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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Cold In Children
My son is 12 months, and he got his 1st cold (since last Thursday). Stuffy nose (congested nose). Have been cleaning his nose as often as possible. last night he started coughing ( but it sounded like phlem) today he has been coughing phlem - not all the time, but often enough. he has no fever and eats pretty good. My question is - How long will his cold last? Can I give him soy milk instead of homo milk right now due to the phlem. and is his cold congatious? Thank you for taking the time in reading this.
Wed, 4 May 2016
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
For cold you can use Cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days.
For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4-6th hourly to relive nasal congestion.
Coming to your queries -
1. Viral cold may take 5-7 days to settle completely.
2. You can give any milk, it is not related to the current problem of cough and cold.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
For cold you can use Cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days.
For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4-6th hourly to relive nasal congestion.
Coming to your queries -
1. Viral cold may take 5-7 days to settle completely.
2. You can give any milk, it is not related to the current problem of cough and cold.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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