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Fluids, rest, paracetamol and light food are dengue's real home remedies - with papaya leaf as a monitored adjunct and a strict banned list.
Dengue home care is real medicine - most patients recover entirely at home on fluids, rest and paracetamol. Here is the toolkit that works, the famous one that needs honest framing, and the dangerous ones to avoid.
Abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, bleeding (gums, black stools), extreme lethargy or restlessness, cold hands and feet: hospital - home remedies have done their part.
Dengue's real home remedies are fluids, rest, paracetamol and light food, with papaya leaf juice as a reasonable platelet-support ADJUNCT under continued blood tests - and the banned list (aspirin, ibuprofen, steroids) plus the day 3-7 warning signs treated as absolute.
Written By
Dr. Daksh
BDS
Reviewed By
Dr. Varun Gupta
MD Pharmacology, MBBS
Last updated on
27 Sep 2022 • 06:23 PM (IST)
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