my 19 month old daughter started sneezing with a runny nose(clear water like)I attributed it to dust and change in weather and started allegra 2.5ml morning and evening for two days after which it cleared but 2 days later she seems to be coughing now and then ,should I give her piriton-cs?she has no congestion as of now
Hi.... some amount of cough while the kid is recovering from cold is very common. You need not treat this cough as this is a protective reflex. Body produces cough to went out the secretions which have formed during the viral cold. As the kid coughs, the secretions come up, but the kid will not be able to spit it out. So they will swallow it. It will come out in the form of vomiting or in motion. But if this kid is becoming breathless due to cough then it needs treatment and I suggest you consult your pediatrician regarding this is the kid develops breathlessness. Regards -