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The article was consulted with Specialist Doctor of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Hand, foot and mouth disease is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus with a very rapid spread and easy outbreaks into epidemics. The disease usually occurs in children, especially children under 5 years old. Currently, there is no specific medicine to treat hand, foot and mouth disease, so many parents apply oral folk remedies to treat children.
1. Should folk remedies be applied to take care of children with hand, foot and mouth disease?
The time of season change is the period when children are most susceptible to many diseases, including hand, foot and mouth disease. Hand, foot and mouth disease is spread mainly through the gastrointestinal tract. If not treated in time, the disease can cause many dangerous complications such as meningitis, encephalitis, even life-threatening to children.
Some parents apply oral folk remedies to treat hand, foot and mouth disease for children, such as using purslane to treat hand, foot and mouth disease, or children with hand, foot and mouth disease take a bath with green tea... Are these remedies really as magical as they claim?
In fact, there is no scientific basis to prove the real effects of these remedies for children with hand, foot and mouth disease. Health experts said that using purslane, lettuce or silver hawthorn cannot cure the disease. These vegetables can only be used to reduce the symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease such as detoxification, blisters on the skin. Or it is wrong to use green tea to bathe children with hand, foot and mouth disease, because the blisters on the skin in children with hand, foot and mouth disease can become more serious, putting the child at risk of more severe dermatitis. Therefore, doctors also recommend that parents should not arbitrarily use oral folk remedies to care for children with hand, foot and mouth disease.
However, it is possible to use oriental medicine, combined with Western medicine to treat hand, foot and mouth disease. According to traditional medicine, hand, foot and mouth disease has symptoms completely similar to scarlet fever in traditional medicine. With typical symptoms such as high fever, red rash, sore throat, thirst... if left for a long time, the patient will become unconscious, uncomfortable, urinary retention...
Use Traditional Chinese medicine only supports the treatment of disease, that is, treats the symptoms of the disease, but cannot thoroughly treat hand, foot and mouth disease.
We cannot deny the effects of folk remedies in curing diseases, but there is no scientific basis or any research to prove the effectiveness of these remedies for children. hand foot and mouth disease. Therefore, parents should not be subjective, when seeing a child showing any signs of hand, foot and mouth disease, they should take the child to a specialist medical facility for treatment according to the protocol.
2. Prevention and treatment for children with hand, foot and mouth disease
Usually, children with hand, foot and mouth disease will heal on their own within a week if treated properly, but the disease will progress to severe such as sepsis, meningitis... these are complications that can easily lead to danger. The risk of death in the patient if the child is not treated promptly or improperly.
Currently, there is no specific treatment for patients with hand, foot and mouth disease, so to reduce the risk of skin infections for children, it is necessary to clean them daily with warm water, gently wipe, to avoid breaking. vesicles. Children with hand, foot and mouth disease do not need to abstain from water or wind.
Closely monitor the child's signs, if you detect any other signs such as high fever or vomiting, weakness, convulsions... need to take the child to the hospital because this is a sign of hand, foot and mouth disease. heavy phase.
To prevent hand, foot and mouth disease in children, parents should note some of the following measures:
Avoid exposing children to pathogens Clean children's toys and household items Do not let children Sharing personal items with others Regularly cleaning your baby After using the toilet, changing a baby's diaper or before feeding, you should wash your hands to prevent the virus from spreading to your child. Children are very susceptible to hand, foot and mouth disease, so parents need to pay attention and monitor their children, when they see any signs, they should immediately take their children to specialized medical facilities for examination and treatment. treat. Absolutely do not arbitrarily use folk remedies to cure diseases without being prescribed by a doctor, because this may be the cause of the child's condition becoming more serious.
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If you have unusual symptoms, you should be examined and consulted with a specialist.
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