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Suggest Home Remedy For An Infant To Treat Common Cold.
my nine months old baby boy has recurring cold starts with running nose followed by mucus gets sleepless and irritates ... after every ten fifteen days it happens again ... few suggesting for home remedies like hot ajwain, aalshi (some sort of seeds) water , tulsi, honey, turmeric etc etc please suggest me permanant home remedy
Sat, 24 May 2014
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1. As common cold is caused by common viruses [ commonest being Rhinovirus] thus has no specific treatment. [It runs its course and resolves spontaneously] medicines are provided only to control symptoms.
2. If at any point of time, baby feels uncomfortable or develops high grade fever consult a pediatrician and get evaluated and treated properly.
3. Since getting repeated attacks of cold, thus are usually allergic and/or with decreased Immunity, thus prevention of recurrent attacks is the main aim of treatment.
. give high protein diet [milk with protein powder], give soup [if permissible], which help thin mucus, and promote nasal drainage.
. do not give caffeine containing beverages, as they lead to dehydration and resulting nasal blockage
. mix old ghee in saindhav namak [rock salt] and massage with warm hands on baby chest and back.
. add a pinch of white pepper in one tea spoon of pure honey.
. prepare tea with aniseed and tulsi and give it to drink [ drop wise]
4. you can ask for prescription medicine like: syp/tab bresol [himalaya], tab/syp haleezy [charak], [according to age]
1. As common cold is caused by common viruses [ commonest being Rhinovirus] thus has no specific treatment. [It runs its course and resolves spontaneously] medicines are provided only to control symptoms.
2. If at any point of time, baby feels uncomfortable or develops high grade fever consult a pediatrician and get evaluated and treated properly.
3. Since getting repeated attacks of cold, thus are usually allergic and/or with decreased Immunity, thus prevention of recurrent attacks is the main aim of treatment.
. give high protein diet [milk with protein powder], give soup [if permissible], which help thin mucus, and promote nasal drainage.
. do not give caffeine containing beverages, as they lead to dehydration and resulting nasal blockage
. mix old ghee in saindhav namak [rock salt] and massage with warm hands on baby chest and back.
. add a pinch of white pepper in one tea spoon of pure honey.
. prepare tea with aniseed and tulsi and give it to drink [ drop wise]
4. you can ask for prescription medicine like: syp/tab bresol [himalaya], tab/syp haleezy [charak], [according to age]
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