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What Causes Persistent Green Runny Drainage From Nose?

My child will be three net month. He s had green runny drainage from his nose for at least two months. The first time the doctor called him in an antibiotic. He started getting better and half way through his medication the drainage started again. I continued to give him all his meds. Three days later he got worse and I found out it was a bacteria infection. I gave him all his meds. Again, same thing he has the thick green drainage again. I don t know what to do.
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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Thanks for posting your query at HealthCareMagic. It is common for children of this age to suffer from respiratory tract infections. Generally these are causes by viruses but often there is a superadded bacterial infection alongside. There is generally an allergic reaction associated alongwith. Probably your child has such a condition.

Please continue the prescribed antibiotics and complete the full course as prescribed. Give some antiallergic like levocetirizine. Also give him steam inhalation which will help in diluting the cough and help the situation. I hope that will take care of the situation. Remember that such common colds may last for 5-10 days and antibiotics are not effective against viruses. So you would need to be patient.

Hope I have been able to address your cause of concern. Feel free to revert back in case of any other further queries.
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What Causes Persistent Green Runny Drainage From Nose?

Thanks for posting your query at HealthCareMagic. It is common for children of this age to suffer from respiratory tract infections. Generally these are causes by viruses but often there is a superadded bacterial infection alongside. There is generally an allergic reaction associated alongwith. Probably your child has such a condition. Please continue the prescribed antibiotics and complete the full course as prescribed. Give some antiallergic like levocetirizine. Also give him steam inhalation which will help in diluting the cough and help the situation. I hope that will take care of the situation. Remember that such common colds may last for 5-10 days and antibiotics are not effective against viruses. So you would need to be patient. Hope I have been able to address your cause of concern. Feel free to revert back in case of any other further queries.