Whooping Cough Treatment

In the beginning the child should be placed on a fast, on orange juice and water for few days. He should be given the juice of an orange diluted with warm water on a 50:50 basis. No milk or anything else should be consumed.

A warm water enema should be done daily during this period to cleanse the bowels. In case of constipation, a mild laxative; preferably castor oil, should be administered. This will also relieve the pain in the abdominal muscles which are usually strained during the paroxysms of coughing. Cold packs should be applied to the throat and upper chest as required. Epsom-salt baths will be beneficial during this period.

After the more sever symptoms have cleared, the child should be placed on an exclusive diet of fresh fruits for a few days. In this regimen, we should take fresh juicy fruits such as apple, orange, pineapple and papaya. After further recovery, he can adopt a regular well-balanced diet, according to his age. The emphasis should be on fresh fruit, fruit and vegetable juices and milk.

When the convalescent stage has been reached, the child should be encouraged to spend as much time as possible out of doors.

Home Remedies
The syrup of garlic should be given in the dosage of five drops to a tablespoon two or three times a day for treating this condition. It should be given more often if the coughing spells are frequent and violent.

Ginger a teaspoon of fresh ginger juice, mixed with a cup of fenugreek (methi) decoction and honey to taste, is an excellent diaphoretic. It acts as an expectorant in this disease.

A syrup prepared by mixing a teaspoon of fresh radish (muli) with equal quantity of honey and a little rock salt, is beneficial in the treatment of this disease it should be given twice daily.

Almond (badam) oil is valuable in whooping cough. It should be given missed with 10 drops each of fresh white onion juice and ginger juice, daily twice for a fortnight.