Pink snot: the causes of the appearance in children and the methods of treatment

The appearance of the common cold speaks of the development of the inflammatory process in the organs of the respiratory system. The nature of the discharge is affected by the causes that caused the ailment. Let's try to understand why there are pink snot and how to eliminate this phenomenon.

Possible reasons

The entire nasal cavity is covered by a special mucous membrane, which constantly produces mucus, which is necessary for moistening the respiratory tract. When the causative pathogens come in, the blood flow to the vessels located in the mucosa increases. This leads to an increase in the amount of secretion that contributes to the removal of pathogenic microflora from the body and the appearance of snot from the nose. Normally, the selection should be transparent. However, in some cases, mucus may acquire a pink or reddish hue. What is the reason for this phenomenon and should it be feared?

Pink snot appear most often due to damage to capillaries located throughout the surface of the nasal cavity. This can happen not only against the background of the inflammatory process, but also because of domestic factors, for example, when the nose is unsuccessfully cleaned of accumulated mucus.

Provoke the appearance of a pink tinge of discharge from the nose are also capable of the following factors:

• Increased dryness of air;
• Stagnation in the nasal sinuses (typical for the frontitis, sinusitis, adenoiditis);
• Blood pressure jumps;
• Weakness of the tone of capillary walls;
• Wrong blow-out;
• Taking certain medicines.

Pink snot in children

The most common pathological phenomenon in children is a common cold. In most cases, it occurs against the background of a viral infection and is often accompanied by symptoms such as fever, deterioration of the general condition. If you do not take timely measures, even the most innocuous runny nose can cause the development of serious complications.

Many parents begin to experience when the pink snot appears in the child. What does this phenomenon say? Most often this is due to the damage of small vessels in the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity. This situation is often observed in the treatment of vasoconstrictive drops. This group of drugs negatively affects the mucous surface, overdrying it and causing damage to the vascular wall.

Little children do not know how to properly flaunt themselves and forcefully blow air through their noses. The increased pressure in this case also leads to the appearance of pink snot - mucus with a small amount of blood.

In children, the increased fragility of the vascular walls is often diagnosed. For the disease characterized by frequent bleeding and the formation of nasal cavity crusts from dried blood. In the future when blowing out because of this again appear pink snot.

Treatment

The method of treating the common cold will depend on the causes that caused the pathological phenomenon. In inflammatory processes it is important to get rid of viral and bacterial pathogens. If a cold starts against the cold, it is enough to rinse your nose with saline solution, which will moisten the mucous membrane and promote the rapid erosion of pathogens. It is in this way that Komarovsky, a well-known children's doctor, advises to treat snot from a child, many parents listen to him.

If the discharge from the nose of the baby has acquired a thick consistency and a green tint, it means that the bacterial pathogen has entered the body. In this case, therapy should be started as soon as possible. This will help to avoid complications in the form of pathologies in the lower parts of the respiratory system.

How to treat snot in a child with a bacterial infection?

Dr. Komarovsky recommends the use of a saline solution (it can be prepared independently or purchased from a pharmacy) and combined drops for topical application. Effective drugs are considered to be drops of "Isofra", "Derinat", "Polidex". They do not cause constriction of the vessels and the appearance of pink snot with an admixture of blood clots.

For the speedy recovery of the baby it is necessary to take care of observing the temperature regime in the room and to increase the humidity of the air. The optimum temperature for the children's room is 20-21 ° C. Humidify the air with the help of special climatic devices. Also, the child should consume a large amount of liquid in order to remove from the body as soon as possible the infection and the products of vital activity of pathogens.

We strengthen the walls of blood vessels

How to treat snot in a child, if nosebleeds often occur? In this case, it is better to stop using vasoconstrictive drops. They will only help to adjust the nasal breathing for a while and provoke another bleeding. To facilitate the condition of the baby will help saline solutions: "Aqua Maris", "Humer", "Marimer", "No-salt". Sopli at the child Komarovsky Evgeny Olegovich recommends to treat decoctions of a camomile and a yarrow. Pre-herbal infusions must be well filtered and only then instilled in the nasal passages with a pipette.

To strengthen the vascular walls and eliminate nasal bleeding, it is often recommended to take vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid. The substance has a positive effect on capillaries and hematopoiesis processes.

"Aminocaproic acid"

"Aminocaproic acid" - a drug that increases blood coagulability and eliminates brittle vessels. In addition, the solution allows you to remove the swelling of the nasal mucosa and restore normal breathing. ACC is often prescribed to treat the common cold in children and adult patients prone to epistaxis.