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Suggest Remedy For Recurring Episodes Of Cold Back To Back
I live with two pre-school-aged children, who are taking turns getting a cold. One child started a few weeks ago with a cough and ended up with an ear infection and is taking antibiotics. The other child started with a productive cough a couple of days ago.I started with my cough about 4 few weeks ago (along with the first child), and ended up with a chest cold (cough, congestion, fatigue, phlegm that was thick and yellow). I did not take any medication and the cough decreased and the mucus was becoming clear. However, it seems to be making a comeback. Now I have a productive cough again with white/light yellow mucus, worse in the morning and later evenings. My lungs sound clear during the days.My question: do I need to consider taking antibiotics or treat this as an allergy or even two different cases of colds that happened back-to-back?? Thank you.
Fri, 17 Oct 2014
Hi,
It might be allergic cough but mixed infection can not be ruled out.
As this problem is since long, you might require one course of antibiotic for 5-7 days.
Avoid cold drinks and junk food.
Ok and take care.
It might be allergic cough but mixed infection can not be ruled out.
As this problem is since long, you might require one course of antibiotic for 5-7 days.
Avoid cold drinks and junk food.
Ok and take care.
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