#asktheexperts hai doctor my kid is 5 years old ,she having cold & cough (for 10days),she not eating well,what is solution?,in cold and cough,what fruit is good for cold& cought?, what juice i s good?

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Cough along with Cold and fever most of the time is a  viral illness or allergic and it needs supportive care along with proper hydration needs to be maintained. you can give steam inhalation which may be useful .
cough needs to be treated with medicine like anti allergic  expectorant bronchodilatorsy antitussives or cough suppresents medicine which should be given only after a proper evaluation by the doctor according to the type of cough and need.
In severe cough nebulisation can be given where medicine directly gets dilivered in the respiratory tract.
Also if fever is there paracetamol can be given to reduce the fever and the dose is 15 mg/ kg body weight and can be repeated after 6 hours again if required .
Home remedies like Tulsi & ginger mix in honey can be tried for soothing.

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Fruits you can give any kind of fruit that you would want to but only on room temperature it is not at all advisable for you that you give any kind of juice as juice are generally considered very unhealthy give more of liquids like buttermilk coconut water these are going to help and also nebulae your child thrice you can use saline water for that