All About Flu and Cough

[jeanieg]

Hi mommies


has anyone tried an ioniser? My two girls aged 5 & 6 sleep in the same room and if one falls sick the other will catch it too as they sleep with the air conditioner on. A friend told me to put an ioniser in the room? Anyone wanna advise me on this? And which is a good brand to get?

[TulipisPink]

Recently the flu bug is coming back and a lot of kids fall sick.


Last week, both my kids "took turn" and had bad throat/ lung infection.

My doctor advised:

1. To take Scott’s Cod liver oil (original favour is better) daily, to build up the immune system;

2. Exercise more. take up swimming to build up the lung;

3. Eat more fruits and green leaf veggie.Remember to drink more water too!

Wish all stay healthy especially during this exam period.

Cheers

Pink

[Adhelm]

Nice one discussion here at the forum about the cough and flu....

I also need this kind of the help for my friends kid....
Thanks allot for sharing this one info and having the nice one talk on
the topic.....


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[Tesor]

Hello everyone.I have flu problem.Every month i become ill with flu.I don't know why. Kindly give me some tips to prevent from it and tell me which syrup is best for flu.Thanks.Reply soon.


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[thumbs]

my whole family started on colostrum, my husband and i on the adults version and the children on theirs. we got better after 3 days. my children had cough n cold for 2 mths and we went through the whole entire works with the pd. both were taking turns with the nebulizer, anitibiotics. the whole family had to wear masks to stop the spread even the helper came down with cough and cold too.


unfortunately, the childlife colostrum and probiotics from GNC is so ex!! i also started them on the childlife cod liver oil all just to build up their immunity.

fingers cross!!

[smurf]

Usually when your child is down with flu and cough, how long does it takes to recover? Ds2 has been getting flu and cough for 2 months already. With fever up and down. Took antibiotic twice on separate occasions, weeks in between. Then changed to chinese physician last week, coz he had high fever.


Now, still coughing with phlegm and runny nose with lotsa mucus. I wonder what is wrong. He usually recovered fully after 3 weeks, but now, it’s so draggy.

Does the colour of phlegm/ mucus say anything. Doc said, doesn’t matter what colour though.

[margaret99]

glad to see this discussion…so many others having the same problem like mine…my son’s been having cough problem on and off for the past years…yes, he does have sensitive nose, allergy things…to bad. running nose? becz of that. cough? becz of that. blinking eyes? becz of that…all doctors conludes the same and blame the same thing…allergy. could be dust mite…but what i can do with dust mite? i bought vancuum just for mattress dustmite, i wash his bed sheet weekly…that’s all i can do. he had seen GP, PD, lung speciliast, ENT specilast…this and that…still, cough comes and goes. this time it takes 2 weeks and doctor says brochitis, so put him on anti biotics. he’s been on Zyetc for long time, he has nasonex, vetolin inhaler, singulair, zaditen…full of medicine at home and i can memorize all the medicine already…wondering if it is ok to take all these but no choice…sigh! he’s on Scotts Multi V, recently start colostrum. he’s skinny and underweight. but he’s happy, active, eats well (at least i think his eating portion ok). so what more i can do…maybe just have to live with it and wait he outgrow it. I think i will let him swim when he gets well, he’s going to be 5 yrs so can start swimming lesson now.

[sall]

There’s nothing much we can do about dustmite. The doctor advised me to soak the bedsheets, pillowcases in very hot water. I threw away all the soft toys, anything that is furry. I don’t even have curtains in the bedroom. Mites like curtains too. Just have one pillow for the child. It’s wise to invest in leather sofa, those fabric sofa is a haven for dust mites.

[kayatoaster]

besides washing pollowcases and bedsheets weekly in hot water, you may also want to switch to those anti dust mites mattresses or use a dust mite cover. get rid of ‘dust collectors’ like carpets and old books.


apparently dust mites prefer warm and humid conditions and the air con can help in controlling them by keeping the humidity down.

[wanchope]

My boy (2.5 yrs old) was coughing 3-4 times per night for last 3 months. He seldom coughed in daytime. We tried different ways. But those do not seem to work. I am thinking of taking him to see a doctor this weekend. Unfortunately we have not identified any ‘good’ doctor in our area (Pioneer). Any good recommendations?