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CROUP1
Try to have someone stay with the child. If he is too anxious, you
may find it best to hold him for a time. This will reassure him.
Avoid sudden temperature changes. Keep the child warm, but
avoid overheating.
During the day, you might wish to put a few drops of eucalyptus
oil in a vaporizer; and, for a time, have him inhale the vapor.
Echinacea, fenugreek, goldenseal, and thyme are helpful herbs.
Homemade soups and broths are good for the child.
Fomentations to the neck and upper chest region bring relief.
After the acute phase, a heating compress may be applied to the
chest.
You can apply hot onion packs over the chest and back 3 times a
day. Place sliced onions between cloths, and cover with a heating
pad.
Steroids and antibiotics are useless if this is a viral sickness. Do
not use cough medicines and other colds preparations, for they
tend to thicken the secretions (anti-congestants are always drying
agents) and make it still harder to clear the throat.
When croup keeps reoccurring, the cause may well be that the
child is allergic to some type of food. Try to ascertain what it
might be (see Allergies).
Also see "Croup2."
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