All About Flu and Cough

[mamaliciouss]

phantom:

There is this Chinese medicine known as the Niu Huang (it is a yellow powder) which you give your kid eat once when he is around 2 or 3 years old then the phlegm will disappear. Can check with the medicine hall. My neice, nephew, Kid all ate once and phlegm went away.


When I was a kid, I got the same problem, always coughing away with phlegms, then while I was 10, I took 1 portion and there goes my persistence cough.

So maybe you can try it out.

i tink it sounds like \"liu huang\". it's actually sulphur, yellow color somemore. i can almost confirm. izit safe to consume? n oh no my girl started coughing n havin runny nose after her pneumococcal jab. i really hate vaccinations. tink she took close to 100ml of medicine for the past couple of weeks. hai...

[ming_mama]

"Niu Huang" and "liu huang" is different thing.

[starlight1968sg]

ming_mama:

\"Niu Huang\" and \"liu huang\" is different thing.

I thought sulphur is poisonous and meant to chase the snakes away. :roll:

[sunnydaz]

Best to keep the room "moist".


At one point, my gal was down with flu n cough. Keep coughing badly every night n was keeping me awake. I bought humidifier to keep the room moist and with the fan rotating. Make sure child not facing the fan as it will make them cough more. Something like the air gone in their nose/mouth, it irritates their narrow airway, etc.

Try not to on the aircon as it will make the air dry, making them cough more.
I apply some bb vicks on her chest as well.

[chatelaine]

I used HNZ honey, finds it good. My children loved it and cough will usually healed the following day.

[BusyMum88]

Aloysiusbb:

ChiefKiasu:

[quote=\"Aloyiusbb\"]
mine even flu vaccine pd also dun suggest cos my son have sensitive airway..

Try to put him through some aerobic sports like swimming and jogging. They really help if you keep at it everyday. Help to build up resistance naturally.

swimming really gd har.. i also heard ppl saying.. since he born i haven start to bring him to swim cos scare he catch a cold.. jogging.. my boy only 20 mth leh.. haah[/quote]Swimming is generally good for kids, but if your child have weak airway as my girl, then have to reconsider....need to wait till her breathing system is better then can think to send her to learn swimming,... otherwise will get sick every week for months... >.<|||

[BusyMum88]

Aloysiusbb:

Fettuccine:

Vitamins! I give my kids vitamin C, calcium, multivits for growth and development. Like someone said, exercising build immune system too. But if for a young toddler to fall sick often, eat lots of food/fruits rich in vitamin c and anti-oxidants. Eg, spinach, grapes, ketchup, tomatoes, fresh fruit juices, etc...and lots of fish.

i tried to give him the cod fish liver oil but he dun want.. and doc prescribe me a syrup for vit but til now haven give cos he sick and on lots of medication..

I tried to give my girl cod fish liver oil too... but the funny thing happen is her skin get rashes after 2 week of taking the liver oil... my parent took her to see doctor said she allergy to liver oil or any oily products... >.<\\\\\\

[BusyMum88]

junxiong:

When my son has fever, he can still be running around and playing. Same for flu. The doctor said the medicine wont cure him, it only 'cure the symptoms' so I try not to feed him medicine unless he looked listless.


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You can get the doctor to say that to my father and mother-in-laws.. It really a pain to explain to them that child get sick often when in preschool is a \"normal\" nowsaday... but my father-in law will say that the doctor is a cheap..the medi could not cure his granddaughter...he should not come out to be doctor.... oh my god!!!

[BusyMum88]

ej_mum:

yalor, haizzzz, dono those doc reali know anot, i feel my son is like a ginea pig, hahaha, tryin all types of medicine...

My girl get weak airway after being sick for months... and my father in law is like using her as ginea pig too... took her to see this and that all different doc and took all kind of medi... it really pain me but he just wont listen to me and keep saying he know what best for my girl... T_T

Finally I took my girl to see ma kuang and the doc told me due to all those diff medi cause her body immu system to get harewire... and weaken her airway... if not careful she will get asthma... still my father in law wont believe me/ma kuang doc... anyone have this problem too...dealing with grandparents.. T.T

[BusyMum88]

mintcc:

[quote]Treatment:

To stop night time coughing in a child (or an adult, as! we found out personally), put Vicks Vapor Rub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime and then cover with socks.

I thought it worked for a while then find the results is not very consistent. Turns out that there is no such study done.

[quote]Foot Rub Cough Cure: Fact or Fiction?

June 7, 2007, Ottawa, ON – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) recently learned of a circulating e-mail that claims NRC scientists have proven that Vicks VapoRub can be applied to the feet to cure a persistent cough. We would like to take this opportunity to dispel this rumour.

The e-mail suggests that NRC conducted research comparing the effectiveness of prescription cough medicines in children to alternative therapies such as acupressure. However, our databases indicate that no such studies involving Vicks VapoRub have been done at NRC. It is rare for NRC to perform research on alternate applications of medications.[/quote]http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/newsroom/news/2007/cough07-ma_e.html

it's also not a good idea to apply vicks for kids younger than 2 yrs old as the vapour rup may cause increased mucus to airways that was inflamed and caused breathing difficulties
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE50C14Z20090113[/quote]Vick do not work for my 3yo girl too.. I tried rub it on her feet to stop her night cough.. but no use.. she dislike it very much when I rub her chest... throughout the night twis and turn and cry in sleep... pain me to see her like this.. so I now wont rub any vick on her during night time...