how can we prevent cough and colds in toddlers

[berrycherry]

for me kasi di ito effective, every winter kasi, talagang nagkakasakit ang mga kids ko, especially my 2 yrs old daughter, sa gabi lang sya ubo ng ubo, nilalagyan ko ng vicks yung feet nya pero walang effect sa kanya...

[mommy_che]

di nga effective. inubo pa rin sya kagabi.

[berrycherry]

sis ilan taon na ba baby mo?

di nga effective. inubo pa rin sya kagabi.

[marssie]

^sis, any kind of honey ba si okay? gaano karami and when siya dapat ibigay? kung may ubo at sipon na si baby okay lang bang bigyan pa rin ng honey?

[marssie]

once she starts getting sniffles (onset of colds), i immediately give her the following homeopathic medicines:
- natra bio's children's allergy relief - given every 2-4 hours
- protexin restore (probiotics)
- if may coughing, i give her chestal cough syrup

my daughter never took over the counter cough, cold, allergy medicines.

Sis paano mo nalalaman yung dosage? for Natra bio and chestal? based on age ba ang pagbibigay nito?And for how many days?

Yung Protexin Restore,meron ang son ko, kasi nireseta to dati sa kanya nung nagkadiarrhea siya.. nacurious lang ako,bakit kasali sa list mo, sorry for my ignorance may ubo at sipon kasi son ko ngayon and may dala akong gamot from pinas, disudrin.. yun ang binibigay ko sa kanya, i wanted to try yung mga homeophatic meds na ginagamit mo kaso di ko alam san ako makakabili and how to use it.

[grumpybear]

probiotics (protexin) help boost the immune system kasi

[marssie]

^ah okay, so recommended talaga ang probiotics lalo na pag nagtatake ng anibiotics?

Okay lang ba to give honey kung may tonsilitis?

[grumpybear]

For our family we supplement ourselves daily with Fish/Cod liver oil, probiotics and multivitamins.
When we're on antibiotics, we double the dose of probiotics.

[marssie]

^OT na yata ako but im reading about the benefits of fish and cod liver oil and it seems interesting.. ano brand ng tinatake niyo sis? for you and for your kid na rin siya?

[leletmd]

A lot of probiotic strains have been found to be a good immune regulator, but not all probiotic strains have the same effect so when choosing probiotic brands, it is best to choose a brand that has proven beneficial effects based on clinical studies.
Also, when taking probiotics while on antibiotics, there should be at least 2 hours spacing between the 2. Otherwise, the antibiotics can also kill the probiotics.

[grumpybear]

marssie, for fish oil and cod liver oil, we take Spectrum. I take fish oil and my son takes clo.
For probiotics naman, we alternate between Jarrow (Baby Jarrow for kids) and Culturelle.

[dyann***]

^^doc lelet what brand of probiotics could you recommend?
ok ba ang animal parade acidophikidz?

[leletmd]

^ I haven't tried animal parade so I can't comment on it.
I won't name brands na lang, but the probiotic strains that have been proven effective by numerous studies are: Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (This is the most extensively studied probiotic strain and has been found to have numerous beneficial effects), Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus reuteri, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium longum, etc.

[darna88]

^yup ok nga sa eastwood mall kase maluwag (except on weekends though). Whenever i bring my kid to the mall i make sure he wears a sando under his shirt para di malamigan yung likod.. I also bring a sweater just in case sobrang lamig ng aircon sa mall.

Its important din for a child to rest from time to time lalo na pag active na. Bumababa kase immune system nila pag napagod ng sobra. I also give him ceelin with zinc (every other month lang kase not advisable to give ng tuloy tuloy) i give him another dose of vitamin c (w/o zinc na) pagumaalis kame, cod liver oil, yogurt and if i think he's coming down with something i give echinacea for kids.

talaga ? dapat every other month lang ang ceeline with zinc??........eh madalas pa naman donpdb;e dosage ko pa yun ceeline with zinc pag may ubo tsaka sipon sya take note sis yun ceeline with zinc)pa din gamit ko na pang dosage ..or dapat ba yun ceelin lang?.

[honey_iya]

^True ba 'yan? Bakit di sinabi ng pedia ng anak ko eh mag 1 year na yata siya nag t-take ng ceelin plus (w/ zinc) na continous

[yapeegurl]

dito ko lang din nabasa na hindi daw pwede zinc palagi sa kids.. pedzinc kami everyday noon.. then we switched to ceelin (wala zinc).. alternate ko sila ng pedzinc.. palagi ko nakakalimutan itanong sa pedia.. which reminded me to take note of it now

wala ako masearch na reliable article sa google about zinc being unsafe if taken everyday.. pero alam ko dati meron nag post.. i just couldnt find it anymore..

[katkat]

@doc leletmd, wala po sa list nio yung strain ng yakult? hehe...  yun kasi lagi iniinom ng anak ko. di po kasi ako familiar na may different strains pala yung probiotics. over the counter po ba mga ito?

though pedia prescribed 1 (forgot the name, hinahalo siya sa milk) nung nagka-diarrhea si baby. 

[yapeegurl]

we use Neobiotics (powder form na hinahalo sa milk) pag nagtatake ng antibiotics si baby and pag start ng school nya.. this is to prevent din for cough/colds..

[asassinmantis]

sis ang yakult ba pwede sa 1yr below??? sa baby ko kapag may ubo pinapainom ko ng OREGANO ayoko kasi masanay katawan nia sa gamot e...so far maganda kasi nasusuka niya mga plema tapos nebulize ko lang sa before going to bed or kapag karirinig ko na matunog yung paghinga nia na hinihika cia...may hika kasi baby ko e....pero sana bago cia mag 1year ok na cia

sa vicks ginagawa ko sa baby ko un effective naman cia...sabi ng pedia nia din sakin ganun ang gawin ok naman ang effect sa baby ko...hindi naman na paglagay mo ng vicks automatic wala ng ubo....kumbaga dahan2 na gagaling wala naman gamot na pag inom gagaling ka na agad syempre need mo mag hintay kahit pano...depende na din siguro sa anak ko kasi effective e...same sa mga kapitbahay namin...

[yapeegurl]

^same tayo sis.. oregano kami noon nung less than 18months old si baby.. nagka hika din pero nawala after his 1st bday.. thank God ang yakult sis for 1yr old and above yan.. and gumagamit din kami vaporub