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Cough and cold for more than 4 days
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My baby ( 5 months ) caught cold and cough and it's been 5 days. We are giving home remidies but not much effect. Any further suggestions.
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Greetings. Hime remedies: steam inhation and Kadda 150ml of water,+jaggary , + fresh crushed ginger,+ 3 full black pepper+3 cloves and boul to concentrate to 100ml. Cool , serve warm to baby twice a day.for 3- 4 days. Iam pretty sure it will work , otherwise do TLC , DLC to rule out eosinophilia. There may be infection. Give Mox soluble tablets 125mg three times a day.for 5days.
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Please consult a pediatrician directly. Medicines are needed as it is not going away
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Greetings , since the child is having cold and cough for Cough it's better to avoid the medication so kindly book a consultation so that I can guide you through the treatment
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