All About Flu and Cough

[Seow Ting Ting]

what s the best medicine for flu?

[Baking Mum]

Takes lots of vit c n plenty of rest.

[kohkh]

Try African Sea Coconut Cough Syrup (NTUC sells but cheaper at other chinese medical shop). How I solve my kids cold cough:


1. Give the cough syrup right away with the warm water . (Beyond a few coughs is too late as the phelgm has started)
2. Switch off fan. No air-con at all time. Sometimes, I keep my child away from school to avoid the air-con.
3. Eat a piece of bread/ hot noodle.
4. Take a hot bath.

Vapors are out. They make it worse for my kid.

For those having long term cough, that is probably the lungs have been hurt and thus taking longer time to recover. Take the cough syrup daily before the usual time that the cough starts for a period of time. Drink warm water. Also need to avoid fruits too cold for children, grapes, oranges etc.

[ccgoh]

What vitamin C brands are good for flu (for kids)

[missy]

lots of fruits and veggies are best BUT when there's already a bug Vit C can't help much.

Find out about the Silver Sol supplement. It actually searches out the bacteria or virus and destroy them. For virus, its more of binding the Viral protein and makes it unable to replicate....Thus, giving the body's immune a chance to fight back

[mamemo]

my whole family’s been down with flu and cough since last week. My husband and I are almost fully recovered, except my boy, still having cough.


Does anyone know whether buying a air purifier can help in coughing ? thinking of buying one to at least help him to cough less at night

[Verysuperkiasu]

I have a daughter who is ten plus this year. She has been coughing for 2 months now - alternating between dry and phlegmy cough. Brought her to GP 3 times, taken 2 courses of anitbiotics, cough mixtures, fluimicil (to dissolve phlegm) and taken chest Xray. Xray shows normal lungs - no TB, no pnemonia and lungs clear. But still cough persists…I’m at a loss of what to do.


Heard from friends to try buying those chinese herbs…Never tried before and not sure if its safe. From medical hall - are they safe? Do they sell things that are scrutinized by ministry of health?

BTW, I’m not sure if it’s because of her school having renovation - they cordoned off one side to build extension of another block. It’s very dusty, dd says. But even during weekends where she doesn’t go to school, she also cough. So I’m not sure.

[TulipisPink]

Hi my girl is 5 yrs old and she tends to cough easily when the weather changes.


You may check whether are there any curtain, bedsheets, dust that are near her sleeping area. try changing it often, i.e weekly if possible. clear away all the books in his/her sleeping area.

Give your kid to drink warm often (use tumbler to keep the water warm if he/she stays in an air-conditioned environments at school). Make sure the kid dun catch a cold at her chest area and neck.

My doctor said the renovation/ painting work also is one of the factor that trigger her cough. so try to stay away whenever you can… also give (original favour) cod liver oil at least once a week.

[Verysuperkiasu]

TulipisPink:

Hi my girl is 5 yrs old and she tends to cough easily when the weather changes.


You may check whether are there any curtain, bedsheets, dust that are near her sleeping area. try changing it often, i.e weekly if possible. clear away all the books in his/her sleeping area.

Give your kid to drink warm often (use tumbler to keep the water warm if he/she stays in an air-conditioned environments at school). Make sure the kid dun catch a cold at her chest area and neck.

My doctor said the renovation/ painting work also is one of the factor that trigger her cough. so try to stay away whenever you can... also give (original favour) cod liver oil at least once a week.

thanks for the advice. will try that.

[TulipisPink]

If u need to buy any package medicine. it is advisable you show it to your TCM doctor and ask for opinion.


We ususally will check with our doctor, Dr. Tang of Yu Guo.