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My 5 month old daughter has severe cold cough after diwali. Doc gave her amoxilin and kufril d for cough. What else can I do as her breathing heavy after 3 days of medication ? (She threw up once after the medicine was given so i gave half a dose again.)

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Dr. Bharath Kumar Reddy answered : 11 years ago

Dear SV, What needs to be considered is if your daughter has had any allergies or asthma in the past. We refer to them as hyper-responsive or atopic, wherein, these children are prone to develop an allergic reaction especially to pollution or smoke. Diwali is a season of high pollution and I would recommend using an antihistamine like cetirizine (appropriate dose for age), along with a a teasppon of honey (honey is a known and scientifically proven remedy for irritative cough). If it does not come down with this, she may need to examined and if associated with a wheeze, require a dose of nebulisation with salbutamol.

An antibiotic would be required if she had an associated fever (this signifies an infection and hence an antibiotic)

Regards,
Dr.Bharath Reddy

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