Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years agoA. Cold is most of the time because of viral illness and if the child is having recurrent running nose and nasal congestion it may be a part of allergic rhinitis also so it needs a proper examination.
steam inhalation will be beneficial in both the cases along with decongestant medicine like alex cold/ hatric 3/ sinarest.
As a part of viral illness there could be associated symptoms like cough and fever which needs treatment accordingly along with a proper hydration needs to be maintained .weight gain in a child is a good indicator for proper health of the child and there should be a regular weight gain htas per the age of the child. if there is not a proper weight gain it can be because of many factors like nutritional factor some chronic infection or malabsorption which needs to be ruled out.
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