Treatment of colds, coughs and runny nose with medicines and folk remedies. Cough and runny nose in a child - what to do, how to help him at home and not harm him when it's time to see a doctor

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For the most part, we are people completely spoiled by civilization. And with every first sneeze or cough, we immediately run to the pharmacy, demanding the most fashionable cold remedies.
At the same time, we completely forget that our grandmothers, great-grandmothers and great-great-grandmothers also caught a cold in those days when there were no pills, drops or newfangled sprays. And nothing, somehow they were treated and, thank God, recovered - otherwise there would be no us ... So, maybe we should also look into the old grandmother's "pharmacy" for lost health recipes?

When starting a cold, it is useful to rub the palms of the hands and feet with garlic, put on woolen socks and go to bed, keeping your hands under the covers all night. It is also recommended to rub your hands with apple cider vinegar overnight after soaking them in hot water for 10 minutes.

You can rub your feet with castor oil at night and put on woolen socks. To enhance the therapeutic effect, turpentine (1 tablespoon) is added to heated castor oil (2 tablespoons) and the chest is rubbed with this mixture before going to bed.

To quickly get rid of discomfort in the throat, such an original and at first glance rather ridiculous advice will help: try ... to sing. At first, it will be unusual and difficult, but after a while you will sing so much that you will forget about the pain. After a few chants, the symptoms of the disease will completely disappear.

At the first sign of a cold, you should drink two cups of hot tea with raspberries, lime blossom and lemon, or hot milk with honey and a little soda, apply pepper plaster to your heels or put on socks with dry mustard, go to bed, cover yourself with a warm blanket and try to fall asleep . After a sound sleep and profuse sweating, by morning you will feel much better. Otherwise, the next day you need to move on to more intensive methods of treatment.

instillations

If you have a runny nose, do not rush to buy Galazolin, Naphthyzin, Sanorin at the pharmacy. It is much more effective to bury the nose with warm olive, peach, rose hip, sea buckthorn, menthol or sunflower oil, as well as an oil solution of vitamin A. There are probably several heads of garlic in every home. You can make garlic drops from it. To do this, peel 3 cloves of garlic, chop them, pour 50 ml of boiling water, leave for 2 hours and bury in the nose several times a day.

Suitable for this purpose and onion juice. It can be obtained by rubbing the head of an onion on a fine grater and squeezing the onion gruel through cheesecloth. For 1 st. a spoonful of water will require only one drop of onion juice. This mixture should be instilled into the nose every hour. If you have honey, prepare honey drops. Dilute honey (preferably lime) with warm water in a ratio of 1:2 and instill 5-8 drops in each nostril 3-4 times a day.

rinses

With the appearance of perspiration and sore throat, proceed as soon as possible to rinsing with decoctions of herbs, especially sage and chamomile. These herbs are almost irreplaceable in their anti-inflammatory and softening action of the nasopharyngeal mucosa. A tricolor violet has a similar effect. Herbal decoctions for gargling are prepared at the rate of 1 tbsp. a spoonful of herbs in 1 glass of water. The herb is brewed with boiling water, infused for 15-20 minutes, and the solution for treating the throat is ready. During the day it is necessary to rinse the throat at least 4-5 times.

You can dilute in a glass of water at room temperature 3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and 2 teaspoons of honey. Gargle with this solution 3 times a day. Before each rinse, prepare a fresh solution. The juice of black radish "tear" the throat well. A glass of juice should be diluted with half a glass of water and gargle as often as possible. With a strong cough, it is recommended to take freshly squeezed black radish juice inside. It is an excellent anti-inflammatory and expectorant. To prepare it, you need to mix 1 part of black radish juice with 2 parts of honey and take 1 tbsp. spoon 3-4 times a day.

You can do without honey. Cut 6-8 black radish tubers into thin slices, thickly sprinkling each slice with sugar, and leave in a saucepan with a lid. After 10-12 hours, sweet juice is formed. Take it 1 tbsp. spoon every hour. A very simple recipe is to drink warm beer at night. Not very tasty, but useful: it heals the throat, softens the cough, eliminates perspiration and restores the hoarse voice.

With the onset of sore throat, slow chewing of a raw lemon, especially the zest, or gargling with lemon juice, helps well. After that, it is advisable not to eat anything for an hour. Repeat the procedure every 3 hours.

Inhalations

Usually, steam inhalations are done for respiratory diseases 2 times a day - in the morning and in the evening. The duration of any inhalation should not exceed 15 minutes, as longer procedures can increase dryness in the throat and cause irritation of the already inflamed nasopharyngeal mucosa. With special care, inhalations should be treated by people suffering from hypertension.

Inhalations are carried out no earlier than half an hour after eating and physical work. During inhalation, you should not be distracted - read, talk. With a predominant lesion of the nasopharynx, it is preferable to inhale through the nose, and exhale through the nose and mouth. With a predominant lesion of the bronchi, inhale through the mouth, and exhale through the mouth and nose. In any case, after inhaling, you need to hold your breath for a few seconds, and then exhale slowly. Breathing should be infrequent, of medium depth, so as not to cause coughing.

To carry out inhalations at home, you must have a saucepan or teapot (sometimes a tin can) specially designed for this purpose, a red brick, a large thick towel with which you will cover yourself when inhaling vapors, and the main active ingredient that, when brewed, will exude healing couples.

Another auxiliary device is a funnel made of thick paper, through which, in fact, vapors will be inhaled. The funnel is either inserted with a narrow end into the spout of the kettle, or a saucepan or a jar is covered with its wide end (the diameter of the wide end of the funnel should be slightly larger than the diameter of the saucepan or the neck of the jar). Most often they breathe over potatoes. But there are many other much more effective formulations for inhalation.

Here is some of them:

• 5-10 drops of tincture of iodine or 1 teaspoon of onion juice are added to a kettle with boiling 4-5 glasses of water;
• put in a saucepan 3 tbsp. spoons of pine buds, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, heat for 3-5 minutes over low heat, remove the broth from the heat and put the pan on a red-hot brick;
• strongly heated stones are placed at the bottom of the pan and sprinkled every 2-3 minutes with a decoction of St. John's wort or oak bark;
• put half a red-hot brick in a saucepan, pour finely chopped garlic on it, which soon begins to smoke;
• 2-5 drops of eucalyptus, menthol (1-2% solution) or fir oil are added to the kettle for 250 ml of boiling water;
• pour 250 ml of boiling water into a tin can and add a small amount of Vietnamese Golden Star balm.

