Re: Help! Need your knowledge my son has virus or influenza :(

[Guest guest]

Hi -

Is he drinking the honey? I use lots of honey in warm water with a

touch of lemon to flavor it. I know lemon has Vit C, but this worked

for me when I had a really bad cough. For the fever maybe a tepid

bath would help...

Good Luck and I hope he gets well soon!

>

> Hello,

> my son with autism is three years has or influenza or virus, now

he is

> in his 3days of cough (a lot) and his second day of fever. What

can I

> give for cough?

> what can I give to suppress cough? he is coughing too much, is

there a

> herb or something that helps?

> I am already using warm humidifier with eucalyptus oil and honey

> I cannot give vit A or C because his stomach is upset with so much

> coughing I don't think he can resist it

> thank you all for your help!

>

[Guest guest]

A few thoughts -

Acupressure:

If he is coughing with lots of phlegm/wet cough start with the point that is

directly in the dip at the throat at the top of the sternum/breastbone,

press here but angle down not straight into the throat or he will feel like

he is choking, try it on yourself first

On the sternum, at the level of the nipples will be a very sore spot (if he

is able to tell you find the sore spot, if not massage that area and

alternate with firm pressure, it should be very tender and can easily be too

much so careful

Rub down his back - start at the top and go down, go in this direction only,

also if he has a fever get a cotton ball soak it with alcohol and go about

1/2 an inch out from the spine and go all the way down next to the spine

with the soaked cotten. If you have vodka or something that would be better

but rubbing alcohol will suffice

Misc:

Keep him warm (I know every MD in the world says to freeze the poor kids)

unless the fever is getting up to 103 or higher, let the fever do its job,

this includes socks on the feet

And I know this sounds crazy coming from someone in my field, but give him a

cough suppressent at night, he needs to be able to get some sleep so he can

restore

Could he suck on an elderberry/zinc lozenge?

If he can take it - Mucostop is an enzyme from Enzymedica you could try or

Virastop which has some mucolase in it

And supposedly applying vicks or something with menthol to the feet and

cover with socks overnight helps - I haven't tried this one yet but people

swear by it lol

HTH

--

Ormonde, L.Ac.

www.AuburnCommunityAcupuncture.com

[Guest guest]

Excellent tips from ....

Give him chicken soup. Chicken soup has natural enzymes taht will

help and soothe his aching throat.

I also apply baby vicks on the throat.

>

> A few thoughts -

>

> Acupressure:

> If he is coughing with lots of phlegm/wet cough start with the

point that is

> directly in the dip at the throat at the top of the

sternum/breastbone,

> press here but angle down not straight into the throat or he will

feel like

> he is choking, try it on yourself first

>

> On the sternum, at the level of the nipples will be a very sore

spot (if he

> is able to tell you find the sore spot, if not massage that area and

> alternate with firm pressure, it should be very tender and can

easily be too

> much so careful

>

> Rub down his back - start at the top and go down, go in this

direction only,

> also if he has a fever get a cotton ball soak it with alcohol and

go about

> 1/2 an inch out from the spine and go all the way down next to the

spine

> with the soaked cotten. If you have vodka or something that would

be better

> but rubbing alcohol will suffice

>

> Misc:

> Keep him warm (I know every MD in the world says to freeze the poor

kids)

> unless the fever is getting up to 103 or higher, let the fever do

its job,

> this includes socks on the feet

>

> And I know this sounds crazy coming from someone in my field, but

give him a

> cough suppressent at night, he needs to be able to get some sleep

so he can

> restore

>

> Could he suck on an elderberry/zinc lozenge?

>

> If he can take it - Mucostop is an enzyme from Enzymedica you could

try or

> Virastop which has some mucolase in it

>

> And supposedly applying vicks or something with menthol to the feet

and

> cover with socks overnight helps - I haven't tried this one yet but

people

> swear by it lol

> HTH

>

> --

> Ormonde, L.Ac.

> www.AuburnCommunityAcupuncture.com

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

thank you so much for your help!

-- In , " Ormonde "

<cariadanam@...> wrote:

>

> A few thoughts -

>

> Acupressure:

> If he is coughing with lots of phlegm/wet cough start with the

point that is

> directly in the dip at the throat at the top of the

sternum/breastbone,

> press here but angle down not straight into the throat or he will

feel like

> he is choking, try it on yourself first

>

> On the sternum, at the level of the nipples will be a very sore

spot (if he

> is able to tell you find the sore spot, if not massage that area and

> alternate with firm pressure, it should be very tender and can

easily be too

> much so careful

>

> Rub down his back - start at the top and go down, go in this

direction only,

> also if he has a fever get a cotton ball soak it with alcohol and

go about

> 1/2 an inch out from the spine and go all the way down next to the

spine

> with the soaked cotten. If you have vodka or something that would

be better

> but rubbing alcohol will suffice

>

> Misc:

> Keep him warm (I know every MD in the world says to freeze the poor

kids)

> unless the fever is getting up to 103 or higher, let the fever do

its job,

> this includes socks on the feet

>

> And I know this sounds crazy coming from someone in my field, but

give him a

> cough suppressent at night, he needs to be able to get some sleep

so he can

> restore

>

> Could he suck on an elderberry/zinc lozenge?

>

> If he can take it - Mucostop is an enzyme from Enzymedica you could

try or

> Virastop which has some mucolase in it

>

> And supposedly applying vicks or something with menthol to the feet

and

> cover with socks overnight helps - I haven't tried this one yet but

people

> swear by it lol

> HTH

>

> --

> Ormonde, L.Ac.

> www.AuburnCommunityAcupuncture.com

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> my son with autism is three years has or influenza or virus, now he is

> in his 3days of cough (a lot) and his second day of fever. What can I

> give for cough?

At my house, a cough following a virus meant yeast in the lungs. I

used biotin and GSE to eliminate this problem.

Dana