Suggest Treatment For Cold And Cough After Treated Colon Cancer
my husband is 75 years old and he has been in remisson for about 12 years from colon cancer they took about 23 inches of his stomach out he also has some reflux problems from trying to swollow at times the dr has him on medication for that every day but he is also trying to take a cold and has been coughing some thank you
If the colon cancer was 12 years back and completely cured by surgery then the cold and cough is unlikely to be related to the cancer. It is possible that he is having a flu for sometime with mild bacterial infection or he is having allergic hypersensitivity to airways. He might do warm water throat gargle twice daily.
For the reflux he should be taking small meals at regular intervals and avoid large meals. Please ask him to sit up after meals for 30 minutes to allow the food to pass through. For the cold and could, should it be due to exposure to pollen or house dust then he should be given medicines to control allergy. If cold and cough is increasing without any improvement then clinical test for bacterial infection is required. Please do not worry.
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Suggest Treatment For Cold And Cough After Treated Colon Cancer
Hi, Thanks for writing in. If the colon cancer was 12 years back and completely cured by surgery then the cold and cough is unlikely to be related to the cancer. It is possible that he is having a flu for sometime with mild bacterial infection or he is having allergic hypersensitivity to airways. He might do warm water throat gargle twice daily. For the reflux he should be taking small meals at regular intervals and avoid large meals. Please ask him to sit up after meals for 30 minutes to allow the food to pass through. For the cold and could, should it be due to exposure to pollen or house dust then he should be given medicines to control allergy. If cold and cough is increasing without any improvement then clinical test for bacterial infection is required. Please do not worry.