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COLD AND SNEEZING
Suffering from running nose, sneezing, from Last 4 to 5 days , kindly provide some medicine to reduce the symptoms.thanks
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Plenty of liquids like nimupani in luckwarm water mousambi juice tomato soup sip by sip.
Avoid spicy fried greasy junk food or food from outside.
Light diet
You need
Single dose ANTIBIOTIC for three to five days.
Antihistamine/ ANTIALLERGIC one at night for three to five days.
Anticold two times a day after food for three to five days.
You can approach ER FOR EVALUATION N PRESCRIPTION as strictly instruted not to write any medicine or PRESCRIPTION. you can consult on practo any doc.ok.
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First of all if you are working in an environment filled with dust then use a mask. Medication wise take an anti-histaminic preferably at night. Avoid cold food items n use warm water for drinking. Get well soon.. Tc
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Dr. Bipin Ninan Abraham
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
You may require antihistamines. These following steps may help:
- Avoid cold food and water, preferably have hot food and water
- Don't skip meals have a liquid diet containing soups and progressively increase to solid diet as per how you can tolerate.
- Have food rich in vitamin C such as oranges to help build immunity.
- Drink plenty of fluids, drink 3 liters of water per day
- Do salt water gargling with lukewarm water thrice a day
- Do steam inhalation (plain steam) thrice a day and apply vaporub over your chest and nose
- Maintain good personal hygiene(Wash you hands regularly)
- Rest plenty, body heals while at rest
If the condition persists or worsens visit nearest ER at earliest
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