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At some point in life, children are often infected with acute respiratory infections. How to deal with the illness? What to do if baby has a stuffy nose?
Give your child lemon, honey and ginger drinks
The human body loses a lot of fluid at high temperatures. These losses must be replenished. Experts advise children under 2 years of age to drink at least 1 litre a day. You can give your child water or drinks.
Drinking with lemon and ginger strengthens the immune system and warms up. To do this, boil pieces of ginger, lemon and mint in a teapot.
When pouring tea leaves for your baby, be sure to add honey. Honey is a natural antibiotic, it helps the body deal with the virus faster.
Make Raspberry Tea
Raspberries contain salicylates, which is aspirin in its natural form. The berry helps to strengthen the immune system and thin the blood. Therefore, raspberry tea is effective.
Raspberry tea is a diuretic, after which the child should be put to bed and covered with a blanket.
Make hot milk with honey
Hot milk with honey is drunk against coughs and sore throats, it helps to soothe sore throats and tonsils. It is therefore an effective method of treating colds. However, milk should only be given to a child if it is normally tolerated.
A signal of intolerance will be bloating and loose stools. In this case, milk should not be given. If you do not know how the child's body will react to the milk, do not give it.
Calendula or eucalyptus infusions are also popular. They relieve pain and help to remove pus and mucus. Buy dry herbs in pharmacies, but if they are not available, you can take extracts.