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Children's immunity is not that strong, hence children get cough and cold more easily in winter. To avoid this, parents try many remedies. A popular recipe among these people is to give rum or brandy to the child in winter. It is said that this provides warmth to the child's body from within and prevents cold and cough. However, instead of being beneficial, this may cause serious harm to the child's health.
In winter, people give rum or brandy to children, even if it is given in small quantity, but it contains a lot of alcohol which is very harmful for small children. Let us know what the doctors say about this.
May have adverse effect on liver function
Lady Hardinge Medical College & S. S. Of. H.O. of the medicine department of the hospital. D. Dr. L. H. Ghotekar explains that both rum and brandy contain alcohol. This can harm the child in many ways. If you give rum or brandy to a child, it can cause irritation in his throat and also affect the liver function.
It also has a bad effect on the brain
Dr. L. H. Ghotekar says that in some cases alcohol can also affect the brain function of the child. In such a situation, parents are advised not to give rum or brandy to the child.
what remains right
If a child has cold or cough, any medicine should be given only after consulting the pediatrician. If the child is very small then take doctor's advice for home remedies also. Steam can be given to the child if he has a cold. Also, in this situation, keep small children away from people who are showing symptoms of cold, cough or fever. Take special care of hygiene.
Strengthen your immune system like this
If the child is a little older then keep feeding the child plenty of water in case of cold and cough. You can gargle with salt water. To keep the immune system strong, maintain a good diet. Include nuts like almonds and walnuts etc. in your diet. These are rich in nutrients and are also helpful in keeping the body warm from inside. Apart from this, turmeric milk can be given daily to the child to boost immunity.
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