Whooping Cough: Treatment, Diet and Home Remedies

Food and Nutrition

• Fresh fruit juices and fresh fruits
• Nursing babies continue on breast milk only, plus vitamins, especially C
• Bread, butter, oat flour- porridge, milk puddings, eggs, and minced meat
• Grape juice mixed with honey is also very useful in treatment of this condition
• A glass of hot ginger tea will help to loosen thickened mucus and phlegm within the respiratory system
• Add a small amount of chopped garlic to a glass of hot water and drink this liquid
• Almond oil blended with the juice of white onion and ginger can be a good remedy for whooping cough

• Processed and refined foods, pickles, condiments, coffee, tea, sugar and meats
• The patient should also avoid all products made from white flour and sugar, ice-cream, candies and soft drinks

Yoga and Exercise

• Pranayama   Watch video strengthen the lungs and increases the immunity of the respiratory system
• Shavasana (corpse pose) can be effective as well   Watch video
  
• Nadi Shodhana Pranayama (Psychic Network Purification)    Watch video
• Kapalbahati Pranayama (Frontal Brain cleansing breath)    Watch video
• Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breathing)   Watch video

Home Remedies

• Let the patient rest in bed and use a cool-mist vaporizer to help loosen respiratory secretions and soothe irritated lungs and breathing passages.
• Keep your home free of irritants that can trigger coughing spells, such as tobacco smoke and fumes from fireplaces.
• To avoid vomiting after coughing, eat smaller, more-frequent meals rather than large ones.