What to look for when you have tuberculosis and a cold

If you have a cold during tuberculosis, keep warm, drink plenty of water, rest, and do not use cold medicine on your own. Patients with tuberculosis who have a cold should get enough sleep and drink plenty of fluids, and the treatment of tuberculosis should not be interrupted, and they should continue to take standardized oral anti-tuberculosis drugs (such as isoniazid, etc.). In the treatment of colds, do not choose cold medicines without authorization, take medicines under the guidance of a physician or pharmacist, because some cold medicines are combined with anti-tuberculosis medicines, and the simultaneous application of these medicines may cause liver function damage. For symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, coughing up phlegm, etc., you can choose to use Vicodin tablets, etc.; for antiviral, you can use ribavirin, oseltamivir, etc.; for anti-bacterial, you can use penicillin, amoxicillin, etc.. TB combined with the cold, should follow the doctor’s instructions standardized treatment, do not blindly self-medication.