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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough And Running Nose In Child

Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2015

Question: My daughter is having severe cough and running nose I m giving Allegra syp to her with chericoff she is having stuffy nose too which medicine is best to soothe her throat and can I give levolin and budecort respules to her

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Allegra syrup

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

Here is what you should do

1. Allegra syrup morning and night
2. Respules will not be of any use, I recommend steam inhalations instead
3. Give her warm water to drink
4. Avoid cold food and beverages
5. Avoid milk products until she is better. You can give milk, but cheese, butter. etc should be avoided
6. keep her warm at all times

I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me

Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (2 hours later)

Thank u sir for the answer .u said respules will nt work but in night when she was not able to sleep I have given her budecort nebuliser after that she was fine.my son is also developing cough which sup will be best un this season he develops bronchospasm

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for getting back

Budecort respules are only helpful in patients with asthma, it is a long acting drug which does not provide immediate relief. I recommend that you stop nebulising him with budecort, Mucomix (n-acetylcysteine) would be better for nebulisation instead of budecort. It melts the sputum and also helps in bringing the secretions out.

Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (8 hours later)

Dear sir in dry cough acetylcystine will work.or in cold will it be helpful.thirdly even after allegra sup her cold symptoms are not releived there is only 10 % improvement in cough

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Acetylcysteine works for wet cough more than dry cough. Cold will improve gradually in 5-7 days and cough will take a little while longer than that. If she starts developing fever then she might have to be treated with antibiotics. Continue to use allegra, stepping up on the anti histamine is unnecessary at the moment. It will only make her more drowsy and uncomfortable

I must add here which I did not in my previous reply to you is that if she is complaining of breathing difficulty and you notice that she is wheezing then you can go ahead and use the budecort.

Please get back to me with any further doubts, i'll be happy to get back
Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (6 hours later)

Thankyou sir she is feeling well I just want to ask what are the signs of wheezing I dont have stethoscope at home.secondly I want to ask one question which is out of topic she has root canal treatment 5 days before doctor had recommended sup metrogyl along with antibiotic augmentin .what is the use of metrogyl in dental patients

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for getting back, I am sorry for the short delay in my response to you, it was a very busy day at the hospital.

I thought since you mentioned 'bronchospasm' in your earlier post to me you would have a fair idea about wheeze.
It is easy to recognize wheeze and it often accompanies a chest infection or exposure to dust. The sound that comes while breathing is like a 'wind going through a crack in the window'. The rate of respiration will also be high. In such a case you can give budecort to provide relief.

Metrogyl in dental patients is to take care of the anerobic bacteria. It is a good choice of antibiotic

I hope I was of help, I am once again sorry for the delay. I am glad your child is doing well. I wish you good health and a speedy recovery

Regards

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