What Causes Cold Along With Swelling Around The Eyes?

Posted on Thu, 31 Aug 2017

Question: Our daughter 22 months old is suffering from cold, looks like eyes have also got little swollen. Additionally is crying while passing stools and stools seems to be little harder. Is getting up multiple times between sleep in the night and is crying. What could be done for comforting her?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Give her some decongestant with anti allergic

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for asking on this platform
Cold with swelling around eyes can be due to allergy. Giving combination of antiallergic(chlorpheniramine) with decongestant like phenylephrine/pseudoephedrine will help.
Its available as maxtra or timinic syrup.
For this age 5 ml of syrup twice a day for 4-5 days is needed.
For constipation polyethylene glycol powder which is a laxative with very minimal side effects helps. The dose is 0.75 gm/kg/day and in most of the cases symptoms subside within 4-5 days.

Please get it prescribed by your doctor. If you notice any worsening in swelling or any other significant problem please contact your physician immediately.

Regards

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