Paracetamol is known to help to relieve extremely high temperatures and bad headaches. ….Some diseases (some are hereditary) lower your immune system no matter what precautions you take. Some deplete the vitamins, minerals from you and have to be supplemented in the hope of you absorbing enough. e.g. people with Coelic Disease have difficulty keeping the iron levels high enough and have to have iron infusions to boost their levels. They are also prone to osteoporosis because some also can’t tolerate dairy products….some also can’t tolerate some of the dairy substitutes….or enough food containing Vitamin D to absorb the calcium.

Rarely gave my children anything for a cold and they rarely got them either.

I was shocked at the medicines at local chemist rows and rows of cough stuff, tablets, liquid different flavours absolutely horrified at the amount of products, have people looked at why they pick up these viruses/germs if your diet is good and immune system is strong you should not take drugs/medications as a temporary fix it. My family 2/3 generations of them do not get viruses/bacterial infections none of us have the annual flu shots, very few of us use chemicals in any form – make up, sprays, deodorants, perfumes. Eat well, exercise and get out in the open air

I rarely use pain meds and never OTC cough mixtures. There are other ways of dealing with these things that are safer for my children. Any pain meds are because someone with medical background has asked me to do so. These things work for me and I have nothing against those that use them. There is to many people telling us what is safe and not safe for our children, so some common sense is needed.

i only ever give my kids panadol if they have a high fever. never give them cough medicines, i was raised taught that it doesnt work anyway and its a scam.

My GP and local pharmacist are great – they steer away from excessive use of antibiotics and advise to use paracetamol sparingly.

It makes being a parent very hard when you try to do the right thing and turns out you are all wrong. We place our trust in Dr’s and people at the chemist to know what is right for our child.

Even paracetamol which was always considered safe is now a concern, so it’s very difficult for parents to know what to do.