I'm taking him to the Dr. tomorrow, but wondered if there's anything in the meantime that could help. It's a dry cough that's worse at night. He gets into coughing fits that are nearly making him throw up. No fever, no sniffles, no body aches. Just a nasty cough. Any suggestions?
2006-12-03 12:38:23 · 6 answers · asked by intuition897 4 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Sounds like you could use a humidifier in his room at night. In terms of herbal remedies, red clover has a positive history of use in children with coughs.
2006-12-03 14:20:42 · answer #1 · answered by wq.alpha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just plain salt water makes a good gargle to moisten the throat. Some people gargle with hydrogen peroxide, but don't swallow it.
But my mother used to give us a mixture of honey and lemon juice for a cough.
2006-12-03 20:48:07 · answer #2 · answered by Tub T (Mike Blanche) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cough is caused by a number of ailments.
It can be treated by over the counter medicines
or home remedies. More information available
at http://ailments.in/cough.html
2006-12-04 10:10:40 · answer #3 · answered by parijat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have him sleep in a reclined position (like on more pillows or in a recliner) instead of laying all the way down. It will keep the drainage from pooling at the back of his throat and will keep down the coughing.
2006-12-03 22:07:27 · answer #4 · answered by willtradeformoney 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honey with double boiled asian pear juice will help. If you don't have asian pear, honey will help a little bit. Hope your kid feel better soon.
2006-12-04 01:48:15 · answer #5 · answered by Doris W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vicks, lemon tea, ginger tea.
2006-12-03 20:57:56 · answer #6 · answered by rebeandphantom 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