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Can a child gargle: the difference between ARVI and a cold

ARI is an acute viral infection thatcan attack the child's body in a matter of hours. The inflammatory process can spread to internal organs, the consequences can be irreversible. As a result of intoxication, the vascular, bone and nervous systems are damaged, the work of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys, etc. is disrupted. Therefore, before gargling a child's throat, a specialist examination and consultation is necessary. Compassionate parents of a child under 6 months can not worry if it seemed to them that the throat of their beloved child is red. Moreover, tonsillitis is almost never found in children under 1 year old. What is the reason for this feature?

• As is known, with tonsillitis, human tonsils are attacked by streptococcus colonies, and in infants the glands are not yet developed, as the saying goes, there is nowhere to turn around the bacteria.
• In addition, children with breastfeeding receive a set of useful elements with the mother's milk, coping well with any "infection".
• And older children are susceptible to angina, getting through the respiratory tract, the bacterium multiplies, forms purulent foci on the tonsils.

In such cases, the answer to the question “Can a child gargle?” is unambiguous – “Not possible, but necessary!” With tonsillitis, the child’s temperature rises, and also appears:

• a sore throat;
• coughing;
• coryza;
• stomach ache;
• headache.

Than to gargle a child: solutions for rinsing

For sore throat, various solutions are popularrinsing, but any qualified pediatrician can say with certainty that the method is completely useless unless used in combination with other types of therapy.

• But you can not detract from the merits of the method, because this way you can alleviate the pain, swallowing.
• It matters and how to gargle the child.
• When treating tonsils with a warm solution of soda or salt, their puffiness decreases, the purulent coating decreases.

But the main thing is not to allow the baby to swallow the medicinal solution.

How to teach a child to gargle: turn the procedure into a game

How to teach a child to gargle, because it isnot an easy task. It should be tried before the urgent need arises. During a sore throat, the baby is capricious, nervous and the process can turn into a real torture, both for the child and for adults.

• To the child did everything as expected, show him an example, turn the procedure into a game.
• And urge him not to swallow fluid.
• Start with small sips, do not need to tilt the head, otherwise it can choke.
• But the best way is to take the child to the physiotherapy room and prevent the disease.

Strengthen your child, harden him, feed him natural products, walk with him in the fresh air more often and observe banal hygiene. Read also:

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