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Does Advil Or Motrin Help To Treat Coughing/running Nose In A Baby?
my 6 month old baby has had a cough for almost a month,she was tested for whopping cough by her pedeatrician and came back negative. Yesterday she got her six month vaccines and last night she had a fever all night it went up to 101 and kept putting cold compress on her forhead and had to put her in her bathtub to try to bring her fever down and also gave her tylenol. my concern is that her cough and stuffy nose got worse last night she would even cry when she coughed is this normal reaction of her shots and now that she s 6 months old can I give her like advil or motrin?
Fri, 23 Jun 2017
Hello,
Cough and cold are viral 95% of the time in children. For cold, you can use anti-allergic 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 four to sixth 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 twelve hourly for three days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every four to sixth hourly to relieve nasal congestion.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
Cough and cold are viral 95% of the time in children. For cold, you can use anti-allergic 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 four to sixth 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 twelve hourly for three days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every four to sixth hourly to relieve nasal congestion.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
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