help moisten the lungs and relieve coughs and dissolve phlegm. It is also recommended to drink some honey water, which can moisten the lungs and relieve dryness. It is important to avoid spicy, greasy, raw, and irritating foods. You can also drink some porridge, eat soft noodles or small green vegetables, soy milk, and tofu. Thus, it is recommended to pay attention to diet for managing and effectively treating cold and cough symptoms.