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Suggest Remedies For Frequent Cough, Cold And Fever In A Child

Posted on Thu, 29 Sep 2016

Question: my child have some problem which is given below
1:- Immunity(cold & cough)
2:- Fever
what is the normal range of child fever like 97 F or 100 F
He is not intrusted to eat anything
what is the cause & pls suggest for future eating plan

child age 3 years approx

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Frequent Cough/cold is common in this age

Detailed Answer:
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Frequent cold/cough(upto 6-8 times in a year) is normal in this age unless it gets severe that needed hospital admission.
As the child grows the frequency of cough gets decreases.
No specific treatment is needed to increase the immunity.You may get his immune profile test done after consulting your pediatrician to alleviate your anxiety.
The normal axillary temperature ranges from 97-98.7 F.The temperature may show diurnal variation(lower range during morning and upper range during evening).
A 3 year old child can take normal home food.Children of this age are more fussy about feeds and they should be encouraged for frequent small feed.The diet should contain fruits and milk.Junk food should be avoided.

I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any more queries.
Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Priyanka G Raj