Hi my 2 yr old has had a head cold for a couple of days now, her runny nose is getting better, but today she has had not really runny poop but softer kinda slimmy poop thats making her bum sore, could this be because of the head cold or something I should worry about. I should mention that she isn t feeling ill and has no fever!
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500\u00a0mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal