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Kid allergic cough comes back after 15 d
6yo daughter. Doctor writes reactive airway disease.
2 puff levolin(5-10 days) and 2 puff budecort(month). Frequency of this disease is every month or twice a month.
In 2023, frequency of events were 1jan, 23 feb, 10 apr, 15 May and now 1st June. Levolin and Budecort is life.
Problem is during night.
Home remedies i do is honey-Ginger, ghee-garlic massage, Ajwain Burn smell.
Taken opinions, some say don't give budecort others say no problem in that. Confused. Trying to bring Doctors on same page.
Shall i scare of budecort? Will it create problem to my daughter in long run?
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You may need to continue budecort. Take online consultation for better evaluation.
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New guidelines say inhaled steroids have to be used as reliever and controller if not used leads to more complications and need for oral steroids so please consult a pediatric Pulmonologist and take appropriate treatment
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Take a consultation with pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment
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get your daughter tested first..she is having allergic airways..so just continuing these meds are not the answer..else she will definitely proceed to get oad in future(she may already have).
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Dr. Saurabh Ojha
Pulmonologist
8 yrs exp
Lucknow
Get total Serum IGE levels done and Also a pulmonary function test...if it is asthma then patient is going to need ICS that is inhalers as per her symptom.. please consult first for the same
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Stay safe and consult with Pulmonologist
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
You can continue. But once the symptoms are reduced you can bring down the dose.pl do throat gargling. Pl consult pulmonologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
10 yrs exp
Kakinada
You can continue budecort. Rather than two separate inhalers they should have combined them
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