Obstructive bronchitis in a child: treatment, symptoms, prevention

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Obstructive bronchitis in a child is a fairly serious disease that poses a serious danger, treatment of this disease should be started at the first symptoms, as breathing is disturbed, and oxygen delivery to the body is problematic. It could be life threatening.

As a rule, obstructive bronchitis has an allergic nature and a tendency to relapse. It can cause asthma in older age.

Symptoms of obstructive bronchitis

Chronic cough with phlegm, persistent shortness of breath and frequent bouts of coughing, dry cough, loud wheezing are all signs that indicate obstructive bronchitis. Often, a child suffering from this disease also has general fatigue, decreased activity, and poor appetite. The disease affects young children, mostly infants and toddlers under three years old.

Causes of disease:

• air pollution (it's not just chemicals - ordinary dust can lead to bronchitis);
• sinusitis;
• allergy or respiratory infection;

• A deviated septum can lead to chronic sinusitis, which in turn can lead to bronchitis.

  

Obstructive bronchitis in a child: treatment

If this disease is found in a young baby, then therapy is carried out in a hospital. Older children are hospitalized for severe bronchitis.

If obstructive bronchitis is detected in a child, treatment should begin with providing the baby with a plentiful warm drink. It can be fruit drinks, juices, compotes and other fortified drinks. Also, the child needs to rest as much as possible and strain the throat as little as possible. To prevent the appearance of wheezing, it is necessary to thin the accumulated mucus. Inhalation with alkaline solutions will cope with this. In addition, it is necessary to wash the nasopharynx - this will help prevent the reproduction of viruses and bacteria. Washes are carried out with saline and products containing silver.

In order for the recovery to come sooner, the treatment must be comprehensive. The doctor will prescribe a complex of supporting vitamins. In addition, the baby's nutrition should be light so as not to overload the sick body, but at the same time nutritious enough to maintain strength in the fight against the disease. Only a doctor can prescribe drug therapy, self-medication is unacceptable here.

Prevention of obstructive bronchitis in children

Preventing a disease is always easier than curing it. To prevent obstructive bronchitis in a child, treatment and possible complications, it is necessary to carry out simple prevention. It consists of the following steps:

• compliance with the rules of personal hygiene;
• hardening treatments;
• limiting contact with sick people;
• timely treatment of colds.

You should also discuss possible vaccinations with your doctor. This will help to significantly reduce the likelihood of illness. The flu or pneumonia vaccine reduces the risk of diseases such as obstructive bronchitis several times.