What are the methods for preventing and managing common childhood diseases

At present, the most effective preventive management method in the field of pediatric clinical and child health care focuses on putting prevention and control nodes in front of the child, changing from passive treatment to active care of the child. There is no need to wait for the child to feel uncomfortable before rushing to find countermeasures.

Don’t tell me, I met a pair of twin mothers when I was volunteering in the community child care department. The two babies took turns to get sick, and they went to the hospital at least twice a month. Later, I adjusted my daily habits with the doctor for more than half a year. I only had a low-grade fever once in the spring of this year. I drank more water and it went away the next day, which saved me a lot of worry.

Many people think that prevention means getting vaccinated and wearing masks to avoid the source of infection. This is certainly true, but there are some details that are easily overlooked that are actually more important. For example, don’t chase after the baby to feed him, just eat until he is seven to eight times full. Doctors in different fields have different opinions on this point. Traditional Chinese medicine often says, “If you want a baby to be safe, you need to be hungry and cold.” He believes that eating too much can easily lead to colds and fevers. Western medicine does not have the concept of “food accumulation”. This is a formal diagnosis, but it has also been clinically verified that the probability of respiratory and digestive tract infections in children who are overfed for a long time is indeed about 30% higher than that of children with a moderate diet. The essence is that overfeeding increases the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and reduces immunity. In fact, the underlying logic is common. Also, don’t dress your baby in three more layers than an adult. The sweat on your back during activities will make it easier to catch a cold. These are small things that are not difficult to do, and the results will be particularly obvious if you persist.

Of course, even if daily protection is in place, there will inevitably be oversights. After all, children have too many opportunities to be exposed to germs when they go to kindergarten or playgrounds. At this time, active monitoring must keep up. Take a child who has just started daycare as an example. Don’t just ask about what he ate and played after school every day. Feel the warmth of the back of his neck and the palms of his hands to see if there is any abnormal heat. He can smell the sour and smelly smell in his mouth and see if the stool is dry that day. These small details are often more useful than discovering them after the child’s fever reaches 39 degrees and he cries. If your child has basic diseases such as allergic rhinitis or asthma, it is best to keep a small ledger of the incident, what he has been exposed to before, and whether the symptoms are severe. Show it to the doctor when you go to the hospital. It can help the doctor judge the condition faster than vaguely saying "My child often coughs."

If by chance the baby gets sick, don't mess up the situation first. Scientific treatment can avoid detours. For example, for the most common fever, the elderly always say that they should cover themselves with a thick quilt to cover themselves with sweat. Now the pediatric clinical guidelines have clearly stated that the temperature regulation center of children under 6 years old has not yet developed well. Covering sweat can easily cause febrile convulsions, which is actually dangerous. The correct approach is to first measure the armpit temperature. If it exceeds 38.5 degrees (babies with a history of febrile convulsions can take it when it reaches 38 degrees), feed acetaminophen or ibuprofen according to the instructions. If the baby is in good spirits, can play and laugh, observe it at home first, drink more water and wear less clothing to cool down. If the baby is listless, vomiting, or has a rash, don’t hesitate to go to the hospital directly, and don’t ask the doctor to prescribe antibiotics. Antibiotics are useless for common viral infections, but will destroy the baby’s intestinal flora.

To put it bluntly, this whole method is like setting up a "protective net" for the baby's health. Daily protection is the thread of the net. It is difficult to leak if the net is woven densely. Active monitoring means patching holes when nothing happens. If bugs do get in, scientific treatment means to quickly remove the bugs. No need to make any link complicated, just be careful and persevere.