Home > Health > Question

Sign In | Create an account

Language:

Now in हिन्दी too

Need Expert Advice?Our Gurus Can Help

Dr Deepa Suvarna |182 Answers |Ask -Follow

Paediatrician - Answered on Sep 28, 2023

Dr Deepa Suvarna is a practising paediatrician with 25 years of experience. She completed her MD in paediatrics from the TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, MBBS from the King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and diploma in child health from the College of Physicians and Surgeons.... more

Question by Tapan on Sep 28, 2023Hindi

Health

Having cold or chilled water ok, in case of cough and cold. Particularly for a two years old boy

Ans: There is no medical basis for advising against. However an inflamed throat would be soothed by warm liquids.

DISCLAIMER: The answer provided by rediffGURUS is for informational and general awareness purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical diagnosis or treatment.

You may like to see similar questions and answers below

Dr Deepa Suvarna |182 Answers |Ask -Follow

Paediatrician - Answered on Jan 11, 2023

Question by shailesh - Jan 11, 2023Hindi

Health

hi, actually whenever we visit any place my kids get affected by fever or cough what will be the suggestion we always take care with there health but still having the same issue thanks

Ans: Probably due to change of weather. Ensure healthy food intake, plenty of fluids. They will grow out of this soon

Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan | Answer |Ask -Follow

General Physician - Answered on Jan 26, 2023

Question by Gagan - Jan 26, 2023Hindi

Health

Hello Dr what is good home remedy for cough and cold?

Ans: Cold and cough seen in seasonal flu can be managed symptomatically at home by maintaining hydration through warm sips, plain steam Inhalation to relieve nasal congection
Decoction made from Pepper and Ginger will help relieve the irritation in the throat.
Palm jaggery mishri can be taken as lizenges

Dr Deepa Suvarna |182 Answers |Ask -Follow

Paediatrician - Answered on Mar 02, 2023

Asked by Anonymous - Feb 24, 2023Hindi

Health

My Son is having 11 years old and always having Cold and Cough, Once we go to the doctor after taking medicines for few days and the same problem will continue in a week or 10 days time once the medicines are over. The doctors are advising to take much fruits and Nuts to improve the immunity. Can you please suggest me how to get rid of this cold and to improve the immunity power for my son.

Ans: A balanced diet with daily intake of vegetables with lunch and dinner. Fruits at least twice a day. Varied vegetables and fruits of different colours are rich in vitamins and iron. Both of these improve immunity

Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan | Answer |Ask -Follow

General Physician - Answered on Jul 11, 2023

Question by San - Jul 11, 2023Hindi

Health

Can chicken soup help a cold go away

Ans: Chicken brings in more protein to withstand the defence which the body is doing infighting the germs.
But even veg soup spiced up with pepper is good

Dr Deepa Suvarna |182 Answers |Ask -Follow

Paediatrician - Answered on Dec 11, 2023

Question by Sk - Dec 11, 2023Hindi

Health

Hello Dr Deepa Suvarna my child is 12 years old he is catching cold during the seasonal changes and sometime fever also. Pls advice.

Ans: You need to check with his pediatrician whether he has enlarged tonsils, adenoids or hyper reactive airways.
Seasonal flu shots protect against influenza
A balanced diet with good vegetable and fruit intake along with an active physical lifestyle help in building immunity

Latest Questions

Radheshyam Zanwar |7613 Answers |Ask -Follow

MHT-CET, IIT-JEE, NEET-UG Expert - Answered on May 23, 2026

Question by Shibani - May 23, 2026Hindi

Career

Hi My son has scored 264 in JEE advanced. We are expecting rank under 200. We live in Pune. IIT-Bombay CSE won't be possible for him but we considering IIT Madras CSE. IIT Delhi CSE or IIT Bombay ECE. We are leaning towards IIT Madras CSE mainly because 1. He likes CS 2. Madras seems safer and more spacious and healthier than IIT Delhi Do you have any suggestions on how to evaluate these options or any other option we should consider?

Ans: CSE @ IIT Madras is an excellent choice. While ECE @ IIT Bombay is better only if he is open to core electronics alongside coding.

Good luck.
Follow me if you receive this reply.
Radheshyam

Radheshyam Zanwar |7613 Answers |Ask -Follow

MHT-CET, IIT-JEE, NEET-UG Expert - Answered on May 23, 2026

Question by Nagesh - May 22, 2026Hindi

Career

Sir, my son has scored 222 in jee advance, please advice which iit he may get and the branches. Thank you

Ans: He can hope for branches like Electrical, MnC, Engineering Physics, or lower-branch options in old IITs, and CSE and allied branches in the newer IITs.

Good luck.
Follow me if you receive this reply.
Radheshyam

Radheshyam Zanwar |7613 Answers |Ask -Follow

MHT-CET, IIT-JEE, NEET-UG Expert - Answered on May 23, 2026

Asked by Anonymous - May 23, 2026Hindi

Career

Sir, Kindly suggest the better option between IIIT Allahabad (IT) and MNNIT Allahabad ( CSE) for admission through Jossa 2026.JEE mains CRL 5344 home state UP

Ans: Preference order may be: CSE @ MNNIT > IT @ IIIT Allahabad. Your preference order may be different for many reasons.

