YouTube video (Ana-Maria Temple, MD) giving practical home-care advice for children with colds or influenza. Major recommendations: use an over-the-counter Walmart flu test (positive = flu; negative does not rule it out), prefer a simple thermometer, use cooling gel pads for comfort, start oseltamivir early for influenza, keep a humidifier running to thin secretions, use saline (spray or mask) to loosen mucus, consider smashed garlic mixed with raw unfiltered honey for immune support, use plain Epsom salt baths (no essential oils) to relax and thin secretions, prefer organic chicken or bone broth for rehydration over Pedialyte/Kinderlyte, and choose dye-free Genexa acetaminophen or ibuprofen when needed.
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Cold and Flu remedies at Walmart. If you're dealing with flu, you can test your child with a simple test from Walmart. Out of all the tests available, this is going to be your most accurate. If your child is positive for flu, they have flu. If it's negative, your child could still have flu. You may have been testing them too soon or too late. Let's talk thermometers for a second. Do not need any of these fancy thermometers oftentimes are not even accurate. I Prefer super simple one for 1248. You guys know that I don't like treating fever, but you can use these cooling gel pads that don't leave refrigeration to help them feel more comfortable as the body mounts the immune response. And of course oselum best when taken at the start of flu symptoms. Having a humidifier in your child's bedroom during cold and flu season helps thin suppressions, thus reducing congestions, cough and snot. Hopefully better. Nice to you for all the snot and congestion, saline is amazing to use it in a spray. If they hate it, you could do it in a mask format saline or salt water. Helps thin mucus and decrease congestion and help with a cough. Help decrease decongestion with a nose freedom. No suction, let's talk garlic. Garlic contains allicin. Allicin is antiviral, antibacterial and immune boost. To take it up a notch, smash the garlic, leave it for 5 to 10 minutes and then mix it with raw unfiltered honey to boost its benefits. Epsom salts are amazing for a bath time. Make sure that they're plain, they don't have any essential oils. The magnesium and Epsom salts helps relax the smooth muscles, thus reducing cough and the steam from the bath helps thin the secretions. If you're worried about dehydration and your child not having enough fluids, don't grab Pedialyte or Kinderlight. Choose organic chicken broth or bone broth instead. Filled with central nutrients to heal the gut and get them rehydrated. If your child or baby is in danger of dehydration or cannot sleep from discomfort, there's Genexa Acetaminophen or ibuprofen that's dye free. Always make sure you pick the diet free option.