To quickly eliminate the symptoms of a cold, garlic inhalations are used. To do this, rub 3-8 cloves of garlic on a fine grater and quickly, so that the phytoncides contained in it do not evaporate, apply this slurry to a bandage 10x40 cm in size. The bandage is immediately placed on the bottom of an empty kettle and closed with a lid. The spout of the teapot is taken into the mouth, the nostrils are pinched with fingers and the garlic aroma is slowly inhaled for 8-10 minutes.

Exhalations are done through the nose so that the exhaled air does not enter the kettle. If you are persistent and do 5-6 such inhalations per day, not only the beginning runny nose and cough will recede, but also much more serious diseases - tonsillitis, bronchitis and even pneumonia.

chafing

They are used for artificial warming of the skin, for which it is smeared with some kind of therapeutic agent and rubbed evenly into the skin with hands. After rubbing, the lubricated areas of the skin are wrapped with a warm scarf or scarf. Most often, vodka or alcohol is used for rubbing. But other means can also be used.

For example:

• onion gruel is mixed in half with goose fat and rubbed on the chest with a strong cough;
• 2 tbsp. tablespoons of sunflower oil are mixed with 0.3 teaspoons of ground red or black pepper;
• in 0.5 cups of radish juice add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey;
• mix alcohol and castor oil in a ratio of 1:2;
• melted pork interior fat is mixed with turpentine and the chest is rubbed dry with this mixture.

Sometimes, instead of rubbing, a grid is drawn on the skin with iodine. To do this, dip a thin wooden stick in tincture of iodine and draw parallel strips across the chest at a distance of 5-10 mm from each other: first horizontal and then vertical. An iodine mesh is also applied to washed and wiped dry feet from the sole to the ankles. Usually this procedure is done at night.

In the initial stage of a cold, a mixture of essential oils should help: eucalyptus (11 drops), ravansara oil (11 drops) and cinnamon leaf oil (2 drops). This mixture is combined with 30 g of vegetable or almond oil, mixed well, then applied to the throat and upper chest and rubbed.

Put on old pajamas that you don't mind getting dirty and repeat the treatment several times a day. Rub one last time before going to bed. In the morning you will feel that the cold has receded.

Compresses

The compress is used for rapid resorption of local inflammatory processes. It is applied to a sore spot - throat, ear, chest, back, nape, soles, calves.

The compress should consist of 4 layers. The first layer is a piece of fabric folded in 2-3 layers and soaked in water at room temperature or vodka: it is strongly squeezed and applied to the body. The second layer is oilcloth, waxed paper or cellophane. The third layer is cotton. The fourth layer is a cloth or bandage that wraps, and thus the compress is tightly, but not tight (so that the vessels are not squeezed) is fixed on the body. On top of this structure, you can also tie a woolen scarf or scarf.

The size of the first layer should be slightly larger than the area of ​​​​the body to which the compress is applied. The size of each subsequent layer is 2-3 cm larger than the previous one. The duration of the compress is from 1 to 12 hours, depending on the age of the patient, the severity of the disease and the type of compress. Traditional medicine has a rich selection of remedies that can be used to treat colds at home. The fabric is impregnated with sunflower oil and kept on the body for 4 hours.

At night, a compress is made by mixing 50 ml of vinegar, 20 ml of camphor oil and 30 ml of vegetable oil. Red pepper powder, mixed with slightly squeezed grated potato gruel, is applied to the neck, chest, calves, soles, or behind the ears. Horseradish gruel is placed in a thin layer on a cloth and applied to the back of the neck for 30 minutes with a fever.

Crushed potatoes boiled in their skins are mixed with honey, vegetable oil, alcohol, mustard and applied to the back in the form of flat cakes. The pumpkin pulp is rubbed on a coarse grater, mixed with warm milk and rye flour and applied in the form of cakes to the back, chest, neck.

The throat is wrapped with fresh cabbage leaves and tied on top with a warm scarf. Leaves are changed every 2 hours. To enhance the therapeutic effect, a fresh cabbage leaf can be ironed with a hot iron or steamed in hot milk and applied as a compress to the throat. A mixture of honey, alcohol and sunflower oil (everything - a tablespoon) is spread on paper and applied to a sore spot, a layer of mustard is spread on top of the paper and covered first with cellophane, then with cotton wool.

At a high temperature, grate 2 raw potatoes with peel on a coarse grater, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vinegar, wrap the resulting mass in a clean cloth or gauze and apply to the forehead - the heat will subside within an hour.

Baths with medicinal plants give a tangible result for colds, but we must remember that you cannot take a bath at high temperatures and feeling unwell. The water temperature should be between 35-37 degrees, and the duration of the bath should not exceed 15 minutes. It is best to take baths at night or an hour before meals.

For the preparation of therapeutic baths, it is recommended to add to the water such plants as chamomile (flowers), pine (needles and shoots), oak leaves, birch, mint grass, oregano, wormwood, sage, valerian, yarrow. At the same time, 300-400 g of raw materials are poured into a bucket of boiling water, infused for an hour, filtered and poured into a bath. You can use 1-2 plants, but decoctions of 4-5 plants give a stronger therapeutic effect.

Mustard baths contribute to a quick recovery from a cold. They are prepared as follows: dilute 250-400 g of mustard powder in warm water to the consistency of sour cream and grind until a pungent mustard smell appears. Pour the resulting slurry into the bath and shake it well in water. The duration of taking such a bath is 5-6 minutes. After the bath, you should quickly wash yourself in the shower and go to bed, wrapped in a warm blanket.

Garlic baths are very useful. It is necessary to crush 30 cloves of garlic, pour them with 10 liters of boiling water and leave to infuse for 6-8 hours. Heat the resulting infusion again, without boiling, pour into the bath and add plain hot water to the desired volume.

