Milk with Borjomi for cough: proportions, how to take it correctly
The content of the article:
- Useful properties of milk and Borjomi
- Can everyone take milk from Borjomi?
- Milk with Borjomi for cough: proportions
- How to drink milk with Borjomi correctly
- Video
Milk with Borjomi for cough is a well-known recipe of traditional medicine, tested by several generations.
In the off-season and winter, children and adults often suffer from respiratory diseases, which are accompanied by a painful dry cough. Pharmacy products do not always allow you to quickly soften it. And the methods of traditional medicine come to the rescue, the effectiveness, safety and availability of which make them very popular. Let's consider what the beneficial properties of this drink are, and whether it can be a panacea in cough therapy.
The healing properties of Borjomi are due to the soda included in its composition, which has a softening effect.
Useful properties of milk and Borjomi
Borjomi with milk is a unique healing drink, each component of which is a gift from nature itself.
Borjomi is a mineral bicarbonate-sodium water, that is, it contains soda, which gives it an alkaline reaction. It is soda (sodium bicarbonate) that determines the therapeutic mechanism of Borjomi's action, which includes the following components:
- Antiseptic action. An alkaline environment is unfavorable for most pathogenic microorganisms. Due to this, the mineral water has a disinfecting effect on the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat.
- Mucolytic action. Bicarbonate ions stimulate the secretion of the bronchial glands, as a result of which the mucus they produce becomes less viscous.
- Mucokinetic action. Soda provokes irritation of the nerve receptors of the bronchi, thereby increasing the tone of the smooth muscles of the bronchi and stimulating a better coughing up of sputum.
Thus, the use of Borjomi is an effective way to treat cough with ARVI and bronchitis, which allows you to quickly convert an unproductive dry cough into a wet (wet) one.
Every adult knows that warm milk gives relief from coughing attacks. The fact is that milk contains milk fats, which envelop and soothe the inflamed mucous membrane of the oropharynx. The more there are, the more pronounced the effect, therefore, for medicinal purposes it is better to use fatty milk.
Can everyone take milk from Borjomi?
At first glance, it seems that milk and Borjomi can be used in the treatment of cough without any restrictions, because they are natural products. But this is not the case. Contraindications to this mixture are:
- lactose (milk sugar) intolerance;
- gastrointestinal diseases in the acute phase.
When using Borjomi in large quantities, flatulence and constipation may occur. Therefore, doctors recommend that adults not consume more than 0.33 liters of this mineral water per day. There are no precise recommendations regarding the norms of consumption of Borjomi by children, therefore, it should be used in pediatric practice only with the permission of a doctor.
Milk with Borjomi for cough: proportions
Carbonated drinks irritate the mucous membrane of the oropharynx and increase coughing. Therefore, a bottle of mineral water should be opened in advance so that all carbon dioxide will evaporate from the water.
The recipe for Borjomi with cough milk for an adult is as follows:
- boil 100 ml of high fat milk (at least 3.2%);
- add 100 ml of mineral water to a glass of hot milk;
- cool the mixture to 37-38 ° С;
- add honey to taste (optional).
Drink this drink once or twice a day 30 minutes before meals.
The recipe for Borjomi with cough milk for children also involves mixing hot milk and mineral water in a 1 to 1 ratio. However, the exact amount of each component must be checked with the attending physician, since the dosage of mineral water depends on the child's age and body weight. In addition, for children, it is better to use less fat milk (no more than 2.5% fat) so as not to cause digestive disorders in them.
The proportions of milk and Borjomi for children should be selected by the attending physician
How to drink milk with Borjomi correctly
Reviews of milk with Borjomi for dry cough are good in most cases. But in order for this tool to be as effective as possible, the following rules should be observed:
- preparation of a drink must be carried out immediately before use, since during its storage and subsequent heating, the healing properties are reduced;
- you should drink milk from Borjomi no more than 1-2 times a day;
- you should not increase the amount of mineral water in the mixture, so as not to irritate the gastric mucosa.
It should be understood that cough is not an independent disease, but only serves as a symptom of a particular respiratory system disease (pharyngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis, pneumonia). Therefore, it is better to use milk from Borjomi as part of a complex therapy prescribed by a doctor and including anti-inflammatory, antiviral or antibacterial drugs.
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Elena Minkina Doctor anesthesiologist-resuscitator About the author
Education: graduated from the Tashkent State Medical Institute, specializing in general medicine in 1991. Repeatedly passed refresher courses.
Work experience: anesthesiologist-resuscitator of the city maternity complex, resuscitator of the hemodialysis department.
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