What to do if the child is ill?
to cough
© Mama NaturaIf the child looks fit despite the cough, you can first treat with home remedies. Or try a herbal cough syrup like "Bronchilin" by Mama Natura, which reduces coughing and helps to prevent coughing.
You should go to the doctor if your child gets bad air, breathe loud and fast or looks apathetic.
earache
Against the acute symptoms help a decongestant cold spray plus a fever-reducing and analgesic suppository. But then go straight to the pediatrician.
toothache
When the first baby teeth are approaching, your little ones may get a big toothache. Teeth gels specially developed for the care of the gums of infants can help. They nourish and soothe the gums.
sniff
A cold with a fever of up to 38.5 degrees can be treated well with home remedies if the child does not look very ill. If the fever quickly increases to higher levels, then you should consult the doctor better.
Sore throat
You should go to the doctor, if on the almonds eggs are to be recognized (take the flashlight!), If the fever rises over 39 degrees or if the child gets bad air. Otherwise the proven home remedies are sufficient.
Flatulence and diarrhea
A case for the doctor exists when the child does not want to drink, when it has a dry tongue or looks drowsy and tired. Also, in case of severe stomachache or if very strong diarrhea persists for more than one day.
If your baby suffers from mild bloating, you can also use homeopathic remedies like "Bellilin" Mama Natura. It is intended to calm the sensitive digestive systems of infants and toddlers.
Pain when urinating
With these complaints you go with your child best straight to the doctor: Because pretty sure there is a bladder infection behind it, which must be treated with medication.
skin rash
If fever and rash occur at the same time, a childhood illness is very likely. Addictive! Call therefore preferably only at the pediatrician and describes the symptoms, instead of driving straight into the practice.
For skin redness caused by an insect bite, it is recommended to use a cooling gel, which quickly provides relief.
headaches
Mild headaches are not uncommon in case of flu-related infections. If, in addition, the child is unable to bend his head properly forward to the chest (stiff and sore neck), vomits and feels really ill, you should immediately go to the doctor. These symptoms could be caused by meningitis.
Nausea and vomiting
If the child does not keep anything at all, you should go to the doctor at the latest after one day. If it also complains of headache and is dizzy, you have to go immediately to the pediatrician - a meningitis can not be ruled out!
Home visit: When does the pediatrician come home?
Most doctors do not see high fever in a child as a compelling reason for a home visit. For the investigation in practice speaks that there much more reliable and faster can be made a diagnosis because z. As blood, urine or ultrasound examinations can be made.
However, if you prefer to stay home with the sick child, you should decide when choosing the pediatrician whether he or she will come home in such cases.
Middle ear infection - antibiotics help?
Opinions vary widely. In Holland, only every third child with otitis media gets an antibiotic, in the US it is over 90 percent.
However, many studies have shown that uncomplicated otitis media with and without antibiotics die away at the same rate. In most cases, therefore, the disadvantages of antibiotic treatment such as nausea, diarrhea and the danger of damaging the intestinal flora or breeding resistant bacteria outweigh the disadvantages.
Antibiotics make sense in children under the age of three if they feel really sick and have a fever. Or if the symptoms do not improve after two to three days.
Sore throat - should almonds get out?
When deciding whether or not to have an almond operation, it is worth having two opinions, for example from the pediatric and ENT doctor. Because the almonds have an important defense function, so that germs do not penetrate into the bronchi and lungs.
Almond removal can make sense if purulent inflammation occurs very frequently (more than six times a year) when the tonsils are chronically inflamed or extremely enlarged. Because then they can hinder swallowing and breathing, the child snores or has breathing pauses in their sleep.
A gentler alternative to almond removal: they are scaled down with the laser.
