If your child has a runny nose, you can identify rhinitis by the color of the snot!

Although it is the beginning of autumn, the weather is still hot and air conditioning and cold drinks are often on. This causes children with weak constitutions to have symptoms such as sneezing and runny nose.

Today, let’s learn how to identify rhinitis from the color of children’s snot!

Qingbi Hall: Different colors of snot represent different diseases!

1. Transparent snot

Clear nasal discharge is the most common, but long-term and frequent discharge may be an early symptom of a cold or allergic rhinitis.

In addition to the discharge of clear nasal discharge, allergic rhinitis can also cause nasal itching, sneezing, nasal congestion, etc. It is recommended to resolve the problem in a timely manner. If it is delayed too long, it may cause problems such as adenoids hypertrophy.

2. Milky white snot

When the tissues in the nasal cavity begin to become congested, swollen, and the nasal mucosa thickens, the secretion of normal tissue fluid will slow down, and the usually transparent mucus will become sticky and milky white due to lack of water. This means that the baby has been infected by microorganisms, which may be the early symptoms of a cold, and parents need to take precautions.

3. Yellow-green snot

The color is yellow-green and the texture is more viscous than white snot. At this time, the child may have two health problems:

Viral cold: In addition to common cold symptoms, the child is in good mental state and can usually recover on his own in about 5 to 7 days.

Acute bacterial sinusitis: Yellow-green nasal discharge persists for more than 10 days without improvement, and is accompanied by fever, nausea, and headache.

4. Red or brown nasal discharge

If your baby has red and brown nasal mucus, it means that there is blood in the nasal mucus. This is mostly because the environment or body is too dry, causing the capillaries in the nasal cavity to rupture. At this time, parents should pay attention to replenishing water for the baby. You can also put a humidifier at home or insist on nasal irrigation!

Qingbi Hall kindly reminds you: If your child also has these types of nasal discharge, you must be vigilant. If you suffer from rhinitis and sinusitis, you should also go to Qingbi Hall in time for scientific solutions!

Reference: Dunn’s Nasal Cavity – How much do you know about the color of children’s snot?