Am Having A Bad Cold

Posted on Sun, 29 Sep 2019

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Question : am having a bad cold

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Seems to be a viral

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

This seems to be a viral infection and recovery expected in 5-7 days. You can take symptomatic treatment for better recovery.

For runny nose and sneezing: tab cetirizine 5 mg as needed upto 2 times a day.
For fever: tab crocin 500 mg 3-4 times a day or as needed
Drink warm fluids. Steam inhalation. Avoid cold air and dust. Take adequate rest. If you feel that the infection is spreading to chest, then please get a chest Xray PA view and get analysed by pulmonologist.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar