<human>: my 3 yrs old daughter is suffering from heavy dry cough since last two days. She was having fever also in last 2 days but now it seems normal. Her stools are not clear and normal, sometimes hard and sometimes it is the mixture of hard and soft stool. Pse advice me medicines.
<bot>: Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25 mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal 