Child Who Is Sick All the Time

My sister-in-law was having the same problems with all 4 of her children. They had their a/c duct work cleaned and some replaced and she said that it has made a world of difference. Hope this helps.

Have you checked with your doctor to see if he has any allergies to milk or dairy products? Also, a friend of mine had a problem with re-occuring ear infections with her son and found that where his bed was placed he was getting drafts from the air vents.

It could be that he is antibotic resistant as well and they only serve to compromise his immunue system. I would start looking into some natural treatments (activated Charcol is good for upset stomachs)

It may be a good time for you to consider counseling with your husband as well. It sounds like you are frusturated and this is likely to take a toll on your marriage as well. You might want to sit down with him and say you can't take any further time off of work and he needs to step up to the plate and help you out otherwise you will have to live on one salary.

I hope you little boy gets better. - J.

Have you considered food allergies? Gluten allergies and dairy allergies both manifest in intestinal problems. A friend's nephew was allergic to just about all foods other than fruit and was sick constantly with pneumonia and other respiratory problems.

Do you or your husband smoke? If so, that could be the problem. If not, then that's great and you'll have to consider something else. I am allergic to smoke. Anytime I am around someone smoking, my sinuses get infected and I get a terrible sinus headache and can't breathe. I think if that's not the problem, you may want to find a different doctor and get another opinion about things and maybe take a different approach. Another thing-my son is allergic to dust. He would cough and have terrible respiratory problems if there was any dust in the house, still does. It took me a while to figure it out, but we finally did. We took him to several doctors as well. He was on breathing treatments and one doctor even gave him a codeine cough syrup and he was only a little thing. My pediatrician almost flipped out. He said you don't give babies that find of cough medicine. I'm sorry you are having such a rough time. I hope you both are better soon, him physically and you mentally and emotionally!

I know how you feel. My daughter was just like this until 6 months ago. I finally got so fed up I threatened her specialist docs (pulmonoligst) that I was going to B'ham or Nashville. Finally, he then referred me to an Ear/Nose/Throat doc - Dr. Castillo in Madison/HSV. He took out her adenoids and took a bunch of blood to do an immune deficiency disorder test. The adenoids were covered in mucus! Oh, and he did a Sinus irragation cleaning where there was a bunch of mucus in her sinus cavity that the CT Skan showed. Come to find out, the blood test revealed that she was missing antibodies to Pneumochocal something?? Remember when he was little he got the "Ear Infection" shot or the real name is Prevnar. Well, it protects against major sicknesses including Ear Infections. My daughters body rejected the shot so she didnt build up antibodies to Respiratory Infections, Sinus Infections, Pneumonia, Ear Infections, Strep Throat and so on... So she had to get another shot that can be given to older children. And we got the news today that her blood work that was taken last week showed that it worked and she built antibodies. I dont know if this is your case or not but I would defintely check on removing adenoids for sure - they hold so much bacteria and are constantly infected. Good Luck! Let me know how things go!

Also you might check to see if you have any type of mold in your house. I know that certain forms of mold, like black mold can cause a person to be constantly sick.

Best of luck...and hope your husband comes around to help w/ you and the child.

Has anyone talked about testing his immune system? I don't know how that would work, but it sure is odd that he's sick that much and for that long.

Also, and this may seem out of left field, you might at least consult with a naturopath or a chiropractor. I know, I know, that seems weird, and I normally wouldn't say that because it's not something I practice for myself. However--I know a LOT of people that don't even go to western MD's and have wonderful luck with natural treatments. It might be worth a try--couldn't hurt--might help!

p.s. Chiropractors aren't just about backs and necks. I know several moms that said their chiro cured their kids' allergies!

This must be so tough on you! Does he have food allergies? Is he on probiotics? Please email me at ____@____.com and I will try to see if there is any other information I can come up with. My son has been through a lot too..Nothing like this though. Sometimes it takes a while to get diagnosed with things.

Also, do you know if he has any issues with gluten?

Does your son eat normally? Does he have any issues with having trouble swallowing, etc.?

With all the issues with the C-diff. I would make sure he is on some type of probiotic. If you are near Wild Oats, they have some good ones for children. There is a non-dairy form made by New Chapter that is not necessarily for children, but you could look it up and ask about it.

Does your son see a GI? It sounds like he definitely needs to. It took us a very long time to get to a GI because they kept sending us to an allergist...we needed to see both.

I definitely agree with another poster to look into naturopathic and/or chiropractic help from someone with solid credentials who is familiar with working with children.