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Suggest Treatment For Cold And DHA Supplement

Posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2014

Question: Dear Doctor, Kindly prescribe the top brand cold (drops/syrup) for my 6 months old baby and need top brand DHA (omega 3 and 6 excluding seven seas) with multivitamins capsule for me ( which will not affect my baby during breast feeding). *Please suggest the amount to be served *Requesting not to prescribe the low brand & generic medicine Regards XXXX

Answered by Dr. Arnab Maji (57 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Cough syrup and DHA dosages Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks a lot for choosing Healthcaremagic for getting an appropriate answer and I am trying to give you the best of guidances here. It is not that easy to diagnose the cough of your child from here without examining him or her. In this 6 months of age groups your child may be suffering from bronchiolitis or viral respiratory tract infections associated with wheezing. So I would like to know the following queries from you- 1. Is the child a frequent wheezer? 2. Is there watering from nose and eyes? 3. Is there any sputum production associated with cough? 4. Is there any family history of asthma? Before prescribing cough syrup I need to know all these points> The best sources of omega-3 fatty acids are oily fish, some seeds and nuts, and vegetable oils. These include: Oily fish, Seeds and nuts, Walnuts, Pumpkin seeds, Vegetable oils, Canola oil etc. As per various studies Your child needs DHA around 150-200 mg daily according to the body weight once daily. The brands commonly available in India are Cadvion, Celadrin, Harty, Maxepa. But it is better to consult your pediatrician for the actual indication and dosing for your baby. Any multivitamin capsule you can have without a deleterious effect on your baby. I am looking forward to an early reply from your side and also if you have further queries you can write back to me. Thank you, Regards, Dr Arnab Maji

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Arnab Maji (2 hours later)

Dear Doctor, Thank you very much for your kind reply. My child is sneezing and having watery nose apart from this he has no problem. Please let me know If there is possibilities of DHA drops in India, If yes then please suggest us the top brand DHA drops for my 6 month kid. Thanks in advance. Regards,XXXX

Answered by Dr. Arnab Maji (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: Vitabiotics Wellkid Baby & Infant Detailed Answer: Thank you for writing back to me. Well, isolated DHA drops is hardly found in India. Though you may get DHA and multivitamin combination drops for your baby available in India like Vitabiotics Wellkid Baby & Infant, Twinlab Infant Care Multivitamin Drops with DHA and you should search for these products at the big reputed stockists in Chennai because chemists may not provide you these products. For sneezing and watery nose you may use zyrtec oral drops for your baby. Ideally it should be used as 2.5 mg once daily at bed time but maximally upto 5 mg daily can be used and this product will not puzzle you much because it will be available at the most chemist counters. If you have more queries you can send me. If you are satisfied with my answer you kindly write a review for me. Thank you, Regards, Dr Arnab Maji

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Arnab Maji (2 hours later)

Dear Doctor, The HARTY (LUPIN) capsule contains the below ingredients (especially resveratrol & grape seed extract ) is it safe to take during breast feeding. Dosage: Can I take 2 capsule per day ? ================== HARTY cap: polyunsaturated fatty acids 0.21 g, monounsaturated fatty acid 0.046 g, saturated fatty acids 0.052 g, carbohydrate 0.195 g, protein 0.255 g, resveratrol 5 g, grape seed extract 50 g, omega-3 fatty acids 150 mg, eicosapentaenoic acid 90 mg, docosahexaenoic acid 60 mg, zinc sulphate monohydrate 20 mg, chromium picolinate 200 mcg, selenium dioxide 200 mcg. ======================= Regards, XXXX

Answered by Dr. Arnab Maji (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Capsule is safe during breastfeeding Detailed Answer: Hello, Thank you for your further queries. You can take 2 such capsules with meals at ease without any harmful effect on your baby. Don't worry. It will not do any harm to your baby for sure. You can write me back if you have still further queries. Thank you once again. Regards, Dr Arnab Maji

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar