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Asked for male, 35 years old from Bangalore
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MD- General Physician-RU- Equi. MBBS, Di...read more

ENT Specialist•Hyderabad
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dextromethorphan is not recommended for children, rather use Benadryl
avoid all cold and sour foods, if the child is breast fed, the mother as well is supposed to avoid all cold and sour foods
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Asked for female, 27 years old from Palakkad
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Gynaecologist•Kolkata
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Don't worry, if you take the above mentioned medications for short term (3 to 4) days, it won't have any effect on the baby.
Asked for male, 23 years old from Mysore
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MBBS, Fellowship in Hypertension

General Physician•Ujjain
Cough could be due to acid reflux.
 
 take hot saline gargles atleast 5 - 6 times a day, it will help to clear the throat . 
steam inhalation also helps to clear respiratory passages. 
sprinkling eucalyptus oil on the clothes and pillows while sleeping will help. 
elevating the upper body and head by propping up with 2 - 3 pillows at night will help to relieve post nasal drip which worsens dry cough.
 hot soup infused with ginger, tulsi, pepper should be taken. 
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General Physician•Chennai
A week of cough needs to be investigated an xray chest and blood cbc will help till then continue cough syp.
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Pediatrician•Bangalore
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No need to take any medicines before taking vaccine.
After taking vaccine, to reduce pain you can take paracetamol
if developing fever, can continue paracetamol.
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Asked for male, 22 years old from Bhopal
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General Physician•Cuttack
1. Do warm saline gurgling 3-4 times daily
2. Take viscodyne d syrup 2tsf thrice daily if it is a dry cough or viscodyne syrup if cough is associated with sputum
3. You may have to take antibiotic along with it after consulting doctor, if no relief4. Avoid smoking if you smoke.
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Dietitian/Nutritionist•Mumbai
Firstly there's no lifelong cure for the common cold. Antibiotics are only effective against infections of throat and are of no use against cold viruses. Over-the-counter (otc) cold preparations won't cure a common cold or make it go away any sooner, and most have side effects. A saltwater gargle 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2tsp turmeric dissolved in a glass of warm water can temporarily relieve a sore or scratchy throat. To help relieve nasal congestion, try saline (pure salt water) nasal drops. If y...more
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MBBS, D.P.H

General Physician•Gurgaon
YOU CAN TAKE ALL OF DX FOR DRUG COUGH
SIDE EFFECTS ARE
1.BREATHING PROBLEMS
2. DROWSINESS
3. SKIN RASHES
4. HEADACHE
5. NAUSEA AND VOMITING ETC.
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Ayurveda•Latur
Take tablet zifi o200 mg 1 tablet 2 times a day tablet wikoryl 1 tablet 2 times a day tablet levocet m 1 tablet daily and tusq longes for chewing 2 times for 3 days.
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General Physician•Cuttack
1. Do steam inhalation by steam inhaler 2-3 times daily with karvol plus inhalant capsule
2. Put otrivin nasal drop 1 drop thrice daily.
3. Take one tablet of levocetrizine (5mg) at bed time.
4. Drink lukewarm water/hot soup/herbal tea etc
5. If you have recurrent attack of cold you may be having sinusitis/allergic rhinitis
6. Take plain xray pns/ct scan of pns after consulting ent specialist to exclude sinusitis and take treatment accordingly
7. If sinusitis is excluded,...more
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