If you want to take a garlic bath completely, then the ratio of garlic broth and water should be 1:6. If sitting - then 1:3. If you need to steam only legs or arms, then 1:7. Just keep in mind that hot and warm garlic baths are exciting, so be careful not to overdo it with the time of taking them. It is better not to do this procedure at night.

Wraps

Hot chest wraps are made for colds accompanied by cough, but only at low body temperature. This procedure is performed as follows. A bare-chested patient sits up in bed. Behind him spreads a double-folded flannelette blanket, over which a sheet folded four times is thrown.

The one who wraps, wearing thick rubber gloves on his hands, immerses a terry towel previously rolled with a roller into water with a temperature of 65-67 degrees, then quickly and strongly squeezes it out and puts it on the back of the patient. Immediately, a prepared blanket and sheet are laid over the towel, and the patient, with his hands behind his head, lies on his back.

A woolen cap covering the ears is put on the patient's head, and a cotton blanket is wrapped on top of him. After 20 minutes, unraveling is performed. A warm flannelette shirt with long sleeves is put on the body. Wrapped in a dry warm blanket, the patient should be under it for at least 2 hours. The hat does not come off.

There is a saying: "If you feel a cold, starve it to death." If you feel unwell, you need to urgently change your diet. Try to give up dense heavy food for 1-2 days. Go on a cleansing diet. Eat mostly salads, vegetable soups and fruits. Drink more. Very useful diaphoretic teas and freshly squeezed juices, especially pineapple.

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Another cold! What a shame ... But yesterday you were going to the rink with the whole family. But in the morning, the throat made itself felt, and a runny nose and cough joined the dinner ... And after you (what a disaster!) My son began to sneeze ... and it seems that he has a temperature ... So far only her husband is holding on, but in the home infirmary he is completely it's not joyful to while away a failed day off. Is it about you? And you don't like it? Then let's continue.

Where do diseases come from?

In fact, man is a pampered and imperfect being. If we believe the theory according to which we all descended from monkeys, then it should be noted: culturally and economically developing, humanity has significantly degraded in everything related to adaptability to an aggressive environment.

And it, this very environment, is becoming more aggressive and unpredictable every year. And it attacks a person's immunity while he enjoys the dubious benefits of civilization.

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Among the most active factors disturbing our health are numerous bacteria and other pathogens. These "fighters of the invisible front" are responsible for various ailments that overcome us from time to time. Including for a runny nose and cough, accompanying diseases of the upper respiratory tract.

The army of microbes entering our body with literally every breath is just waiting for the right moment to find a gap in the body's natural defense against infection and penetrate into the bowels of the mucous membrane of the nose or throat. And having waited - uses it at 100%. Of course, if you do not take action in time.

Why do some people sneeze and cough all the time, while others rarely worry about these symptoms?

This question is not at all as complicated as it seems at first glance.

If the complex of protective functions of the body, called immunity, works "like clockwork", then we are not afraid of respiratory infections, and we do not think about them at all or rarely remember them.

But as soon as the immune system weakens, a cold overtakes us at the most inopportune moment. And then instead of going to the skating rink, we are forced to treat a runny nose, sore throat or bronchitis.

The weaker the immune system, the more often and longer we get sick. And, if you do not think about your health in time, then very soon acute diseases of the upper respiratory tract can become chronic. And then become constant companions.

What should be done to avoid this disaster? First of all, take care of your health. And, of course, to the health of your child. Remember: it is necessary to start taking care of the baby not even from the moment of his birth, but much earlier.

Health secrets of a pregnant woman

Thinking about the fact that your child must be born healthy should be started immediately, as soon as you even think about his birth. Of course, if you yourself lead a healthy lifestyle, and such problems as constant colds, rhinitis, cough and sore throat are not familiar to you, then this issue is much easier to solve.

But even the healthiest expectant mother can quite easily pick up the ill-fated virus: too much restructuring is taking place in her body. And he gives too much effort and resources to the formation of the baby. And therefore, cough and rhinitis during pregnancy, unfortunately, is more a pattern than an accident.

Can this be avoided? At the very least, you should definitely try it. To do this, even at the stage of pregnancy planning, you need to go through a complex of wellness procedures. And, while carrying a child, try not to violate the regime of work and rest, sit less near the computer and TV, and take more walks in the fresh air. And it is right to be treated if the nose or throat still cannot withstand the rivalry with the disease.

I want to offer several recipes on how to quickly cure a cold with folk remedies. I already wrote about the medicinal properties of the lungwort - look here, and now I want to give one more recipe: for a cold, when the voice disappears, you need to brew one tablespoon of lungwort flowers with 1 glass of water. Gargle as often as possible.

For colds, if there is no temperature, mix half a glass of honey with 1 tablespoon of salt. In a well-heated bath, rub yourself with this mixture and sweat until the honey is washed off afterwards. It also helps to get rid of acne and purulent rashes on the body.

You can quickly cure a cold with the following composition, which my friend uses: in one glass of boiling water, she brews 1 teaspoon of linden flowers. In another glass, into which he pours hot milk, he adds 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of goat fat. He drinks these mixtures in turn at night for 2-3 weeks until he recovers. It is necessary to drink, warmly wrapped up in order to sweat. Children can also, but a smaller dose - 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4 cup, depending on the age of the child.

Well, if you have a runny nose, warm up your legs and put a boiled egg on the wings of your nose and the bridge of your nose (naturally very warm to warm).

With the beginning of autumn, many catch colds, and no wonder, there is still no heating, it is cloudy and cold outside, in houses, if there is no stove heating, the same, in kindergartens and schools, children often catch colds too.

Many at the first signs of the disease (runny nose, sneezing, coughing) begin to swallow pills. But in vain. There are excellent folk remedies for colds that will relieve you of all symptoms in a matter of days.

So:

one). It is necessary to carry out any treatment in a complex way, that is, at the same time drink more medicinal decoctions, do inhalations, gargle, etc.

