Treating cough with orange juice
This is something new to me. All I knew is that orange juice cause phlegm in babies. But I was surprise to find out that it can actually treat cough too!
Medicine from pead does not help much. I was so sad to see my little babies coughing and I will just try any method to see if it works.
Few days ago, my mum’s friend suggested that I try feeding some diluted orange juice to my boys. Surprisingly after just 2 feeding in a day, the boys coughing was totally cured!
Seeing they no longer cough, I no longer dare to give them more as I am afraid it will cause phlegm.
Caution: I just learn that Citrus like orange juice should not be fed to babies below 8 months as it might cause allergy in young babies. If not for their persist cough, I would not take the chance of feeding them.
first time hearing orange juice can cure cough. will take note on this. Thanks
Huh? I also first time heard that oren juice can cure cough. I thought it was otherwise..Emmmm…..
Interesting…. I’ll be the guinea pig 1st. If it works, then can let the kids try when needed.
Oh really it works? I know there are many reasons causing the cough and not all same treatment works all the time. So it’s good to know another treatment for curing the cough.
will try this on my Juliana since she is coughing very badly.
I thght coconut water (no ice) is good esp if the phlegm is green.
thks for sharing.
When I and my wife was coughing badly, my sister recommended us to take maduka honey with cinnamon. Tried it but the cough still persisted but it worked for her apparently. Sigh…Cough is an extremely difficult thing to get rid off…
Babies can take orange juice? I didnt know that….will inform my MIL so that she can feed my nephew.
Hmmm interesting. Usually with cough I avoid orange juice like a plague!
By the way, I’m glad the boys are well now. Cough is such a nasty thing for babies to catch.
wow..i haven’t heard about this before. just know that it causes phlegm. i read that dragonfruit is good to treat cough but not sure about babies taking them though.
New to me too….
really first time heard about this. btw, hopefully i dont need your remedy in future!! LOL
didn’t know this either… hmm, it works so will give it a try next time.. thanks
1st time hearing too. good to know
Usually doc will not recommend orange juice for baby below 1 because afraid of allergy. Maybe the vitamin C in the orange helps the cough.
Glad your boys are feeling better! Sometimes oranges juice does help for couging becos of the Vitamin C. I will let Shannon drink orange juice when cough mixtures doesn’t work too! I did drank it myself during coughing and it cured my cough too. Well.. but not everytime lah.. hehehehe
I discovered this few months ago and applied to my little ones. It worked.
Someone told me this too, but a friend told me that she gave it to her son and the cough got worst. I think it depends on individuals.. Glad it worked in your case.
Hi Chin Nee,
It’s not advisable to give medications to babies (even toddlers) to treat cough.
I’ve written an article on this topic in my blog:
http://1001thingstodomom.blogspot.com/2008/10/is-giving-medication-to-our-babies.html
Pls do read up. I have attached several credible links that endorse my statement above. My 11-month old daughter too had cough for about a week before it went off. And I didn’t give her any medication to treat it. It went off by itself.
As we all know, medications only suppress the symptoms but not treating them. And the terrible side effects that medications leave on our kids are too great to ignore.
Just my 2 cents of advise but nevertheless, pls do check with your pead…
Ah! First time I heard this too. Like other, I always tot orange will cause phlegm. Thanks for sharing.
Works for adults? I’m having this cough and it won’t go off!!
I have always used lemonade because it’s also full of vitamin c but I guess orange juice works as well maybe even better! Thanks for this.