Asthma Medication: Benadryl
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Asthma or Not?
Asked by J.G. from New York
on January 30, 2011
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Sorry, this is going to be long ....My 3 1/2 year old daughter has had respiratory problems since she was 1. Everytime she gets sick, it goes right to her chest. Bef...
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- ok my daughter is asthmatic and uses pulmicort. did the dr that gave you the pulmicort explain that it is a prevenative medication meant to be taken everyday and not j...
- Since most of the symptoms show up during the cold weather, have any of you thought to check your furnace filters? For those of you that have hot air heat, the filters...
- Have you taken her to a ENT? My son would get this yearly cough and they did a nose culture and was harboring a bacteria. It's worth a shot. Also, make sure she is ...
Benadryl to a 1 Year Old?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on January 12, 2009
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My husband and I are in a battle over benadryl. Our daughter has hand foot and mouth and she cannot sleep due to the mouth sores and sore throat and overall aches and ...
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- hand foot mouth is very painful (my daughter had it). her dr said it was ok to give benadryl but no more then 1/2 a tspn and i only gave it morning noon and night not ...
- My friend asked her pediatrician if she could give her daughter (18 months) some Benadryl for a long plane ride and the doctor strongly recommended that she do NOT giv...
- Ask your Pediatrician. Some say yes, some say no. THEN, HIDE the Bendadryl bottle. Hubby seems too eager to give it to her. Here's an informative link: htt...
Treatment for Allergies and Mild Asthma
Asked by T.L. from Rochester
on November 19, 2008
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Hello Everyone. I really need some advice on what to do for my 6 year old son. First a little background: he was born with severe acid reflux and was on Zantac syrup...
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- Hi T., I suggest you buy the book, "Gut and Psychology Syndrome" by Natasha Cambell- Mcbride. It sounds like your son may be able to help his issues through diet c...
- I don't know if this will help you, but my older daughter developed allergies when she was about 5. She was miserable. She would go to school looking like I punched he...
- Hi, T. I have an 8 year old with tree and dust mite allergies as well as asthma. And, he has also had pneumonia in the past. But, for the past year we've managed to...
Asthma > > > Hospitalization?
Asked by R.J. from Seattle
on February 12, 2011
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Anyone else end up with their kiddo in the hospital for nearly a week? (or longer/shorter?) Asthma is still a tentative diagnosis for my 8yo (for many reasons). I was ...
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- I grew up with asthma, and i was, indeed, in the hospital a lot. However, you should be able to cut back on visits, and the length of that visit and need for constant...
- I have no experience with this except for one night when my 11 year could not breathe and we had to go to the ER for five hours, so I just wanted to let you know that ...
- Glad it's getting better!!
Life with an Asthma Kid - Is It Asthma?
Asked by P.R. from Fort Myers
on May 2, 2008
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Hi Ladies, I am somewhat new to this site, but am very impressed with it and am remaining active on it. That being said, I wanted to share my experience and see if an...
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- The natural mineral Bromaline is a mucus fighter. Look into it at your local health food store. Worked awesome for my son & husband. Seek natural remedies, all that...
- Hello, I also have a child with some health problems. She is not diagnosed as asthmatic but has had many breathing issues. I am sure you see Dr. Favario, if not ...
- I know a few others mentioned it - but I would definitely rule out Cystic Fibrosis. My best friend has it and you want to know asap if that is the case. Good Luck, R.
Asthma Question
Asked by G.F. from Biloxi
on December 21, 2010
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I took my 9 yr old to the doctor yesterday becoz sunday night she was complaining that her chest hurt. I was already suspecting she had asthma because she has had a ch...
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- Singulair is an asthma control medication but it is also used to treat allergies. If you are using it to treat asthma you should give it at night and close to the same...
- My son has this. He's 3, so it might be a little different, but here goes: We also didn't get a "diagnosis" of asthma, but we just say that he has it because he ha...
- omg i know what you mean about those drs. i've had asthma since i was in third grade. have an extra inhaler at her school. i would suggest keep it in the nurses of...
Meds for Preventing Asthma Attacks
Asked by T.O. from Oklahoma City
on September 16, 2007
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My son has always had asthma but it has never been real bad. Pretty much we could manage it with just his albuterol inhaler. He is 15 and a half and very active in spo...
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- I have several friends with children that suffered greatly with Asthma. Their children were soooo sick, until they switched their home over to safer products that wer...
- I'd ask your ped about Singulair. My son is only 4 but has had asthmatic reactions due to allergies. We were having to use the albuterol treatments sometimes 3 times...
- I was just going to say the same as the others, he needs to be on a preventive inhaler as well. My son is on Advair for the preventive and it is working wonderfully! ...
Asthma or Acid Reflux?
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on May 14, 2011
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Okay, I asked all of you a question the other day about my almost 3 year old son and his severe cough but here is another...
To give a little from the other questio...
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- It sounds like asthma. I have to watch my son because he has allergies too. I am surprised they did not do a nebulizer with the steroids in that they breathe in. He al...
- IT really seems to me that you are not under the proper care for your son. It has been my experience that Pediatricians are not very good at handling asthma/allergies...
- Psalm, since you are up for trying what ever the doctor is giving you, I suggest you try what my pediatrician recommended a long time ago.. it is a nutritional product...
Pregnant with Asthma and Allergies
Asked by T.M. from Erie
on October 31, 2006
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Since I got such great responses from a lot of people last time. I would like to ask a simple question to all the mothers. I have asthma and I'm 16 weeks pregnant. ...
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- I agree with both of the last responses. I have asthma (very light case) and I was able to use my inhaler while pregnant. My doc told me that after the 2-3 month eve...
- I just had my son 2 months ago and I have asthma and allergies. I go to an allergist every week for allergy shots. My allergist changed my medication from advair t...
- Asthma and allergies here too. My doc said it was ok to take my inhaler. You might also want to ask about Singular. That was ok'd to take during my pregnancy with my...
Alternative Treatment for Hives
Asked by N.C. from Albuquerque
on July 14, 2008
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Hello fellow mommies. My 11 month hold daughter has the hives. Her doctor said it's from something she ate, but we are not 100% sure of exactly what caused her to br...
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- Nicole, My daughter had hives from pencillin (at 20 months) - so it was easier for us diagnose. However we did decide to use steriods for a few days and clarified ...
- Nettle Leaf tea is a natural antihistamine, but I would definitely get a blood test to see what she's eating is causing it.
- Hi N., To address your question, if the hives are not improving, I suspect she is still being exposed to whatever caused the hives. If the hives are systemic (i.e....