2). Let's start with the throat, I know for myself when the throat hurts, the person feels “broken”, the temperature rises, it hurts to swallow, etc. In general, “I don’t want to live,” as one friend says. And here he is, first of all, with a cold, he always treats his throat. And rinsing helps him first of all. (He is a big fan of walking in the forest, not only for mushrooms and berries, but at the same time he collects various herbs, dries, and is treated with them). Any of the following herbs is suitable for rinsing - chamomile, calendula, tricolor violet, sage, plantain. Sage helps me personally. But who cares. Usually for rinsing 1 tbsp. l. herbs in a glass of hot water (boiling water is not recommended, why - see here), leave for 15-20 minutes, strain and rinse very often. Recommend up to 5 times, I rinse 8-10 times. By the way, you can inside this decoction.

I also add onion juice to the sage infusion for rinsing - I clean it, rub it, squeeze it, add it.

If you suddenly have a sore throat at night, and there is no grass, but there is eucalyptus tincture - use it, it also helps well - 1 teaspoon per glass of water, and rinse several times.

Red beet juice also helps great.

Garlic - grate, pour boiled hot water, you can add honey, and rinse.

3). Don't forget the main thing - food. When you have a cold, you need a diet, you can’t eat heavy food, it’s already hard for the body, let it fight the cold and not be “distracted” by digesting food. You probably noticed yourself when you are sick, you don’t want to eat, I don’t “stuff” my own during illness, I suggest drinking more, and they want to eat, they will ask.

The next symptom of a cold is, of course, a runny nose. How to cure a runny nose at home?

one). I usually use onion and garlic. They contain phytoncides that kill microbes. Do not instill pure juice in any case, you can get a burn of the mucous membrane. You can dilute it with boiled water, but I usually dilute it with sunflower oil (especially for children). And 1 drop several times a day. And for very young children, I moistened cotton turundas with this solution and put them in the nostril, but

not both at once, but in turn. You can often just inhale the vapors of garlic or onions, pre-chopped. Another great remedy is beetroot juice. You can alternate.

2). Kalanchoe juice helps a lot. True, they sneeze after it, but then it is much easier to breathe.

3). Another good remedy is sea salt (sold in a pharmacy). 1 teaspoon in a glass of warm water, rinse the nose.

four). In the cold season, dress warmly, especially take care of your feet from hypothermia. No wonder there is a saying: "If you wet your throat, your legs will give up, if you wet your feet, your throat will fail." Well, if the throat fails, then a runny nose and a cough will naturally appear, that is, all signs of a cold.

5). If you have a runny nose, discard the handkerchief, use disposable wipes, so you will protect yourself from re-infection. I usually take an old cotton fabric, cut it and give it to all my snotty ones, used it - threw it away.

6). When you have a cold, drink more - and infusions of herbs, and another excellent remedy - ginger. Buying it now is not a problem, it improves immunity, and a runny nose passes faster. Peel the ginger root, grate it on a fine grater, and simply add it to tea. And in general, I recommend everyone to just drink this tea for several days for prevention.

7). Do not abuse drops! It's unhealthy. I have never bought drops for myself or my children, this is fraught with consequences. I know a child whose mother is a little bit - drops, so as not to take sick leave with him, and so that it passes faster. As a result, this child has such consequences! He can no longer live without them, he just doesn’t breathe through his nose until he drips like “naphthyzinum”. And this “child” is already 30 years old.

Treatment of cough with folk remedies.

Mother and stepmother Cough treatment with folk remedies is always used. Even if the doctor prescribed some medicines, they still use herbs and various folk remedies. Everyone has their own, tested. I want to tell you what helps us.

So what do you need to know about coughing? Cough is an important protective function of our body, it clears the respiratory tract, including germs. But he can become a good helper only when he is wet, and the sputum

liquid enough. And the important thing is that everyone should know: suppressing a cough does not mean curing it. To cope with it, you first need to "turn" a dry cough into a wet one. And here both medicines and folk remedies can help.

If the cough is dry, you need to drink as much liquid as possible and inhale from infusions and decoctions of chamomile, plantain, sage, marshmallow root, lime blossom. They make the cough softer, soothe the irritated mucous membrane of the respiratory tract and have an anti-inflammatory effect. And add a little bit of drinking soda to a glass of infusion for inhalation. You can make onion or garlic inhalation. To do this, grate an onion or a few cloves of garlic on a fine grater, put it on the bottom of the teapot, pour boiling water over it and breathe through the spout until the steam cools down. Inhalations and warm drinks normalize blood circulation in the bronchi, increase the flow of lymphocytes to them, and therefore prevent the spread of inflammation.

Well, now - folk remedies inside and out:

Peel and wash 1 large onion, grate and mix with goose or pork fat. Rub the chest, tie with a warm scarf. In the morning on an empty stomach, take 1 tbsp. spoon of this mixture.

1 st. pour a spoonful of dry chopped tangerine peel with 1 cup of boiling water, let it brew a little and drink it warm. like tea.

Grind 0.5 kg of onions, add 400 g of sugar, 3 tbsp. l. honey and 1 liter of water. Cook over low heat for 3 hours. Cool to room temperature, take 4-6 times a day, 1 tbsp. spoon. Store in refrigerator for 3 days.

What to do if you suffer from a runny nose combined with a cough? Many people, in search of a suitable solution, turn to traditional medicine - someone prefers to use exclusively folk remedies, someone combines them with pharmacological preparations prescribed by a doctor. Is it possible to get rid of cough and nasal congestion at home? What should be kept in mind when choosing home treatment? Relying on traditional medicine and home-made medicines, you need to find out the best folk recipes for cough and runny nose, rules for use and precautions.

Treatment effectiveness

Cough and runny nose are symptoms that often occur at the same time, but the causes of their occurrence may be different. How to treat at home and is it safe? To make sure that the solution is correct, you need to know what the violation of the state is due to.

Most often, a person complains of nasal congestion and coughing with a cold, that is, an infectious inflammation of the respiratory tract, provoked by hypothermia. The common cold is often referred to as various types of SARS - an acute respiratory viral infection (influenza, parainfluenza, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial infection, etc.), transmitted by airborne droplets.

At the same time, respiratory allergies (allergic rhinitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, tracheitis) can be mistaken for a cold or SARS. This is because with nasal congestion and cough of an allergic nature, an increase in body temperature to subfebrile numbers is sometimes recorded, which is mistakenly considered as a reliable sign of an infectious process.

