Information on Repetitive Strep Throat Needed

My husband had strep throat about four times a year as a child. Every Christmas he spent it in the bed because of getting strep! My grandmother told my husband about taking Vitamin C daily to stop the continuing of strep and of course he was very skeptical about it until he tried it. My husband has not had strep in over 10 years now because he takes Vitamin C every day! I hope this helps you :)
M.

You probably already do this but just a reminder, change his toothbrush every time he finishes his antibiotics. Using the same toothbrush will re-infect him.

I had this problem with one of my daughters about two years ago. We were able to stop the cycle by sanitizing her toothbrush with hydrogen peroxide daily until she was over it, we only used disposable straws in her portable drinks and we started having her take a liquid nutritional that has anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial properties. She gargled daily with it until we knew we were past the re-infection stage. Now she just drinks it daily and we sanitize her toothbrush weekly. I never wanted to have tonsils removed either.
L. K.

M., Hello. I have a daughter that was getting strep many times a year. She is my child who has a low immune system. I don't believe in taking tonsils out because they are there for a reason. They don't stop getting strep because their tonsils are out anyway. Strep is a virus that is contagious whether you have tonsils or not. I did some research and started my daughter on Noni juice and also a friend told me to give her pickle juice or let her eat a lot of pickles. I know that sounds crazy but nothing will grow in that much vinegar and my kids love pickles. I hope this helps. I am 40 years old and still have my tonsils.

M. G, Removing the tonsils is going to make so much difference in your childs health.If he keeps having to repeat antibiotics his body could become resistant to any kind of antibiotic that he may need in the future.I have 2 children that have had their tonsils taken out and it isn't really that big a deal,they just are groggy the first day and your Dr.should give you something he can take for pain that will also help him sleep.My youngest was eating chicken noodle soup at lunch the same day.It will all depend on how well your child reacts to pain.But for the most part it isn't that difficult and will make a world of difference in how much he is sick in the future.Hope this will help,good luck,D. F

I had this situation with 2 of my 3 children. My two boys kept getting it, and my daughter never did. Turns out she was the carrier of strep. She was given medication and we never had another issue with it. You might want to have other family members tested before jumping into pulling his tonsils out.

Hope all turns out well.

A friend's daughter had this EXACT issue. Their daughter got strep all the time. Strep is a serious infection and I've heard can cause heart trouble if not cared for properly. They waited until she was nearly a teen to get her tonsils out and since then not one more case of strep. Her mom said she was angry that they waited and wish they had done it sooner. If she had it to do over again, she would have done it when she was 5. The daughter would have been much healthier and missed a lot less school. Children seem to also heal more quickly the younger they are. Do it asap. Plan to take off a week with him and just do lots of loving and TLC! He'll be much better after he recouperates.

I also had strep repetitively for months. I was even tested for Mono. Because I had strep so often. Do you have a dog? Dogs can also carry the strep virous. My old family doctor told us that the dog might be the carrier of the virous. We gave the dog penicillin and I have not had strep since. I still have my tonsils. I was seven at the time and am now 37.

We actually went through this same thing, except my son was 2 when we dealt with it. He had strep 6 times in 5 months for the 2nd year in a row. We saw an ENT specialist and he told us that some patients actually carry the strep virus in their tonsils and no matter how many antibiotics you give him, it'll never go away. If anything, it will make him worse because his immunities are being built up against the antibiotics making his body resistant to them later when he needs them again. So we chose to have the surgery. That was almost 5 years ago and he hasn't had strep since. His recovery was fantastic. He spent one night in the hospital for observation (he struggled with being groggy). He was a little cranky for about 2 days because he couldn't eat his crackers. But after the 2nd day, he was back to normal, running around and eating anything he wanted. So after all that, my advice to you is to see an ENT before you make any decisions, but if you do go the route of taking out the tonsils, don't worry. It'll be ok.

Hope I was able to help! Good luck.
A. K

My son had strep throat a lot. This all happen when he was 3. It all started in Oct 05. From Oct 05 to April 06 he had strp throat 7 time. In Feb he had strep thoroat the hole month. He had his tonsils out in June of 06. This was right before he turned 4 year. He so sick that he had to have the shot of penicillin. After we got his tonsils out he has not has strep throat is doing great. He is going to be 7 in June. I feel getting the tonsils out help a lot.

I had mine taken out at about 3, that was about 75 years ago. I know as a mother you do not like the idea of having him go under the knife at such a young age but not having it can do a lot more harm then having it removed.

As a matter of info I keep Lozenges around at all times and as soon as I feel soreness I suck on them. It is a great help to me.

God Bless