Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy3 years agoA. your child is less than 6 months of age so to see ginger and honey will not come but only breastfeeding and nasal saline drops
Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy3 years agoA. it is important to prevent temperature variations around the child which is the most common cause of cough and cold in children followed by any type of food which is causing allergies and do not give cold waterc or ice cream and keep the child immunized for influenza that is give flu vaccine yearly and you can also go for home remedies regularlyc like tulsi ginger and honey and turmeric with milk
Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years agoA. Cold most of the time is a viral illness where there could be running nose sneezing along with cough and it needs supportive care along with proper hydration . steam inhalation will also be useful in this .
cough needs to be treated with anti allergic and expectorant bronchodilators or antitussives medicine which should be used once a proper evaluation by the doctor is done and according to the type of cough its prescribed.
if any fever is there paracetamol can be given to reduce fthe temperaturge and the dose can be repeated again after 6 hours if required .
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