My four year old has had a cold, clear runny nose and cough for the last 3 weeks.  She has vomitted every Saturday for the last 3 weeks.  No smell to the vomit, just food.  Took her to the doctor on Monday they said it was a cold/virus.  Should I take her back to the doctor?  Do you think she needs an antibiotic?
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do.NO NEED TO USE ANTIBIOTICS FOR TRIVIAL VIRAL ILLNESS LIKE THIS. If there is fever - Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25 mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal 