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 We consider colds to be a constant companion of the cold season. But it can be avoided - you just need to prepare accordingly! Young children are most susceptible to colds. A baby is less likely to get sick if he has full-fledged immunity, the effectiveness of which is mainly determined by his lifestyle. Walks in the open air. You need to walk often and in almost any weather, with the exception of excessively windy ones.
Dress your child correctly so that they sweat as little as possible. Make sure your baby is drinking enough.
Maintain optimal indoor temperature and humidity. And not only at home, but also in kindergarten, school. In the cold season, due to heating devices, it becomes dry, as a result of which the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx dries up. Therefore, viruses and microbes that get on it are not retained by wet "villi", but penetrate deeply into the body. To maintain normal humidity, place a container of water in each room, changing it daily. Ventilate rooms by opening windows at least twice a day for 10-15 minutes.
It is especially important for your health to keep your feet warm. If it happens that your child has wet his feet or is simply overcooled, be sure to make him a hot foot bath, put on warm socks, give him hot tea with lemon and put him in bed.
Another factor affecting the state of immunity is lack of sleep. Make sure the child gets enough sleep, adheres to the daily routine. Remember that stress is a direct road to illness.
Hygiene should not be forgotten either. You need to wash your hands more often during an epidemic. Try not to touch your face with dirty hands. Keep disinfectant wipes with you and use them if you cannot wash your hands.
Make sure that the baby does not take foreign objects into his mouth. The ingestion of toxic substances into the body also reduces its resistance.
If necessary, after consulting a doctor, prophylactic treatment of helminthic invasion should be carried out. Worms suppress the immune system, thereby leaving the child defenseless against viruses.
You need to regularly consume a sufficient amount of protein and vitamins (A, C, E, group B), especially vitamin C, they produce interferon in the body, which mobilizes lymphocytes to fight colds, kills viruses. Complete protein is found in fish, meat, dairy products, eggs, it is recommended to use it with good transfer bean dishes... Be sure to include seasonal fresh juices (apple, carrot, pumpkin or their combinations) and natural fermented milk products in the child's diet. The live bacteria contained in the latter have a good effect on the immune system. There is a lot of vitamin C in lemons, sauerkraut, oranges, black currants, rose hips. Vitamins in tablets should be given to the child with food, so they are better absorbed and do not harm the stomach.
Saline solutions are an effective prophylactic agent. During an epidemic, rinse the child's nose with warm salted water several times a day (dissolve 0.5 teaspoon of salt in a glass). You can also use a special seawater spray purchased from a pharmacy.
Of course, one of the most reliable ways to protect yourself from colds is to use a proven folk remedy - garlic, which contains active substances (phytoncides). It is recommended for children over 3 years old to give a clove of garlic a day for prevention.Younger children who go to the garden, with the onset of the epidemic, can hang a clove of garlic on a thin thread around their neck or cut and put garlic, onions or even a small root of horseradish on a plate near the baby's bed, which will also emit phytoncides that are killing for microbes.
With the onset of an epidemic, crowded premises should be avoided (theater, especially children's theater, circus, clinics, shops). To get the immune system to activate, pediatricians prescribe prophylactic medications for children based on echinacea, ginseng, eleutherococcus, or other medicinal plants. Self-medication is not appropriate, because you can harm the body. Also remember: viral diseases, like all others, are easier and cheaper to prevent than to cure.
Novikova A.
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