I am 24yr old adult and I having this problem of cold and cough from last 4yrs whenever there is change in the weather I get cold and few days after tat when cold is gone the running nose convert to cough of green colour than that cough start giving me problems like sometimes in breathing too. From last 6 months I m having cold in every month. please help

Dr. Amit VermaGeneral Physician17yrs exp

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To prevent cold: -Always wash hands after coughing / sneezing into your hands, blowing nose, after touching someone who is sick, or using public restrooms or telephones. -Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough. -Get plenty of rest/sleep.Avoid people who have a cold or cold symptoms. -Drink plenty of fluids(veg/tomato soups,dal water/coconut water/herbal tea etc), and eat nutritious food(like sprouts). Avoid foods or drinks with caffeine -Gargle to keep from getting a sore throat.Take only lukewarm water to drink during the day -Use saline nasal sprays or nasal irrigation. -Tablet nasorest-p once/twice daily may ease breathing. -Do steam inhalation once or twice daily. -Complications like infections of ears, throat, sinuses or lungs must be treated with antibiotics. -Cough- For dry cough.Take syrup Alex-D.(1 tsp thrice daily) -Productive cough:it brings up mucus from behind the throat or lungs.Use syrup Alex. -Get chest xray done if cough lasts for more than a week 

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