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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cold
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ommon cold
Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for the query
According to your history you are just having common cold, usually it is caused by Rhino virus. It lasts for 1 week.For few people it may extent to few more days.
Initial treatment is rest and symptomatic treatment.
If you have only cold take Tab Levocetrezine 10mg twice daily, morning and night after food for 3 days.
If you have fever you can take Tab Paracetamol 500mg during fever.
If you have cough with sputum you may need to take antibiotics Tab Azithromycin 500mg once daily for 3 days.
If you have runny nose, you have take nasal decongestant with antihistamine like Tab Sinarest twice daily for 2-3 days
Drink filter/boiled water to prevent secondary bacterial infection.
Do steam inhalation twice daily
You can take warm fluids like lemon tea , warm chicken soup with pepper , vitamin C and throat lozenges in case of throat irritation.
You can use salt water gargling /mouth lozenges for throat infection
If you have any doubt you are welcome, otherwise kindly close the thread and rate it
Take care
Regards
Dt XXXXXXX G Raj
ommon cold
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for the query
According to your history you are just having common cold, usually it is caused by Rhino virus. It lasts for 1 week.For few people it may extent to few more days.
Initial treatment is rest and symptomatic treatment.
If you have only cold take Tab Levocetrezine 10mg twice daily, morning and night after food for 3 days.
If you have fever you can take Tab Paracetamol 500mg during fever.
If you have cough with sputum you may need to take antibiotics Tab Azithromycin 500mg once daily for 3 days.
If you have runny nose, you have take nasal decongestant with antihistamine like Tab Sinarest twice daily for 2-3 days
Drink filter/boiled water to prevent secondary bacterial infection.
Do steam inhalation twice daily
You can take warm fluids like lemon tea , warm chicken soup with pepper , vitamin C and throat lozenges in case of throat irritation.
You can use salt water gargling /mouth lozenges for throat infection
If you have any doubt you are welcome, otherwise kindly close the thread and rate it
Take care
Regards
Dt XXXXXXX G Raj
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Dr. Priyanka G Raj
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