My 2 yr old son has recurrent dry cough( til nw no fever or cold, unlike last tym) with hardly a gap of 2 weeks in between. ..last tym no infection was ruled out...however due to his poor diet habits his hb was found to b 8...he is been on iron syrup nw...m giving him cough syrup...Wat could b d reason behind his coughs...n Wat can b done to help him out?
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. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose 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 