Good luck.
Follow me if you receive this reply.
Radheshyam

Radheshyam Zanwar |7613 Answers |Ask -Follow

MHT-CET, IIT-JEE, NEET-UG Expert - Answered on May 23, 2026

Question by Pradeep - May 22, 2026Hindi

Career

My son has got VIT vellore CSE with Bioinformatics in cat 5 . He is PCM student. We are having doubt regarding bio in CSE and its placement etc. Can you pl guide .

Ans: There is no issue with the specified CSE+Bio branch w.r.t. PCM students. Placements are quite good, but there is an issue with the biology component for the students.

Good luck.
Follow me if you receive this reply.
Radheshyam

Radheshyam Zanwar |7613 Answers |Ask -Follow

MHT-CET, IIT-JEE, NEET-UG Expert - Answered on May 23, 2026

Asked by Anonymous - May 22, 2026Hindi

Career

Sir, my COMEDK exam was in the first shift on 9th May this year. I scored 85 marks. What is the rank that I can expect, and what will be my chances to get CSE Core or CSE Spec in SIT, Tumkur?

Ans: You can hope for CSE specialisation, plus a possible outside chance for CSE at SIT in later rounds. (No suairity). Keep an alternative backup ready.

Good luck.
Follow me if you receive this reply.
Radheshyam

Radheshyam Zanwar |7613 Answers |Ask -Follow

MHT-CET, IIT-JEE, NEET-UG Expert - Answered on May 23, 2026

Asked by Anonymous - May 22, 2026

Career

IIIT Bhagalpur CSE or IIIT Kottayam CSE ?

Ans: Prefer CSE @ IIIT Kottayam if possible.

Good luck.
Follow me if you receive this reply.
Radheshyam

Radheshyam Zanwar |7613 Answers |Ask -Follow

MHT-CET, IIT-JEE, NEET-UG Expert - Answered on May 23, 2026

Asked by Anonymous - May 22, 2026Hindi

Career

My son getting thapar cse n lnmiit cse most probably. He got 99.2 in jee mains general from haryana. Intrested in cse or it or any cs allued branch in jac delhi .pls guide . Shd we opt thapar cse as backup ?

Ans: He can hope CS-allied branches @ JAC Delhi (DTU/NSUT IT-SE-MnC), so keep Thapar/LNMIIT CSE as backup but prefer JAC Delhi if allotted.

Good luck.
Follow me if you receive this reply.
Radheshyam

Radheshyam Zanwar |7613 Answers |Ask -Follow

MHT-CET, IIT-JEE, NEET-UG Expert - Answered on May 23, 2026

Question by vikas - May 23, 2026Hindi

Career

Respected Sir Need your guidance please. I am getting Mathematics and computing in JIIT Noida 62, Electronics and Computer in Thapar, ECE in Manipal. What should I choose. Regards Vikas

Ans: Prefer Electronics and Computers @ Thapar if possible, else ECE @ Manipal. The final choice will be yours.

Good luck.
Follow me if you receive this reply.
Radheshyam

Radheshyam Zanwar |7613 Answers |Ask -Follow

MHT-CET, IIT-JEE, NEET-UG Expert - Answered on May 23, 2026

Asked by Anonymous - May 23, 2026Hindi

Career

I gave VITEEE and my rank is 31k i got phase 2 counselling i choose btech cse with specialisation in cat 2 and some cat 3 bt I didn’t get they told me to again participate in phase 3 will i get those branch in cat 3?

Ans: You still have a chance of securing a CSE specialisation in Cat-3 at VIT AP/Bhopal/Chennai in Phase-3, depending on seat availability. Keep a close eye on the counselling process.

Good luck.
Follow me if you receive this reply.
Radheshyam

Radheshyam Zanwar |7613 Answers |Ask -Follow

MHT-CET, IIT-JEE, NEET-UG Expert - Answered on May 23, 2026

Asked by Anonymous - May 23, 2026

Career

Hello sir, My son got AEEE 10500 rank, viteee 74000 rank, is he having chance of getting Amaravati campus slab 1 CSE and which is best to choose vit AP or amritha amaravati. Please guide us sir

Ans: Prefer Amrita if possible.

Good luck.
Follow me if you receive this reply.
Radheshyam

See more questions »

DISCLAIMER: The content of this post by the expert is the personal view of the rediffGURU. Investment in securities market are subject to market risks. Read all the related document carefully before investing. The securities quoted are for illustration only and are not recommendatory. Users are advised to pursue the information provided by the rediffGURU only as a source of information and as a point of reference and to rely on their own judgement when making a decision. RediffGURUS is an intermediary as per India's Information Technology Act.

Video Reply
Audio Reply

WhatsApp
Facebook
Twitter
Copy link

Delete

Close

Dear User, You have not registered yet. Please register by filling the fields below to get expert answers from our Gurus

Sign up

email

uname

mobile no

Country Code

Mobile number

By signing up, you agree to our
Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy

Already have an account?

LOGIN

x