Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy2 years agoA. You need to give plenty of water and fibre diet to the child and your child appears to be suffering from constipation.
In addition try to give papaya banana oats fennel seeds water kishmish vegetables and fruits specially with covers.
If your doctor has prescribed constipation medicine then kindly continue them
Many times you have to complete course of constipation medicine.
Decrease the milk intake to around 200 ml to 300 ml per day only.
The problem of constipation decreases with increasing age of the child and the medicines give only symptomatic relief.
This can occur due to either allergy or infection and some times due to weather changes around the child.
For cold you can give syp maxtra /wikoryl AF 5 ml to the child 2 to 3 times per day. (Helps in decreasing running nose and cold)
Try to prevent temperature variations around the child and give nasal saline drops every three hourly.
Indirect steam can also be given.
For fever and pain give paracetamol
Go for home remedies like Tulsi Ginger honey diluted with water combination and turmeric with milk at least 2 times per day.
Give warm water to drink. .
For wet coughing you can gifve syrup ascoril LS 5ml twice daily to the child
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