Brief Answer: Antibiotics are not needed always Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for writing to health care magic. Recurrent cold and cough episodes are common in kids below 5 years. Most of these episodes are viral or allergic with bacterial infections accounting for less than one fourth . Antibiotics are generally given if cold and cough symptoms do not settle in a few days. If your doctor prescribed clamp each and everytime , it's over treatment. But it's difficult to say so unless you examine a kid. You need to get your kid vaccinated every year with flu shot and take pneumococcus vaccine if not taken already. Drugs like monteleukast at 4mg daily in the evening once a day for few months can control allergies. You need to give her vit d 800 units drops as the level should be above 40. Regarding nutrition you need to give him plenty of fruits and vegetables and home made foods which you eat. Avoid junk foods. You can test his hemoglobin and if low give him iron and iron rich foods like dates and jaggery which would help in building immunity. Wishing your kid good health Regards Arun

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