Rapid treatment is not always possible, since inflammatory processes proceed sequentially, in stages, and recovery, even with active therapy, occurs only after a few days. The main goal is to relieve symptoms and prevent complications, which can significantly prolong the course of the disease.

When starting treatment at home, it is necessary to clearly understand what is the cause of a runny nose and cough. Many folk recipes that can alleviate a cold are contraindicated in case of allergies.

In addition, additional pharmacological preparations are often required, and the rejection of them leads to an aggravation of the condition, the transition of inflammation to a chronic form. Therefore, even with home treatment, it is important to consult a doctor first.

It is also necessary to understand that some patients suffering from cough and runny nose need treatment in a hospital. It is required if the patient is in a serious condition: severe weakness, high body temperature and chills, “chest”, deep or, conversely, hysterical, dry and very painful cough, there is an admixture of pus, blood, necrotic elements in the sputum.

A coughing child with a stuffy nose should be shown to a specialist even in a relatively satisfactory condition - many pathological processes in children proceed faster and more severely than in adults. It is impossible to treat children according to traditional medicine recipes without a doctor's recommendation.

How to be treated at home

In home treatment, a variety of folk remedies are used to get rid of a runny nose and cough. They may include:

• medicinal herbs;
• vegetable and fruit juices;
• milk, honey

Traditional medicines, like pharmacological preparations, are not always safe, which requires care. It is very important to make sure in advance that the patient is not allergic to any of the components of the home-prepared product. If it is known that he suffers from allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, suffered episodes of urticaria, Quincke's edema, anaphylactic shock, home remedy is used only after discussion with the doctor.

It is necessary to prepare medicine at home from fresh raw materials, all components must be safe in terms of infection (for example, milk should be boiled if it was purchased from hand and has not been pasteurized), vegetables and fruits should be thoroughly washed. Herbs should be collected away from industrial facilities, they should not grow in waste-contaminated areas, since harmful substances will enter the body along with the prepared product.

The use of home prescriptions should not imply the complete exclusion of those drugs that are recommended by the doctor. It is worth knowing in advance whether the pharmacological agents that the patient takes frequently or constantly are compatible with home treatment. Only a specialist can answer this question.

Juices, decoctions and infusions for the treatment of cough and runny nose at home should be fresh. It is best to prepare the ingredients and make the medicine immediately before use, unless the prescription dictates otherwise. It is worth remembering that long-term storage of home remedies is not always possible, and many of them become useless and even dangerous after a few hours from the moment of preparation.

To cure a cough and runny nose at home, you need to consume a sufficient amount of liquid (water, tea, compote). This will help to avoid drying of the mucous membranes, to cope with fever, intoxication. If the patient drinks little water, it is more difficult for him to cough up sputum, so the easiest way to achieve its removal is to adjust the drinking regimen.

Recipes for a cold

To treat a runny nose with a cold at home, you need:

1. Cleanse the nasal cavity from secretions.

A saline solution is used to wash the nose - for example, isotonic sodium chloride solution at a concentration of 0.9%.

1. Avoid irritants.

Do not breathe too hot air, lubricate the mucous membrane with onion or garlic juice. In the initial period of a cold, the patient is worried about dryness, then there is an increasing swelling and copious discharge. The use of aggressive treatments can provoke a burn of the mucosa and worsen the condition.

1. Monitor the microclimate.

Sufficient humidity and comfortable room temperature are required. Recommended regular ventilation, wet cleaning to eliminate dust. So the mucous membrane will not dry out, and recovery will come faster.

Folk remedies for the common cold are mainly used topically, for lubrication of the mucous membrane or administration in the form of drops, washing the nose. What can be used to combat nasal congestion and discharge?

carrot juice

Wash and clean the ripe vegetable, grate, squeeze the juice. Strain with clean cheesecloth. Use to lubricate the nasal mucosa several times a day.

Onion inhalation

Choose a fresh onion, peel, wash and chop finely. Spread on a plate, close your eyes and breathe over it for a few minutes. In order not to provoke a burn, do not lean too low over the plate, take care of your eyes, do not touch your face, mucous membranes with your hands if you have just cut the onion.

Kalanchoe

Mix Kalanchoe juice with water in a ratio of 1:3. Inject 2 drops into each nostril in the morning and evening.

Indian bow

Take Indian onion juice, olive oil and boiled water, mix in equal proportions. Lubricate the nasal mucosa several times a day.

Cough Recipes

With a cold cough, you must first decide what its character is. A productive, that is, wet cough, is accompanied by sputum, but an expectorant may be required to facilitate its excretion. Obsessive unproductive coughing with pharyngitis does not need to be treated with sputum thinners. A very dry, painful cough, which is disturbing even after the condition improves, may be an indication for the appointment of antitussive pharmaceuticals.

1. Infusion of primrose.

Dry raw materials in the amount of 2 tablespoons, pour 300 ml of boiling water, insist for 20 minutes. Wait until it cools down, strain, take 100 ml three times a day - before meals. To improve the taste and effectiveness, you can add honey, but not more than a teaspoon. This remedy helps to remove phlegm and is positioned in folk medicine as an expectorant, but at the same time it also has a sedative, hypnotic, diuretic and laxative effect of moderate severity.

Plantain is another plant used to make an expectorant medicine. Take the plantain leaves, partially removing the cuttings, pour over with boiling water. Grind (it is possible in a meat grinder) to get juice, boil it from 1 to 5 minutes. Take 3 times a day for a tablespoon of the product.

1. Milk, honey, butter.

Boil milk in the amount of 1 cup or heat pasteurized. Cool to a comfortable drinking temperature. Add a teaspoon of butter and the same amount of honey. Drink in small sips before going to bed, go to bed. This remedy softens the cough, warms from the inside.

If itching, difficulty breathing, swelling of the mucous membranes appear, you should immediately stop taking home remedies for a cold and cough and consult a doctor.

These symptoms may indicate the development of an allergic reaction. There is a risk of a severe course, so stop using the medicine, flush the mucous membrane (if the product was used topically), contact a medical facility. You may need to take an antihistamine (Cetrin, Claritin).

