Hi,my Child Aged 4 Yrs With History Of Allergy Now

Posted on Fri, 5 Oct 2018

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Question : Hi,my child aged 4 yrs with history of allergy now suffering with history of productive cough for last 2 weeks.he is on montair chewable tablet,syrup pulmoclear and levosalbutamol with spacer.we are hydrating well and added honey and turmeric to his diet.no history of fever.takes his feeds well.shud we start with any antibiotic, please advise because he's suffering from very bad sleepless nights with his cough all thru the night.

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Steam inhalation is the mainstay of treatment.

Detailed Answer:
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Let me strongly insist you NOT to use antibiotics since such episodes are usually due to viral and/or allergic cause. Unless due to a bacterial cause, antibiotics have no role.

Please give steam inhalation. That should help.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Diptanshu Das (28 minutes later)

Thanks doc,how safe is to use pulmoclear syrup in my child.can we use pulmoclear or not?shall we continue using montair chewable tablet and cetrizine syrup.he is unable to cough out sputum.

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Steam inhalation is the mainstay of treatment.

Detailed Answer:
Pulmoclear Syrup is safe. However, steam inhalation serves the same purpose and in fact is better. Steam inhalation should help in rendering the cough productive. Give her cetirizine syrup for 2-5 days during such episodes.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng