Writer : Kurniawan Eka Mulyana | Publisher: Vyara Lestari
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.TV – During the rainy season like today, it is not uncommon for children to fall ill with diseases such as cough, cold or fever. It is important for parents to know what needs to be done.
The thing that is often done by the parents is to give medicines to deal with the pain in the child.
In fact, said RSIA Binamedika pediatrician Dr. Fransisca Handy, some of these colds can heal on their own.
In fact, if you take drugs too often, there is a fear of side effects due to chemical ingredients that can interfere with a child’s kidney health.
“I feel sorry for the liver and kidneys, even though most of the causes of the disease (cough, runny nose and fever) are viruses that can heal themselves,” he explained, quoted kompas.comWednesday (7/12/2022).
“So, parents don’t have to panic, because this disease can be treated in a simple way.”
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According to him, diseases such as cough, cold or fever in children are not a disease to worry about.
This is because the disease is usually caused by a virus and can heal on its own.
However, parents still need to anticipate and handle it properly, such as providing first aid.
One of the things parents need to understand, she continued, is that symptoms like cough, runny nose and fever in children are part of a child’s development.
In general, there is no child who has never had a cough, runny nose or fever. Indeed, the phase of these symptoms can be gradual over the course of several episodes.
According to Dr. Fransisca, the following are things parents need to do if their child has a cold or cough:
1. Avoid receiving the drug immediately
A cough, cold or fever may be experienced by children aged 6 months to 6 years up to 6-10 times a year, depending on their immune systems.
In each episode, it can usually take gradually up to 1-2 weeks. Can you imagine if chemical drugs are always given every episode, there is concern that the chemicals contained in the drugs may trigger kidney disorders to the little one’s liver organs.
According to Dr. Fransisca, medicine is needed as much as possible as a last resort if the symptoms your child is experiencing don’t really recover quickly.
2. Realize that pain is normal
Colds, coughs or fevers are usually caused by viruses and can heal on their own.
This condition, he said, is also the body’s way of protecting itself by forming an immune system to fight off disease.
