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Suggest Treatment For Mild Fever And Cough
My 2 1/2 year old boy has been sneezing, coughing (wet cough) and has a runny nose. When he is breathing there is a bubbling noise in his lungs. Yeterday he coughed all night to the point he was unable to get any sleep and he vomited once. He has in the past suffred from mild ashma and was prescribed with Salbutamol Sulphate reliever. We are currently in Ethiopia which is a very hot country and the pollen count is low. I never had to use his inhaler previously in this country. My question is I m not entirely sure if his current condition is caused by an allargy, pollen etc. His cousin who has been staying with us was recovering from a bad cold with simlar sympoms mentioned above. She recovered fully in just a few days. The runny nosie she had was clear in the begning but trurned yellowsih after a few days which indicates that her conditon was caused by cold? I think he might have caught cold from her? Today he had a mild fever 37.4 and I give calpol for this. The coughing, runny nose and sneezing persisted throughout the day. I m not too sure how to treat my son shall I give him the Salbutamol reliver? Is this an infection or common cold, allergy or a combination of all three? please advise. Many thanks
Fri, 31 Mar 2017
Hello dear.
As per your symptoms,its chest infection that he caught through his cousin.Also he is prone to allergies aa he caught asthma last year.
I would like to ask if there is any exposure to dust,mites,carpets or stuff toys on which there is furr???
If yes then plz avoid such stuff.I would recommend antipyretics like paracetamol 120 mg/5ml (5 ml 4-6 hourly for fever) and amoxil syrup 125mg/5ml
5 ml three times a day for 1 week along with some bronchodilator syrup like terbutaline 0.3mg/ml (5 ml thrice a day for 1 week) and anti histamines like benadryl for the acute phase.
you should also try some home remedies like 1 teaspoon of honey in luke warm water daily along with avoidance of cold drinks,cold and sour foods,candies,ketchup etc.
Also i would recommend monteleukast sachet 4mg daily at night for about 2 months to prevent further attacks.
Hope it will help.
Stay blessed :-)
As per your symptoms,its chest infection that he caught through his cousin.Also he is prone to allergies aa he caught asthma last year.
I would like to ask if there is any exposure to dust,mites,carpets or stuff toys on which there is furr???
If yes then plz avoid such stuff.I would recommend antipyretics like paracetamol 120 mg/5ml (5 ml 4-6 hourly for fever) and amoxil syrup 125mg/5ml
5 ml three times a day for 1 week along with some bronchodilator syrup like terbutaline 0.3mg/ml (5 ml thrice a day for 1 week) and anti histamines like benadryl for the acute phase.
you should also try some home remedies like 1 teaspoon of honey in luke warm water daily along with avoidance of cold drinks,cold and sour foods,candies,ketchup etc.
Also i would recommend monteleukast sachet 4mg daily at night for about 2 months to prevent further attacks.
Hope it will help.
Stay blessed :-)
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