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Suggest A Remedy For Cold And Flu
Hello my son is 21 months old and has cod and flu symptoms ( coughing, runny nose , watery eyes , fever) a doctor who is a family friend reviewed him and said that his tonsils were also inflamed and prescribed biodroxil . As of now he is on ibuprofen for the fever and biodroxil for the inflamed tonsils. Whislt searching through my cabinet I realized that i have Predcort from a previous visit and was wondering if that could be used to help with the cold and flu
Thu, 11 Feb 2016
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query your son have flu like symptoms which are pointing towards upper respiratory tract infection leading to common cold, which can be caused by bacterial or viral infection. Need not to worry. I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist for proper examination. Doctor may order test like throat swab test and blood test to confirm the diagnosis and rule out causes. Doctor may prescribe anti bacterial amoxicillin or anti viral acyclovir depending upon the diagnosis along with decongestants. For now continue doing gargles and drink one spoon of honey mix with glass of lukewarm water. You should take steam inhalation along with vaporizers. Avoid hot, sharp , spicy food.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query your son have flu like symptoms which are pointing towards upper respiratory tract infection leading to common cold, which can be caused by bacterial or viral infection. Need not to worry. I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist for proper examination. Doctor may order test like throat swab test and blood test to confirm the diagnosis and rule out causes. Doctor may prescribe anti bacterial amoxicillin or anti viral acyclovir depending upon the diagnosis along with decongestants. For now continue doing gargles and drink one spoon of honey mix with glass of lukewarm water. You should take steam inhalation along with vaporizers. Avoid hot, sharp , spicy food.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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