In fact, the nasal cavity secretes mucus all the time, but when infected or something happens to the body, the thickness and color of the nose will change. The different colors of nasal mucus reflect the different physical conditions of children.
Then, let's get to know different colors of snot and easily grasp the child's condition.
transparency nose
The most common thing for parents should be transparent nose. This kind of snot is very thin, and its main components are water, protein, carbohydrates and some dead cells. This kind of snot actually implies that the child is cleaning the nasal cavity and protecting the lungs.
At this time, parents should never let their children take medicine to suppress their runny nose, but try to let it flow out and clean it up. If you find more and more runny nose, parents should pay more attention to it, which may be allergies.
White snot
White nose will appear at the beginning of a cold. Due to infection, inflammation, swelling and congestion of nasal mucosa, nasal congestion will occur, mucus will flow slowly, nasal mucus will become sticky and white viscous liquid.
At this time, parents should pay attention to let their children drink more water, ensure indoor humidity, control the food their children eat, and don't let their children eat food that is easy to get angry.
Yellow snot
Yellow runny nose appears in the middle stage of a cold or nasal infection. In other words, the infection situation escalated and the child's condition worsened. When yellow nose appears, it shows that the immune system in the body is trying to resist foreign bacteria and viruses. This situation generally lasts about 10~ 14 days. Parents should pay attention to let their children drink more water and have more rest during this period.
Green snot
At this time, the child is in the middle of a cold and the body's immune system is still working. The more the virus invades the child, the more immune cells are involved, and the discharge of dead cells will make the nose sticky and green.
During this period, in addition to nasal swelling, nausea, vomiting, headache and fever may be accompanied after ten days. This is probably sinusitis caused by bacterial infection. Parents are advised to take their children to the hospital for examination immediately.
Red (including pink and brown) snot
The appearance of red nose indicates nosebleed, which can be caused by many reasons. Dry weather, nasal trauma and inflammation can all lead to nasal capillary rupture and bleeding. If the blood volume is small and the duration is short, parents should not panic first, drink more water for their children, and be sure to keep the indoor humidity, especially in winter, the humidity should be kept at about 50%~60%. Pay attention to whether the child has the habit of picking his nose, and if so, correct it in time. Picking your nose will also rupture the capillaries in your nose.
If the amount of bleeding is large and lasts for a long time, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination. There may be other diseases.
A black and gray nose
Parents don't believe that there really is a black or gray nose. Such a runny nose may have the following conditions.
A. Inhale a lot of black dust, such as coal ash and smoke.
B. Someone smokes at home, and the child "smokes secondhand smoke" for a long time. Smoke will remain on clothes, furniture boards, hair and skin. At this time, parents who smoke are advised to quit smoking. I really can't quit, so don't smoke at home, especially in front of children. After all, it is harmful to children.
C. to rule out the above situation, it may be that the child is infected with fungi. It is recommended to go to the hospital for examination.
Different colors of snot represent different degrees of infection or other diseases. Parents can initially judge the child's condition according to the color of nasal mucus, so as to understand the child's health.