my baby is 21 months old he is having whooping cough I consult doctor but he is not well he is vomiting 6 to 8 times a day and not eating any food and milk

2 Answers

Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children2 years ago

A. 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 bronchodilators 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 cagjn 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.v

Sarika guptaMom of 2 children2 years ago

A. Hello there ma’am please do not worry about it too much and please boil one clove in a cup of water and when it remains half then you should give baby 3-4 spoons for vomiting and also evaluate once with local doctor once again. Take care

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