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What Do Recurring Fever And Cough Indicate Despite Taking Crocin And Benadryl?
Question: Hi Doctor,
My wife is having very bad cough for past 4-5 days.
She was having fever one week back and cough as well but, after taking crocin and benadryl, she was having some relief.
This weekend she again got fever for one day and cough also increased a lot.
She is coughing badly the whole day and due to this her head and throat is also paining. She is taking only benadryl as of now. Please suggest.
My wife is having very bad cough for past 4-5 days.
She was having fever one week back and cough as well but, after taking crocin and benadryl, she was having some relief.
This weekend she again got fever for one day and cough also increased a lot.
She is coughing badly the whole day and due to this her head and throat is also paining. She is taking only benadryl as of now. Please suggest.
Brief Answer:
several possibilities can be there..further evaluation needed...
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX Welcome to HealthcareMagic,
I've gone through your query and understand your concern for your wife,
As per your description, these symptoms mostly pointing towards a respiratory tract infections (mostly viral in nature, however, probably complicated by an impending bacterial infection in this scenario)...
She needs to take ample rest...also please stay away from any direct exposure of A/C ducts as well as over-crowded places for the time-being...
Try to avoid cold drinks, dairy products(including yogurt also), sour foods for the time being...
Betadine gargle will be helpful for the cough/throat irritations. Do the gargling three times daily for next 4-5 days.. also put a pinch of salt in lukewarm water and gargle twice daily as an alternative fashion for next few days...she can also take some soothing cough lozenges (eg. Strepsils etc.) for the time being...Since there are fever and headache, take Tab PARACETAMOL 650mg Stat dose (for now) followed by thrice daily(after some food)...
Taking steam inhalation three to four times a day will be beneficial additionally...drink a lot of water to remain well hydrated through out the day...all these will help in reducing the ongoing symptoms however a proper clinical check-up is needed in this scenario also...
Since the fever and cough are still persisting, I'd suggest visiting a nearby Internal Medicine specialist for a thorough check-up as she may need a course of antibiotics therapy also (taking Benadryl alone won't help, moreover it's not indicated for long term use also)...
Please let me know if there are any further queries...
Take Care
Kind Regards
several possibilities can be there..further evaluation needed...
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX Welcome to HealthcareMagic,
I've gone through your query and understand your concern for your wife,
As per your description, these symptoms mostly pointing towards a respiratory tract infections (mostly viral in nature, however, probably complicated by an impending bacterial infection in this scenario)...
She needs to take ample rest...also please stay away from any direct exposure of A/C ducts as well as over-crowded places for the time-being...
Try to avoid cold drinks, dairy products(including yogurt also), sour foods for the time being...
Betadine gargle will be helpful for the cough/throat irritations. Do the gargling three times daily for next 4-5 days.. also put a pinch of salt in lukewarm water and gargle twice daily as an alternative fashion for next few days...she can also take some soothing cough lozenges (eg. Strepsils etc.) for the time being...Since there are fever and headache, take Tab PARACETAMOL 650mg Stat dose (for now) followed by thrice daily(after some food)...
Taking steam inhalation three to four times a day will be beneficial additionally...drink a lot of water to remain well hydrated through out the day...all these will help in reducing the ongoing symptoms however a proper clinical check-up is needed in this scenario also...
Since the fever and cough are still persisting, I'd suggest visiting a nearby Internal Medicine specialist for a thorough check-up as she may need a course of antibiotics therapy also (taking Benadryl alone won't help, moreover it's not indicated for long term use also)...
Please let me know if there are any further queries...
Take Care
Kind Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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