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want help!
my 17 months old daughter had very severe git inf. that included diarrhoea,vomoiting n fever. nothi ng helped n she had to be given the drip 4 days back. dr said it was bec of rota virus-a serious inf. now she is ok frm that front buit i still can not give her normal diet. no wheat,no milk. giving her isomil. although started roti todsy but not the n molk.can give her only curd,banana. noe she has developed bad cough-rattling. has become irritable n not sleeping properly. as i leave her in cretche ,banana is the easiest food she takes. so dont want to avoid it. she is not on any medication now. pls suggest some home remedies. ruchika replied. Cold

Having a cold can be quite a nuisance, but for a baby it is particularly uncomfortable. There is a traditional method to alleviate the baby's discomfort. If the baby is less than six months old, take 4-5 nagarvel paans and place them on a sieve. Place the sieve on a cooking pan over a fire. 1 paan should be placed in the centre of the sieve to allow it to get moderately hot. These warm paans are then placed on the baby's chest one after another. However, make sure that the paans are not so hot that they burn the baby's skin. This procedure should be continued for about five minutes by re-heating the cooled paans.

In the case of babies over six months of age, one can use balls of soft cotton cloth in place of the paans. The balls of cloth should be heated on an indirect fire. The moderately warm balls of cloth should then be pressed gently against the baby's chest and back. Here again, make sure that the balls of cloth are at a temperature that will not affect the baby's tender skin. If it is not possible to heat the balls of cloth on an indirect fire, one can heat a piece of soft cotton cloth using a hot iron and then roll it into a ball.