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Asked for male, 23 years old from Chennai
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MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad
saline gargles. Avoid cold and sour food. No relief then get xray chest, cbc esr and sputum afb to know cause
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MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor o...read more

ENT Specialist•Trivandrum
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Sleepiness is one of the Major side effect of alkof. Don't worry just check her response like responding to call or answering question. Give her sometime she will be ok.
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Asked for male, 34 years old from Navi Mumbai
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Homeopath•Delhi
Dear lybrate user,

As basically to combine two different thing to make a single product without any medical supervision is actually very harmful for your health. so do not try to mix them and if you are suffering from cough and any other respiratory issue then go for Doctor. and for better treatment to use homoeopathy you may ask me online
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Pediatrician•Gurgaon
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Pediasure can be used as a meal like milk
you may add 6 scoops in a glass of water and give once a day. Junior Horlicks is not used alone to be added in milk etc.
Asked for MALE, 32 years old from Hubli-Dharwad
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Diploma in Child Health (DCH), MBBS

Pediatrician•Noida
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As such if a child is having normal indian food then there is no need of a supplement at all but if child is not eating properly then first approach should be towards proper eating habits and not just to give supplements bcz no supplement can give you proper nutrition still if you want to give then they all have different nutritive value and you can give them alternatively.
Asked for female, 32 years old from Bidar
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Pediatrician•Vadodara
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5ml twice daily
you can go for home remedies like tulsi ginger honey (add honey if child is more than 1 year of age) combination which can be diluted with water and given frequently to the child.
also u can give turmeric with warm milk one or two times everyday.
give warm water to drink as well as nasal saline drops frequently.
try to prevent temperature variations around the child that is from hot to cold and cold to hot environment.
keep the child well covered.
if t...more
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Asked for male, 41 years old from Kolkata
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MBBS, DNB (Pediatrics), Certification Co...read more

Pediatrician•Delhi
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Any cough syp containing dextromethorpan is totally safe if given above 2 years of age. Dosage for your child will be 2.5 ml thrice daily.
Asked for female, 27 years old from Palakkad
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MBBS, MS - Obstetrics and Gynaecology, F...read more

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, 2 years old from Gurgaon
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Unani Specialist•Kanpur
Follow these herbal combinations for complete cure
kumar kalyan ras 1/2 tablet twice a day
sitopiladi avleh 3 gm twice a day.
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Asked for male, 3 years old from Vellore
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MD PEDIATRICS, MBBS

Pediatrician•Amritsar
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No don't give it.
Dextromethorphan should be avoided in small children.
Only give syp flucold 2.5 ml three times a day.
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