A child often suffers from colds - what to do?

Among the many diseases that affect young children, the first place is cold and flu, on the second - infections, and on the third - diseases of ENT organs. At the same time, children are most often ill during the first 3 years of their life. If we talk about how many such children, who often get sick, in large cities it is almost every 5 children.

Because of what children often get sick?

Many mothers, whose children are often ill with colds, despair, tk. Do not know what else needs to be done to make the baby less likely to get sick.

First of all, it is necessary to determine the reason why the infection in the child's body appears again and again. Sometimes this takes a lot of time, because To conduct a full survey, excluding each of the possible causes, it will take more than a week. So, the most common causes of ARI development in children are:

  1. Presence in the nasopharynx of foci of chronic infection. So, very often catarrhal diseases are exposed to those children who have so-called untreated rhinitis, pharyngitis, tonsils. Such slow-flowing infections have a negative effect on the body, reducing its protective functions.
  2. The presence of adenoiditis (inflammation of the tonsils) is also often the cause of colds. In addition, the presence of such a violation in the body leads to the development of allergic diseases.
  3. Birth traumas in the anamnesis. In such children, there is a disruption in the interaction between individual brain structures, which ultimately affects the metabolic process, as well as the synthesis of antibodies in the immune system.
  4. In some cases, if the endocrine system is disrupted , ARI and ARVI can also develop. In particular, this is observed with an increase in the thymus gland. It is she who produces T-lymphocytes, which are built on the guard of health in the body.
  5. Violation of the synthesis of corticosteroid hormones can also lead to frequent catarrhal diseases. A sign of the presence of such a condition is such a symptom as "dirty" elbows and knees, i.e. in these areas, the skin begins to darken and peel off. With this violation, the baby also suffers from the intestines, which manifests itself in the form of colitis, dysbacteriosis, helminthic invasions.
  6. Insufficient synthesis of immunoglobulin A. In this violation, frequent skin diseases are associated with various lesions of the skin of the pustular character, as well as purulent eye diseases, allergic disorders such as asthmatic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, and neurodermatitis.
  7. Violation of the metabolic process can also have a negative impact on health. For example, violations accompanied by a change in the process of salt exchange in the body can cause diseases of the urinary system.

What should parents do if the baby is often sick?

Many parents, complaining that the child is very often sick with colds, just do not know what to do about it. Everyone knows that to take care of the health of the child must begin at the stage of its intrauterine development, and even before it is planned.

A woman awaiting the appearance of a child should, if possible, move to a more favorable ecological area. In addition, it is necessary to avoid work in enterprises associated with hazardous conditions (chemical industry, radioactivity, etc.).

If we talk about what to do, if a child suddenly became very often sick with acute respiratory disease, then, first of all, it is necessary to adhere to the following rules:

  1. Avoid overcooling, drafts, etc.
  2. In a timely manner, identify the foci of chronic infections in the body.
  3. To carry out prevention of acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory infections in the spring-autumn period, taking vitamin complexes.
  4. Walk more often with the child in the fresh air.
  5. Hardening well helps to increase the body's defenses.