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cough remedy?
Any ideas on cough remedies for kids? The cough medicine that we have tried doesn't seem to make a dent... any home remedy ideas are welcome as well.


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 		  asked on Jun 28, 2008

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I'm not sick very often, but when I am, theraflu seems to help.


I'm not sure if it is kid friendly but, it works for me. Maybe they make a childrens version?


If not, there is always 'tussin
http://tinyurl.com/6gbaja


#1 - posted on Jun 28, 2008 (9:25 pm)

Well, things we do are: humidifier, warm baths in a steamy room, mentholatum (mostly so that we're doing something), and a teaspon of honey (again, i think this is placebo and just makes us look like we're trying to help).


Honestly, we never completely fix the problem. Someone usually loses some sleep.


If I have a really miserable kid who can't sleep, I get up and nod through a middle-of-the-night hot bath and this usually gets everyone to sleep through until morning.


Hope you're all well and this is an academic question! :)


#2 - posted on Jun 29, 2008 (8:36 pm)

oh, I forgot about mentholatum, we will definitely give that a try. as for honey, we bought an 11$ bottle of buckwheat honey based on some "medical" studies. not sure if it helps though...


#3 (reply to #2) - posted on Jun 29, 2008 (9:35 pm)


possible cough remedy

studies are now saying that buckwheat honey works better for coughs than OTC cough medicine. considering that cough medicines dont really work, I am not sure how much of a recommendation that is. we have been trying it and i am still not convinced, but at least we can give all the kids the honey with wild abandon and not feel like we are overmedicating.


Here is a sample link on a medical study, and it looks like there are more
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/90536.php
reviewed by: the poster above
I just clicked on the link - hilarious!


#4 (reply to #1) - posted on Jul 6, 2008 (6:36 pm)

hilarious???


#5 (reply to #4) - posted on Jul 7, 2008 (1:03 pm)

referring to Mike's post...



http://tinyurl.com/6gbaja


#6 (reply to #5) - posted on Jul 7, 2008 (7:52 pm)

bryonia - homeopathic remedy.


#7 - posted on Jul 10, 2008 (3:37 pm)

yeah - you can pick it up at whole foods --phosphorus is another good one. stick 1 or 2 pellets(it will tell you more but you don't need them) under the tongue or let it disolve in a cup of water. taste like candy - but do not chew.


#9 - posted on Jul 11, 2008 (2:15 pm)


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