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Home care for child with influenza – A
Hi- my daughter (6yr old) has tested positive for influenza A. My children haven’t had the flu jab this year. What can we do to help boost her immunity and assist her recovery. I also have 2 other younger kids around her in the same household- what can I do to help them as well . Thank you -
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Hi – how is your 6 year old feeling? What are her symptoms? With a virus, the best thing to do, as you rightly stated, is to support their immune system.
Please checkout the protocol I use to support my kids HERE and we have another one specifically for viral support HERE.
Giving the other kids in the family arabinogalactans can help preventatively, and at the first sign of viral/flu symptoms, consider the homeopathic remedy Oscillococcinum
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Thank you – we will try this out and I checked the hyperlinks as well.
Symptoms : fatigue , she vomited last night, fever
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In addition to the oscillococcium, (given the other things take a while to order ) , we are considering broths and other form of nourishing foods which can be a challenge given loss of appetite -would onions/ potatoes in socks as they sleep be of any help ?
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Hey ,
When we are sick, a lot of our symptoms are caused by the immune system to help to get rid of foreign invaders. An increase in temperature for example will alter how enzymes work and is an attempt to reduce the reproduction speed of bacteria/viruses.
A reduction in appetite helps the liver to store iron from the blood in the liver. Iron is a mineral that bacteria and viruses both need to help them reproduce.
If foods are the only things available to you at the moment, your making a great choice with broths. Bone broths are great sources of cysteine. Cysteine is a precursor to NAC in the body and can help reduce the symptoms of the flu (if you like to dive into the research just click here).
Chicken soup can help reduce symptoms in the upper respiratory tract (just click here). I use chicken bone broth and simmer herbs and vegetables like garlic, onion, celery, parsley, laurel, potato and carrot for an hour for flavour and to help ease symptoms.
Tea with honey can help ease some symptoms as well. Breathe in the tea, that can help with a stuffy nose. The honey can help soothe a soar throat.
Bananas are usually easy on the stomach. They can be a go-to food if you’ve been hit with nausea/vomiting.
I have no personal experience with onions and potatoes in socks and it isn’t researched either, so I can’t advise you there. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try!
I hope your daughter feels better soon!
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how is the family feeling? Hopefully your daughter has fully recovered and the rest of you were spared?
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Thanks for checking in , fully recovered 🙂 it made its way through the household but all are better now . Thank you
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