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COUGH SYRUP IS NOT THE TREATMENT FOR COUGH....
Kindly note that most cough are due to viral infections and will resolve on their own....There is no need to give antibiotics....Keep warm, exclusive breastfeeding and avoid any one adult or child with colds. If your child is breathing fast or having fever or breathing with difficulty, it could be pneumonia, kindly see a doctor immediately....
We Paediatricians are usually not comfortable to cough syrup being given first to infants.. I.e below 1 year..... This is because it sedates and makes it difficult for the children to breath well especially a child that has pneumonia with increased work of breathing...
Kindly note that most cough are due to viral infections and will resolve on their own....There is no need to give antibiotics....Keep warm, exclusive breastfeeding and avoid any one adult or child with colds. If your child is breathing fast or having fever or breathing with difficulty, it could be pneumonia, kindly see a doctor immediately....
We Paediatricians are usually not comfortable to cough syrup being given first to infants.. I.e below 1 year..... This is because it sedates and makes it difficult for the children to breath well especially a child that has pneumonia with increased work of breathing...
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Dear mom, usually coughs doesn't need medication, it is a viral infection that should be left to run its course it will resolve on its own with or without medication except if it comes with other symptoms like fever or vomiting. If it lasts too long or is recurrent please take your child to see a Paediatrician for proper evaluation and management preferably in a teaching hospital.
Hello ma'am please take the child back to the hospital for a follow up visit. Meanwhile, go through the articles below on cough.
Use nasal aspirator to relieve the congestion in the nose, this will help him breath well.
Kindly take your baby to the hospital to get proper treatment.
Kindly take your baby to the hospital to get proper treatment.
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Pls don't give blood tonic with antibiotics. Poor appetite is not improved by blood tonic. You can give vitamin Bco.... Loss of appetite is a side effect of many drugs and the illness itself.... As the child gets better, the appetite will improve spontaneously
Dr. Dara Abiodun
Medical Doctor
Tonsillitis is bacteria infection of the tonsils. It is caused by bacteria usually present in the mouth or from the nostrils and airway
Dr. Dara Abiodun
Medical Doctor
Please do not self-medication. Most cold and catarrh are viral infections that will be left to run its course."For catarrh, Keep your baby warm. Adequate hygiene around a baby is expedient. If nostrils are congested, u can buy saline drops to help relieve congestion or do steam inhalation (both of you will have to do it) If no improvement, kindly consult with a paediatrician for further assistance.
Try to avoid frequent baths to prevent the child from being cold, avoid smokes from kitchen or frying. Also, since you have been to the hospital and the medication given didn't work then go back to the doctor to let him/ her know the outcome. If possible see a Paediatrician.
Kindly note that most cough are due to viral infections and will resolve on their own....There is no need to give antibiotics....Keep warm, exclusive breastfeeding and avoid any one adult or child with colds. If your child is breathing fast or having fever or breathing with difficulty, it could be pneumonia, kindly see a doctor immediately. We Paediatricians are usually not comfortable to cough syrup being given first to infants.. I.e below 1 year..... This is because it sedates and makes it difficult for the children to breath well especially a child that has pneumonia with increased work of breathing... Another reason is because most Cough syrup are expectorants but children especially infants don't expectorate the sputum but rather swallow so they don't need expectorants cough syrups. However most important reason is because when mothers use cough syrup they delay in presenting to the hospital for proper evaluation of the child leading to late presentation of conditions like pneumonia which actually kills children fast. The side effect of some cough syrup especially depression of respiration is also a major issue. However if a doctor has examined and ruled out pneumonia or is already treating with antibiotics, use of cough syrup may be useful for very dry irritating cough in children above age 1 year but no need for expectorants cough syrup as most children do not expectorate.... I.e cough out their sputum... They swallow it