Baby colds are a common problem. If you are a mother of a baby, it is important to actively treat them and take timely measures to cope with their cold symptoms. Babies often have runny nose and tears when they catch a cold, which is easy to understand. So why do babies shed tears when they catch a cold?
Why do babies shed tears when they have a cold
After catching a cold, nasal congestion can cause blockage of the nasolacrimal duct, preventing the liquid secreted by the eyes from flowing into the nasal cavity through the nasolacrimal duct. Instead, it will flow out of the eye sockets. After recovering from the cold, this condition will disappear.
What should I do if I have a cold, runny nose, and tears
Babies with a cold and runny nose should drink more water and sleep more, and if necessary, make some ginger water to make them sweat. Of course, ginger is a very strong thing, you can dilute it a bit. Just drink once. The production method is: first cut some ginger into small pieces. Then stir fry the ginger in a dry pan until it's very dry, even if it's a bit mushy. Then sew a small bag with small gauze or non-woven fabric, and put the stir fried ginger powder into it. Finally, while it is still slightly hot, stick the bag onto the little soles of the baby's feet.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that babies belong to the pure yang body. When they are exposed to wind cold, they are also prone to internal heat, or are prone to catching a cold due to accumulated food and internal heat. At this time, it is not suitable to use wind cold cold cold medicine. So, it is still necessary to look at traditional Chinese medicine and comprehensively judge the child's various manifestations to guide medication. There is no single cold medicine that can cure all types of colds in babies, so parents must be careful to identify the symptoms of runny nose in babies and give them different medicines according to different symptoms.
Additionally, before going to bed, soak your baby's feet in warm water until they start to sweat slightly on their forehead. After soaking your feet, drink plenty of warm water and go to bed early to rest. At the same time, after going to bed, you can rub the baby's back up and down through their clothes, which can also prevent colds by warming up the back. If a baby has mild nasal congestion, rubbing their little ears red can also be effective in treating nasal congestion.
This article provides a detailed explanation of why babies shed tears when they catch a cold. As a parent of a baby who has shed tears due to a cold, it is best for you to refer to the content of this article in a timely manner to determine what measures your baby should take to cope with the situation of shedding tears due to a cold. In fact, it is normal for babies to shed tears when they have a cold. As long as the cold is cured, the tears will naturally disappear.
