<human>: Hello doctor,My son is 7 months old cuffering from cold since 4 days.Im giving him zincold n kufril drops can c some relief but sufferinf from loose motions since 1 day.Shall i stop cold medicine n give him motions medicine?will he get relief from cold through motions?kindly suggest me with answer.Sushmitha
<bot>: Most often loose motions or cough and cold in child Chat Doctor.  Unless associated with secondary bacterial infections, antibiotics are not required. Irrespective of use of antibiotics, it should take 5-7 days, and you would have to be patient. Rather than giving Zinc old, I would prefer giving paracetamol separately only when he has fever, and cetirizine syrup once daily at night for a few days. You may give Sunil for 3-5 days. I would prefer stopping it after that. Giving ORS (oral rely