What helped me A LOT was ginger tea, and hot lemonades sweeten with honey. I was scared of taking medicines so I always looked for natural remedies.
U can take sudafed.... Go the the web site www.colic.com....then resources, and click acceptable medications
Sorry spelled website wrong....www.colwc.com
sudafed robitussin dm tylenol cold, mucinex zicam zyrtec all can be takin for cough cold/ allergies all this were approved by my Doctor