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Expectorants help thin mucus, making it easier to cough up. The ingredient guaifenesin is the only expectorant in the U.S., so look for it on the label if you need an expectorant. Suppressants help cut the number of times you cough. The active ingredient listed is usually dextromethorphan (DM).
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Before taking medication it is important that you consult a chest specialist and get clinically checked and investigated otherwise taking such high specific drugs is not advisable.
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Salbutamol will not cause any damage. It is better to use it than getting the attack of asthma which is injurious to the growing fetus. Your querry about ige is not clear.
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Diploma in Child Health (DCH), F.I.A.M.S...read more
Pediatrician•Muzaffarnagar
That you r considering phlegm may not be phlegm. It may be collection of saliva in throat which vibrates and sounds due to breathing which is normal at this age. In diseased chest congestion, baby can not be active n feed properly. Coughing may be due to irritation of throat by so called phlegm. Baby swallow it now n then.
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Stop Coughing Day and Night:
Try an expectorant. Over-the-counter (OTC) cough medications with an expectorant such as guaifenesin work by clearing the mucus and other secretions of a productive cough so that you can breathe easier.
Take a cough suppressant. ...
Sip green tea. ...
Stay hydrated. ...
Suck on lozenges.
Try an expectorant. Over-the-counter (OTC) cough medications with an expectorant such as guaifenesin work by clearing the mucus and other secretions of a productive cough so that you can breathe easier.
Take a cough suppressant. ...
Sip green tea. ...
Stay hydrated. ...
Suck on lozenges.
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Try an expectorant. Over-the-counter (OTC) cough medications with an expectorant such as guaifenesin work by clearing the mucus and other secretions of a productive cough so that you can breathe easier.
Take a cough suppressant. ...
Sip green tea. ...
Stay hydrated. ...
Suck on lozenges.
Take a cough suppressant. ...
Sip green tea. ...
Stay hydrated. ...
Suck on lozenges.
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