Dr. Komarovsky has told, how in any case it is impossible to treat cough

Very often, if we are talking about treatment of colds, we don't go to the doctor and go to the pharmacy, buy several boxes (we know from the ads on TV, what you need) and start self-treatment.The doctor Komarovskiy excellent article in which he warns that the advertised funds — not always what we need. This is especially dangerous when it comes to the health of children.

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— Within the hour I was in a room with a working TV. Within 8 hours I saw the advertising of medicines, which, according to the manufacturer, it is imperative to ingest at the onset of cough.

Nerves can not stand to listen to this divorce! People, attention!

1. Most of the advertised drugs "cough" — this mucolytics and expectorants Absolute majority of the advertised drugs "cough" — it's expectorants and/or mucolytics of the so-called. Mucolytics are drugs that increase the volume of phlegm (sputum — formed in the lung mucus) and making it more liquid, fluid, which theoretically facilitates its expectoration.







2. This is not always the Absolute majority of cases, when you have snot, cough and fever, is a disease of the upper respiratory tract: rhinitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis. Expectorants increase the amount of sputum! Why do you need to increase the amount of mucus in the lungs, when you have a runny nose or sore throat? Why? Because they said on TV?

3. Expectorants should be prescribed by a doctor Expectorants sometimes (rarely) necessary in some diseases of the lower respiratory tract — bronchitis, pneumonia. Bronchitis and pneumonia are treated by doctors, not people who watch too much TV.







4. They do not diminish, but enhance the cough Expectorants does not reduce, and increase the cough, stimulating expectoration. But with a deficit of body fluids and/or when dry air in the room expectorants are unable to manifest its effect: cough increase, but ease does not bring.

At the same time, if you drink a lot, and the room clean, cool and moist air, that expectorants are needed: sputum under such conditions it becomes viscous and easily clears throat without any medication. Not surprisingly in this context, a phrase from a very famous and, of course, nenashensky medical textbook: "the effectiveness of expectorants in comparison with fluids not proven".

5. Mucolytics and expectorants can cause complications in young children in children, the coughing (cough impulse) is much weaker than in adults. After taking expectorants children are often not able to cough up increased amounts of sputum. It accumulates in the lower respiratory tract, and this is the main reason of obstructive bronchitis and pneumonia. Give to dissolve and to put the child to sleep in a warm and dry room (and these rooms we have 90 %) — the easiest way to organize complications. But if in addition to this a stuffy nose, and increased body temperature — so the chances to turn the weekly drops monthly treatment pneumonia maximum.

It is not surprising that in many countries, mucolytics are strongly not recommended for children the first 5 years of life, and give them to children under 2 years old is generally a crime. But we were lucky! We can be all in a row, without a prescription, and advertise in the evening Prime on TV.

6. Once again, for those who have not yet realized that the TV should not replace the brain, It usually works in politics and when coughing. Do not buy expectorants without the direct guidance of a physician. If the doctor at home has appointed expectorants child under the age of 5 years — look for another doctor if the child is under 2 years old is urgently looking for another doctor.







How to relieve cough:

• Please dress warmly.
• Make sure the room was clean, cool (16-20 °C) and dry air (relative humidity 40-70 %).
• Watch out for nose breathing — it should be! Will help frequent washing with salt solutions and, if absolutely unbearable, decongestants.
• Drink plenty of warm fluids.
• Find someone who will make a diagnosis.
• Turn off the TV.

Source official site Yevgeny Komarovsky
Author Eugene Komorowski


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