Runny nose and cough are pathological manifestations, which in most cases signal the development of respiratory diseases. Unpleasant symptoms often occur as a result of an infectious or allergic lesion of the mucous membranes of the nasal cavity or throat. In less than 5% of cases, a spasmodic cough is a harbinger of serious pathologies, such as cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, and oncology.

How to treat cough and runny nose without fever in an adult? Ways to treat a respiratory disease directly depend on the causes of its development. It should be understood that due to a runny nose and cough, mucus and sputum, which contain pathological agents, are evacuated from the respiratory tract.

Therefore, before using symptomatic drugs (antitussives, vasoconstrictors), you should consult with an ENT doctor. Inadequate therapy, aimed solely at eliminating the pathological symptoms, and not the causes of the development of the disease, can lead to complications.

The mechanism of the development of the disease

Cough and runny nose without fever are clear manifestations of inflammatory reactions in the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. When infectious agents or allergens enter the body, so-called catarrhs ​​(areas of inflammation) form on the inner surface of the nasal cavity and laryngopharynx. Pathological processes in tissues stimulate the activity of specific cells in the mucosa that produce mucus. Excessive formation of a viscous secretion in the nose and throat causes rhinitis and cough.

In most cases, it is the common cold that is one of the main causes of inflammation in the throat and nose. Malfunctions of the upper respiratory tract and mucus stagnation in the nasopharynx entail the appearance of concomitant pathological symptoms, which include:

nasal congestion; lacrimation; sore throat; malaise; pain when swallowing.

Cough and rhinitis are protective reactions of the body, due to which sputum and pathogens are removed from the respiratory organs faster.

The absence of temperature may signal a lack of resistance to infection. It is known that when the temperature rises to 37.5-38 °C, the production of interferon increases, which takes part in the destruction of viral agents.

The absence of low-grade fever in the presence of these symptoms often indicates a reduced reactivity of the body and the need to seek help from a doctor.

Causes of runny nose and cough

As a rule, cough and runny nose without fever in an adult occur due to the development of allergies, viral and bacterial infections. Untimely therapy is fraught with chronicity of inflammatory processes and the development of sluggish ENT diseases - chronic bronchitis, laryngitis, rhinitis, etc. To prevent complications, it is advisable to be examined by a specialist at the first signs of malaise.

According to practical observations, a runny nose without fever and cough signal the development of such diseases:

allergy; cold; laryngitis; nasopharyngitis; chronic rhinitis.

With belated treatment, inflammation from the upper respiratory tract descends down the respiratory tract and affects the trachea, bronchi or lungs, resulting in complications - tracheitis, pneumonia, bronchitis, etc.

The sooner the patient seeks help from an ENT, the lower the likelihood of complications. Timely passage of complex therapy guarantees the destruction of pathogenic agents in the respiratory tract and, accordingly, the elimination of undesirable manifestations of the disease.

Therapy Methods

Proper treatment of rhinitis and cough in the absence of subfebrile fever can only be prescribed by a qualified specialist after the diagnosis of a respiratory disease. In the treatment of common infectious pathologies, ENT doctors distinguish several areas, namely:

drug treatment - the elimination of inflammation and symptoms of ENT diseases with the help of such drugs: etiotropic action - aimed at the destruction of infectious and allergic agents; symptomatic action - aimed at eliminating the symptoms of pathology, i.e. cough, rhinitis, sore throat, etc.

inhalation therapy - local treatment of inflammatory processes in the throat through antiviral, antiallergic, wound healing and anti-edematous drugs; folk methods - the use of herbal remedies based on medicinal herbs in order to increase local and general immunity and remove toxic substances from the body.

Self-administration of medications can aggravate the state of health and provoke complications.

Timely treatment can not only eliminate rhinitis and runny nose, but also prevent serious consequences. It should be understood that a prolonged course of inflammatory processes in the mucous membrane of the nose and throat leads to tissue destruction, which is fraught with the development of postnasal syndrome, tracheitis, frontal sinusitis, sinusitis, etc.

Etiotropic treatment

Etiotropic therapy is aimed at eliminating the key causes of inflammation in the respiratory tract. Cough and runny nose without fever in 93% of cases indicate the development of acute respiratory infections. Before using any drugs to eliminate the unpleasant symptoms of the disease, it is necessary to accurately determine the causative agent of the infection. To do this, you should pass laboratory tests, according to the results of which the doctor will be able to establish the causative agent of the infection.

Depending on the causes of the development of the disease, various groups of drugs can be used to eliminate rhinitis and cough, which will be discussed below.

Antiviral

Antiviral drugs destroy a viral infection in the respiratory system, which is most often represented by adenoviruses, coronaviruses, influenza viruses, etc. Some of them help to increase immunity (immunomodulators), which significantly reduces the likelihood of a recurrence of the disease. If there is no temperature, but the classic manifestations of the disease (rhinitis, myalgia, cough, sore throat) are present, it is recommended to use these types of antiviral medicines:

"Relenza"; "Arbidol"; "Tiloron"; "Ingavirin"; "Tamiflu"; "Kagocel".

At the stage of regression of inflammation in the airways, it is recommended to use interferon preparations. They stimulate the production of specific enzymes that increase the activity of lymphocytes and inform them of the need to inactivate the viruses present in the body.

Antimicrobial

Antimicrobial agents (antibiotics) are used only if the inflammation was provoked by pathogenic microbes. As a rule, with the development of bacterial inflammation in the laryngopharynx and nasal cavity, staphylococci, streptococci, etc. are found. To destroy them, drugs are used that destroy the cell walls of pathogens or prevent DNA replication. In this regard, the concentration of bacteria in the areas of mucosal damage is significantly reduced, thereby accelerating the healing process. To eliminate bacterial runny nose and cough, you can use:

"Pancef"; "Amoxiclav"; "Flemoklav"; "Augmentin"; "Quicktub".

Important! It is undesirable to combine antibiotics with other drugs without a doctor's recommendation.

The irrational use of antimicrobial agents is fraught with a decrease in the body's resistance and dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract. Abuse of antibiotics leads to the development of dysbacteriosis, flatulence, candidiasis, etc.

