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Saline
or salt nasal spray is great for stuffy noses. |
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Steaming
in the shower opens closed chests. Sit under an umbrella inside the
shower if you can or close all the doors and windows and steam the
entire bathroom (water restrictions go down the drain when you're
desperate!). |
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Throat
lollies (available from your pharmacy) are a must for sore throats. |
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Prop
bricks under the head of the cot to raise it for sore ears. It helps
the ears to "drain". |
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A
cool bath (not cold) is good for a temperature. You have to be cruel
to be kind and try ignore the screaming! |
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For
milder scalds (e.g. hot coffee) try to stay under running water for
as long as possible. Cooling burn gel by Weleda also works a treat
(ed's note - keep some burn packs handy in your medicine cupboard
- available at pharmacies. Especially good to control the burn while
on the way to the doctor - ask my husband!). |
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It
is always useful to keep suppositories (e.g. Empaped) in the house
to help with pain and fever. |
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Some
medicines (especially with Codeine) can cause constipation. Add a
little prune juice into their juice or water to help. Safari makes
bottled prune juice. |
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Purity
makes a ready-to-drink hydration solution. I always keep one in the
fridge just in case - then it's on hand and cold! |
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Using
a syringe to give medicine is more accurate and less messy than a
spoon - blow in their faces to force a swallow reflex. |
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Avoid
yeast infections by giving pro-biotics - these are now available in
easy-to-use straw format from the pharmacy. |
