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Sore Throat, Hard To Swallow, Taken Motrin, Stuffy And Runny Nose. Medicine?
My son has a sore throat he says it s hard to swallow and it hurts...so I just gave him motrin...now his nose is stuffy and runny...should I wait and let that run it s course or give another form of medicine?
Fri, 21 Mar 2014
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UR SON IS RUNNING AN ACUTE INFECTION OF HIS NOSE AND THROAT. HE NEEDS AN ANTIBIOTIC, ANTIALLERGIC AND ANALGESIC TAB ALONG WITH A DECONGESTANT NASAL DROP. ASK HIM TO TAKE STEAM INHALATION AND WARM SALINE GARGLES TWICE DAILY. HE WILL FEEL BETTER.
UR SON IS RUNNING AN ACUTE INFECTION OF HIS NOSE AND THROAT. HE NEEDS AN ANTIBIOTIC, ANTIALLERGIC AND ANALGESIC TAB ALONG WITH A DECONGESTANT NASAL DROP. ASK HIM TO TAKE STEAM INHALATION AND WARM SALINE GARGLES TWICE DAILY. HE WILL FEEL BETTER.
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