Antiallergic

Dry cough and nasal congestion do not always indicate an infectious inflammation of the respiratory tract. Quite often, pathological symptoms occur as a result of the penetration of allergic agents into the mucous membrane of the nose and throat, i.e. allergens (plant pollen, volatile chemicals, fumes from household chemicals). The subsequent inflammation of the soft tissues entails swelling of the nasal passages and, as a result, nasal congestion. If allergic manifestations are not stopped in time, this can subsequently lead to the development of an infection.

You can cope with the disease by taking antihistamines, which include:

"Tsetrin"; "Zodak"; "Erius"; "Levocetirizine"; "Fexofenadine".

To prevent side effects, it is recommended to use third and fourth generation drugs during allergy treatment. They practically do not contain substances that can cause vomiting, headaches, malaise, etc.

Symptomatic treatment

Sympathetic (palliative) treatment is aimed at eliminating individual symptoms of the disease. For example, to stop a dry cough, antitussives are used, and the manifestations of rhinitis can be eliminated through vasoconstrictor and anti-inflammatory nasal drops, etc. As a rule, during the treatment of acute respiratory infections, I use symptomatic drugs in parallel with the passage of etiotropic therapy. This allows you to significantly alleviate the course of the disease and improve the patient's condition even before complete recovery.

The most common palliative care options include:

It is impossible to use antitussives and expectorants at the same time, as this can lead to stagnation of mucus in the bronchi and inflammation of the lungs.

Conclusion

The principles of treatment of rhinitis and cough are determined by the causes of its occurrence. The absence of temperature often indicates a low resistance of the organism and its inability to withstand the negative effects of pathogenic agents. As a rule, pathological symptoms occur against the background of the development of such respiratory diseases as nasopharyngitis, influenza, colds, laryngitis, etc.

To eliminate inflammation and pathological manifestations of the disease, symptomatic (expectorant, antitussive, vasoconstrictive) and etiotropic (antiviral, antimicrobial, antihistamine) drugs are used. To alleviate the symptoms, it is recommended to use local preparations in parallel - solutions for rinsing and inhalation.

A runny nose and a severe cough without fever most often report that a latent inflammatory process occurs in the human body or the patient is hypersensitive to certain factors.

In particular, similar symptoms can be observed in adults if a person inhales fine dust or polluted air.

In the event that the condition does not improve, snot and dry cough last a long time, you should consult a doctor to find out the exact cause of the ailment.

Why there is a cough runny nose without fever

It's important to know!

A high body temperature is primarily a sign that the body is fighting the microbes that caused the disease. If there is a runny nose and cough, but there is no temperature, this is an unfavorable signal.

In this case, the body is not able to cope with diseases on its own due to reduced immunity. Meanwhile, it is important to consider that an increase in temperature occurs, as a rule, with bacterial and infectious diseases.

When any changes are observed in the human body, a cough appears without fever and a runny nose, which helps to remove foreign particles and sputum from the respiratory tract.

If a runny nose starts, coughing without fever, this indicates that a malfunction has occurred in the body and a serious inflammatory process begins.

Similar symptoms often occur in adults who often have SARS. With a barking cough, if there is no temperature, an inflammatory process in the nasopharynx is usually detected. A similar process is observed in the presence of adenoids. It is also excluded that coughing a runny nose without fever is a reaction to dust, the smell of perfume or household chemicals.

As for the common cold, not all such diseases are accompanied by fever. These include diseases such as:

Pharyngitis; rhinopharyngitis; Chronical bronchitis; Physiological rhinitis.

Pharyngitis often provokes a dry cough and runny nose, while high body temperature is not observed. Such a disease is diagnosed if an infection has entered the respiratory tract or if the patient has been in a dusty and smoky room for a long time. The reason may be excessively dry air in the room. The disease is accompanied by inflammation of the throat, the patient feels severe discomfort in the larynx. When an infection occurs, a runny nose appears.

A similar disease is laryngitis, but with it a high temperature appears and the person's voice sits down. The most dangerous form is stenosing laryngitis, in which the larynx swells, making it difficult for the patient to breathe.

If a dry cough without a runny nose and fever is observed constantly, the doctor may diagnose pneumonia or acute bronchitis. Similar symptoms can appear with tuberculosis. Also, do not forget that a cough can occur with allergies, in which case the patient has a severe runny nose.

Recently, it is not uncommon for doctors to diagnose H1N1 or avian influenza if a patient has a cough and runny nose without fever. The symptoms of this disease practically do not differ from the common cold, but the main symptom is the absence of high body temperature.

When infected with a viral infection, catarrhs ​​develop in the upper respiratory tract, they can turn into a runny nose.

There is no sore throat and fever, but the cough is usually dry and very strong.

Cough and runny nose without fever in pregnant women

The appearance of the above symptoms during pregnancy is dangerous for the fetus. When a strong cough begins, the abdominal muscles tense up and there is an active contraction of the ligaments, which can provoke bleeding. With a runny nose, snot is actively released, nasal congestion is formed, because of which the unborn child may suffer from serious hypoxia.

Since it is not recommended to carry out treatment with medications during pregnancy, it is worth using well-known and proven folk remedies as an alternative. They should be chosen after consultation with the attending physician.

Prolonged cough and runny nose

If the symptoms in adults last long enough, while there is no high temperature, most likely a latent inflammatory process develops in the patient's body. Allergies can also be the cause of a prolonged cough and runny nose.

A dry cough that suddenly appears and lasts for a long time is often due to a strong allergic reaction to flowers, animals, perfumes. Allergens can accumulate in carpets, beds, closets.

Allergies often occur if a person is in a polluted environment for a long time. In this case, regular inhalation of pathogenic particles occurs. In the event that a dry cough torments constantly, it is necessary to increase sputum production, for this it is recommended to drink as much liquid as possible.

It can tickle in the throat for a long time, tickle in the nasopharynx after the patient has had a viral or infectious disease. Runny nose and cough also do not always pass quickly.

However, if the symptoms of the disease persist for a long time, it is necessary to undergo an examination and identify the cause.

