I am a mother of two kids 3.5 n 10 p months old. I have a question to all the doctors. Ppl say common cold is s common n cures naturally. While I ahve seen with both of kids n myself it has a cycle which ia of runny nose 2 days, stuffy nose 1-3 days and then coughing for 6 plus days. I have tried curing them with so many home remedies but nothing seems to help. Everytime I have to take my kids to doctor either homeopathic or allopathic for one or the other phase of the cycle. Like coughing etc for which doctor prescribes antibiotic like currently to my daughter for cough in sleep she is prescribed cefpodoxime. Why is common cold not common nowadays.

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Dr. Kavish PandeyHomeopath3yrs exp

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Common cold is common now days, but the now people are more educated and with less immunity, which prevent then from getting recover in 10 days. Medically common cold takes 7- 15 days to get cured by itself. But today people know that on suffering from cold drink Ginger tea and rub Vicks Vaporub which gives relief. Actually Ginger prevents from happening cold, but makes the cough dry if took during cold, and Vicks also does the same, and dry cold takes much more time to get cure. Instead this take tea with 1 grain of black pepper and half pinch of salt, and steam inhalation of plain water 2-3 times a day. The cold will get cured in less days.

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Dr. Amit ChitaliyaPediatrician15yrs exp

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All these symptoms are fitting in common cold only .which as per me doesn't require antibiotic. Best way to avoid these much episodes is to vaccinate against seasonal flu every pre winter. Antitussive are required .rarely nebulising would help quickly if there is wheezing on examination of child.

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Dr. Sajeev KumarGeneral Physician32yrs exp

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It is due decreasing resistance of us, resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and children move around with many people and their immunity is not well developed till 10 -15 years.

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Dr. Jinendra Kumar JainPediatrician50yrs exp

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There is no role of antibiotics in Common cold. Cough during sleep may be due to nostrils block. Instill saline nasal drop in each nostrils that may be helpful.

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