In daily life, both adults and children are more likely to suffer from hand, foot and mouth disease, but the resistance of young children is not as good as that of adults. Therefore, during the high incidence period of hand, foot and mouth disease, young children Be sure to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease. Hand, foot and mouth disease is highly contagious, and children like to move around. They are very susceptible to this disease. How to treat children suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease?

1. Treatment principles of hand, foot and mouth disease

There is no specific treatment drug for hand, foot and mouth disease, so early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment are emphasized. If the disease has no complications, the prognosis is generally good and recovery usually occurs within a week. Mainly take symptomatic treatment. During the illness, care for children should be strengthened to reduce the occurrence of serious complications. Antiviral drugs and traditional Chinese medicine for clearing away heat and detoxifying have certain effects. Can be supplemented with vitamins B and C. Untimely treatment and delayed disease progression are one of the important causes of death.

2. Comprehensive treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease

1. After diagnosis, take antiviral drugs, such as ribavirin, under the guidance of a doctor.

2. Do good oral hygiene and rinse your mouth with saline or warm water before and after eating.

3. Keep local skin clean, wash hands frequently, and avoid scratching the affected area to avoid secondary bacterial infection.

4. Physical cooling is the main method for children with fever, such as bathing with warm water, applying ice packs to their foreheads, etc. Children with high fever can take oral antipyretics under the guidance of a doctor. But it is best not to use hormones to reduce fever in the early stage.

5. For oral herpes, watermelon cream spray can be used externally, 2-3 times a day. Apply gentian violet or calamine lotion to treat hand and foot herpes. If you have herpes ulcers, you can use chlortetracycline and cod liver oil to relieve pain. External use of various preparations containing skin hormones is prohibited. It is best for parents not to buy medicines for external application on their own, but should be under the guidance of a doctor.

6. Take B vitamins orally. Such as vitamin B1, vitamin B2.

3. Treatment principles of traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine has a good effect on hand, foot and mouth disease. The main treatment method is to clear away heat and detoxify. Commonly used medicines include isatis root, Daqingye, mulberry leaf, wild chrysanthemum, reed root, mint, forsythia, etc. However, you should ask a doctor to prescribe a prescription. Chinese medicine treatment can not only reduce fever, but also make skin rashes and oral herpes subside as soon as possible.

4. Key points of dietary treatment

In the acute stage, the oral mucosa of children is covered with herpes and ulcers, causing pain and difficulty in eating. Do not give spicy and other irritating foods, and avoid hot and salty foods. , you can eat light, soft, mild meals or liquid or semi-liquid food. Drink plenty of warm water.

5. Dietary treatment for hand, foot and mouth disease

1. Lotus leaf porridge: 2 fresh lotus leaves, 50 grams of white rice, chop the lotus leaves into pieces, cook porridge and eat.

2. 20 pieces of bamboo leaves, 10 wicks, 15 grams of lentils, 6 grams of talc, add a little sugar, fry and drink.

3. Yinhua Chanyi drink: 15 grams of honeysuckle, 3 grams of Chanyi, appropriate amount of water, boiled in water and drink.

6. Combined treatment

When hand, foot and mouth disease is severe, it may be combined with myocarditis, encephalitis, meningitis and other diseases, and should be hospitalized in time for treatment. Those complicated by meningitis are treated as meningitis, and those complicated by myocarditis are treated as myocarditis. If DIC, pulmonary edema, heart failure, etc. occur, corresponding treatment should be given.

7. Pay attention to disinfection and isolation treatment

Once a child is found to be infected with hand, foot and mouth disease, he should seek medical treatment in time and avoid contact with the outside world. Generally, he needs to be isolated for 2 weeks. Objects used by children should be thoroughly disinfected: they can be soaked in chlorine-containing disinfectant. Objects that are not suitable for soaking can be exposed to the sun. The child's room should be regularly opened for ventilation to keep the air fresh, circulated and at a suitable temperature. Families with conditions can use lactic acid fumigation for air disinfection every day. Reduce the number of people entering and exiting the child's room and prohibit smoking to prevent air pollution and secondary infection.

8. What not to eat

1. It is not advisable to eat cold or hot food

For children with hand, foot and mouth, ulcers will appear after the herpes in the mouth breaks out. Pain, the temperature of food should not be too high. Eating food that is too hot or too cold, such as hot soup, hot pot, hot drinks, cold drinks, ice cream, iced fruits, etc., will stimulate the ulcer and cause pain, which is not conducive to the healing of the lesion.

2. It is not advisable to eat spicy food

Children with hand, foot and mouth disease develop herpes in the mouth and are prone to ulceration, so they should not eat spicy food to avoid irritating the mucosa and aggravating the condition. Foods such as chili peppers, garlic, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, green onions, fried foods, barbecues, and hot pots should all be avoided temporarily.

3. It is not advisable to eat salty food

The child has poor appetite and is unwilling to eat due to fever, oral herpes. It is advisable to feed your child light, warm, delicious, easily digestible, soft liquid or semi-liquid food. Salty foods, such as pickled foods, salted fish, pickles, and foods with strong taste, etc. are prohibited to avoid irritating the ulcer surface and aggravating the pain and illness.

4. It is not advisable to eat food

Patients with hand, foot and mouth disease should eat a light and non-irritating diet. They should not eat seafood, beef and mutton, rooster, carp, duck, goose, mango, and mushrooms. , bamboo shoots and other hair-raising substances to avoid aggravating the local rash and prolonging the course of the disease.

5. It is not advisable to eat rough foods

Some parents believe that children should supplement nutrition when they are sick. In the early stages of hand, foot and mouth disease, children should be given rough and difficult-to-digest foods, such as sweet potatoes. , onions, glutinous rice, bamboo shoots, etc. These foods will not only aggravate the pain in the child's mouth, but may also stimulate the child's gastrointestinal tract and affect the absorption of nutrients.