Treatment of runny nose and cough without fever

Before starting treatment, it is important to find out the cause of this condition of the patient. For colds, the doctor prescribes medicines that constrict blood vessels. These include drugs such as:

Otrivin; Tizin; Nazivin.

From mucolytic and expectorant drugs are used:

Gedelix; Lazolvan; Flavamed; Libeksin; Ambroxol; Ambrobene; Fluimucil.

In addition, inhalations are used, which help soften the mucous membrane, kill microbes, and stop the inflammatory process.

To cure the symptoms, you first need to drink any liquid more often, which can be a decoction of mint, rose hips, chamomile, tea with lemon, drinking water. With a dry cough, drugs are taken that thin the sputum. Symptoms of a cold are effectively treated with infusions of linden, plantain, coltsfoot, marshmallow. A runny nose is best treated with frequent washes with sea salt or chamomile decoctions. If there is no high temperature, warming procedures are used. Two tablespoons of soda or mustard are added to a container of hot water, and the legs are steamed in the resulting solution. After the procedure, you should warm your legs with woolen socks.

If the symptoms indicate a serious illness, the doctor prescribes a fluorography, in addition the patient takes general urine and blood tests, and gives sputum for examination.

In smokers, a cough with the flu and a runny nose can be observed due to irritation of the nasopharynx by nicotine. Such patients experience regular bouts of coughing in the morning when there is increased sputum production. This may indicate lung atrophy, which is formed in the alveoli and gradually spreads to the entire body. It is important to treat the disease in time to avoid the development of complications.

The presence of tuberculosis may be reported by sputum with blood. Pneumonia is characterized by pain in the chest. When a viral or infectious disease appears, in addition to coughing, the patient feels pain and sore throat. These diseases should be treated as soon as the first symptoms appear.

Recent discussions:

Cough is a common symptom of many diseases.

Cough is a protective mechanism and develops when the receptors of the upper respiratory tract are irritated. It can be unproductive (dry) or productive (wet).

With a wet cough, there is an increased formation and discharge of sputum, while with a dry one this is not observed. This symptom develops in many diseases, and in some cases you can observe a cough and runny nose without fever. This condition requires proper diagnosis and treatment.

Causes of cough and runny nose without fever

Runny nose and cough without fever are quite common. The combination of these symptoms can be observed in both children and adults. Most often, these manifestations occur with unexpressed inflammatory processes or in the case of allergic pathologies.

There are also a number of other reasons for the development of a combination of cough and runny nose in the absence of temperature:

stressful situations(symptoms develop as a result of exposure to psychogenic factors (see Nervous Cough: What Can Cause)); pathology of the heart and blood vessels(symptoms are combined with an increase in heart rate, shortness of breath, pain in the heart area); chronic pathologies of the ears, pharynx and nasal cavity; tuberculosis(see What kind of cough with tuberculosis and how to distinguish it from a cold); tumor diseases.

The development of a runny nose and cough without fever requires a clear diagnosis and the subsequent appointment of the correct treatment. This combination of symptoms is characterized by age-related features of formation and therapeutic correction, which should be considered in more detail.

Development of symptoms in infants

In infants, cough and runny nose without fever are formed quite often. These symptoms are physiological and are aimed at clearing the airways.

Examination by a pediatrician is important to determine the cause of the cough

Also, such a combination of characteristic manifestations can also be pathological. In infants, this may be due to the development of allergic reactions (see How to recognize an allergic cough in a child).

In this case, other symptoms will be observed, namely:

lacrimation; swelling of the mucous lining of the nasal cavity; clear liquid discharge from the nasal cavity; rashes on the skin.

Also, the combination of a runny nose and cough in infants can be triggered by unfavorable living conditions. They can be insufficient air humidity, rare cleaning, dustiness, low temperature in the room where the child is.

Development of symptoms in older children

The combination of runny nose and cough in older children can be caused by the following provoking factors:

exposure to allergens - dust, wool and dander of pets, household chemicals, pollen; unexpressed infectious and inflammatory process; bronchitis; pneumonia.

Each of these conditions is accompanied by a spectrum of additional symptoms, which allows the doctor to make a correct diagnosis.

Cough in children should be treated after consulting a pediatrician

Development of symptoms in adults

In adults, the development of a feverless cough in combination with a runny nose develops under the following conditions:

allergic diseases; catarrhal pathologies; post-infectious conditions - in this case, the symptoms remain after recovery. The combination of cough and runny nose is common in adult patients.

General manifestations

In conditions in which cough and runny nose are combined, but there is no temperature, the following manifestations can be observed:

Frequent sneezing. Sore throat and nasal cavity. Profuse secretion from nasal passages. The secret may have a transparent, yellow or greenish tint and a different consistency, depending on the provoking disease. Intense cough reflex, which can be either productive or unproductive.

In the event of these symptoms, as well as if only a cough without fever and a runny nose is observed, it is imperative to consult a doctor to find out the provoking cause and prescribe the correct treatment.

Measures of therapeutic correction

Proper treatment of cough and runny nose in the absence of fever can only be prescribed by a specialist after diagnosing the underlying pathology. Therefore, if symptoms appear, you should contact a therapist or pediatrician. In the treatment of cough and runny nose, several directions can be distinguished.

Table 1: Methods for correcting cough and runny nose:

All of the above methods of treatment should be used only after a detailed consultation with a doctor. Self-administration of any method of therapy, especially in the treatment of cough in a child, can lead to a deterioration in the condition and the development of complications.

Drinking enough liquid is an important step in the treatment of cough

Features of the correction of cough and runny nose are discussed in detail in the video in this article. With some drugs for the treatment of cough can be found in the photo.

Some cough medicines

Preventive measures

In order to prevent the development of cough and runny nose, you should follow certain recommendations:

Strengthening the immune system: you need to take immunomodulators and vitamin-mineral complexes. Correction of the diet: the inclusion of fruits and vegetables, the exclusion of foods that can provoke allergic conditions. Regular cleaning, maintaining the optimal mode of temperature and humidity in the room. Compliance with the rules of personal hygiene. Tempering and physical education.

Following these simple rules will help maintain health and prevent the development of cough and runny nose.