The children's organism is more likely to suffer from various diseases and their consequences, but with proper and timely therapy it copes well with them. Among respiratory pathologies, one of the first places is bronchitis. Many parents are frightened by this diagnosis. How to treat bronchitis in a child? Use the recommendations below.
Children's bronchitis
Treatment of bronchitis in infants requires obligatory observation by a doctor. After finding out the type and cause of the disease, he will prescribe the right therapy. At home, only those babies who do not have symptoms of intoxication are allowed to be treated;high fever and shortness of breath. This is especially true for children under 3 years old. Treatment of such small patients is carried out only in a hospital.
Obstructive bronchitis in children
Treatment of obstructive bronchitis in children, in contrast to simple catarrhal, has the main goal - to eliminate obstruction, i.e.narrowing of the lumen of the bronchi. This is done by inhalation with a nebulizer, and about 2-3 times a day. An alternative to them are preparations with bronchodilators: Clenbuterol, Salmeterol, Ascoril. A good anti-inflammatory drug are hormonal drugs, such as Pulmicort, Prednisolone, Dexamethasone. At high temperature, antipyretic agents are added to the treatment.
Acute bronchitis
This form of respiratory disease also requires complex therapy. Treatment of acute bronchitis in children by folk methods is possible only in the absence of complications, and necessarily on the advice of a doctor. Among the main principles of therapy are the following:
- Compliance with a semi-fasting regime with limited physical activity.
- Increase in the daily amount of liquid drunk by 2 times.
- Reception at the beginning of the disease of antiviral drugs, such as Interferon, Ribavirin, Remantadine and their analogues.
- Treatment with antipyretics at temperatures above 38.5 degrees. As such drugs you can use Paracetamol, Panadol.
- Carrying out inhalations to reduce inflammation in the bronchi and accelerate sputum discharge. Solutions can be saline or soda-salt. Allowed the use of essential oils, broths and mucolytics: Fljuditeka, Carbocysteine, Mucosolvina.
- Taking medications against dry cough. They include Prospan, Stoptussin, Pertusin, Lazolvan, Bromgeksin, Mukaltin.
Bronchiolitis
Under this concept, there is an infectious inflammation of the bronchioles of the lungs, i.e.small breathing tubes. More often provoking his respiratory syncytial virus affects infants. In adults, it becomes only the cause of the common cold. For newborns who are breastfed, it is dangerous for possible asphyxia attacks, i.e.temporary stop of breathing. Treatment of bronchiolitis in children is longer, especially for infants. Therapy includes several activities:
- Rehydration is a procedure for replenishing the body with missing glucose-salt solutions. With emergency care, they are administered intravenously or orally.
- Restoration of normal breathing with oxygen masks, inhalations with medications. In more severe disease, artificial ventilation is used.
- Antiviral measures in the form of medications based on interferon.
- Antibiotic therapy in the presence of bacterial infection. After bacteriological inoculation, it is determined to which antibiotics the bacteria are sensitive. Among the prescribed drugs can be Macropen, Amosin, Sumamed, Amoxiclav, Augmentin.
- Antiallergic measures that relieve swelling of the bronchi and facilitate breathing.
Recurrent bronchitis
This type of bronchitis has to be treated 3 or more times a year, with the exacerbations lasting about 2 weeks. This form of the disease is considered more characteristic of children, but it is not chronic. Treatment of recurrent bronchitis is carried out according to the following principles:
- antibiotics are prescribed for the antibacterial nature of the disease, for example, Ampicillin, Amoxicillin;
- for viral causes of bronchitis requires the intake of antiviral tablets, and for allergic - antihistamines;
- bronchodilators and antispasmodics are used to dilute sputum;
- for the removal of accumulated sputum requires inhalation with an alkaline solution of mineral water or essential oils;
- purification of the nasopharynx is carried out with silver-containing compounds, for example, saline or Borjomi;
- at an elevated temperature begin to take Paracetamol or other antipyretic.
How to cure bronchitis
Therapy against bronchitis is symptomatic. In general, children are prescribed antipyretic, expectorant, antimicrobial, antiviral drugs. A good effect is provided by distractions such as mustard, foot baths or warming compresses. Bed rest does not mean complete restriction of movements. The child sometimes should change position that lungs were not exposed to stagnant phenomena.
Without temperature
Treatment of bronchitis in children includes various measures, depending on the condition of the small patient. Therapy with this disease without temperature differs only in that no antipyretic agents are prescribed. Otherwise, the treatment remains the same:
- reception of antibacterial or antiviral drugs;
- symptomatic therapy with expectorants;
- restriction of products provoking an allergic reaction;
- reception of effective vitamin complexes;
- physiotherapy, inhalation, physiotherapy exercises and vibrating massage.
Babies
Infants are more likely to develop complications after bronchitis. At the first strange wheezing or coughing, parents should call a doctor. Treatment for such young children includes the following activities:
- Drainage massage. The toddler is put down on his knees and tapped on the back with his ribs, sometimes allowing the child to clear his throat.
- Drugs with ambroxol. This substance is allowed for use in children under one year. It is expectorant. To such it is possible to carry still Lazolvan.
- Antibiotics. For children up to one year, such drugs as Sumamed or the weaker Zinnat are used.
- Preparations for the restoration of intestinal microflora. Appoint such as Bifidobacterin or Latsidofil.
- Inhalation. Used mineral water Borjomi, Berodual to eliminate obstruction, Lazolvan.
How to treat bronchitis at home
Only a doctor can decide to fight with pediatric bronchitis at home, and after examination. If there are no serious complications and the specialist is convinced that the child is able to cope with the disease, then he will prescribe a therapy that parents can conduct themselves. After clarifying the causative agent of bronchitis, children are prescribed antiviral drugs or antibiotics. Attention is drawn to the presence of temperature and cough, dry or wet.
Medications for the bronchi
The first on the list of drugs are antibacterial drugs. Antibiotics for children with bronchitis are used from 3 different groups:
- cephalosporins 2 and 3 generations: Cefixim, Ceftibuten, Cefuroxime, Cephachlorur;
- penicillins: Amoxicillin, Panclav, Amoxiclav;
- macrolides: Vilprafen, Rovamycin, Midekamycin, Erythromycin.
In addition to antibacterial drugs, the following drugs are used:
- antiviral: Ingaverine, Tamiflu, Arbidol, Rimantadine, Kagocel;
- antifungal: Levorin, Griseofulvin, Intraconazole, Diflucan;
- Thinning phlegm: Acetylcysteine, Fluimucil, Streptokinase, Ambrobe, Bromhexine;
- antihistamines: Cetirizine, Loratadine, Levocabastine;
- antipyretic: Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Ibuklin, Aspirin, Metamizol, Panadol, Kalpol;
- inhalation: Lazolvan, Ambroghexal;
- multivitamin: Alphabet, Multitabs, Supradin, Vitrum;
- expectorant: Mukaltin, Pertusin, Libexin, Glaucin.
Treatment of bronchitis in children with folk remedies
With a mild or moderate disease and good predictions, a physician can allow the treatment of bronchitis with folk remedies. Among these methods can be identified the following:
- Cabbage juice. Slightly sweetened with honey, the juice of cabbage should be given to drink to the child: 4 tbsp.l.during the whole day.
- Linden infusion. Take 1 tbsp.l.flowers of dried linden, pour them a glass of steep boiling water. After that, hold it under the lid for about an hour, drain it. Give the child to drink 0.5 glasses. Repeat 2-3 times a day.
- Carrot juice. To freshly squeezed carrot juice add 3 tsp.honey, mix well. Give the child 2-3 tbsp.l.up to 2-3 times a day.