Dehydration: Older Child
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Dehydrated 9 Year Old Son...
Asked by A.G. from Chicago
on October 5, 2009
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My son was not feeling well yesterday, headache, eyes hurt, just feeling weak all over and felt like he was going to vomit but never did. He took a shower and went to ...
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- Pedialyte will make him feel better right away. Any nurse will tell you this. My husband and I had the stomach flu a few years ago and my mom gave us pedialite and we ...
- My son has a very high metabolism and is very active. He gets dehydrated easily and it leads to bad, really bad migraines. It also has to do with the barametric pressu...
- My doctor reminds me every summer to make sure the kids drink plenty water. By the time you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated. A friend volunteers with rebuild...
8 Year Old Boy with Recurring Headaches
Asked by P.R. from Portland
on February 4, 2009
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I have an 8 year old boy who complains of headaches nearly every day. I usually give him a liquid pain killer which seems to do the trick. My first thought on chasing ...
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- I would give him a multivitamin and make sure he is eating at regular intervals. If he already takes one, then take him to a doctor to be checked out.
- PLEASE insist that his doctor do a CT scan!! My son complained of headaches throughout his childhood years and doctors repeatedly called it growing pains, possible vi...
- Would some type of allergy be a possibility? What does your doctor suggest? S. B
7 Year Old with Migraines
Asked by A.D. from Cincinnati
on March 18, 2008
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My 7 year old was recently diagnosed with migraines. She has all the classic signs of migraines(the same as I have....light sensitivity, intense pain, seeing spots). ...
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- My daughter was 11 when she was diagnosed with migraines in September 2007. She was having severe headaches with vomiting almost daily. She has been taking a very lo...
- Hello Sorry to heard about your 7 year old. I am 32 years old and I started having migraines when I was only 2 years old and my mom didn't know what was wrong. I went ...
- My daughter was also diagnosed with migraines at 7 years. My brother has suffered from severe migranes since early childhood as well. Our pedatrician said to give h...
Continued Recurrence of Strep Throat in My 8 Year Old
Asked by C.W. from San Francisco
on February 26, 2008
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My 8 year old daughter has gotten strep throat 4 times in the last 4 months. Has anyone had similar experiences? It doesn't seem right that we are off the anti bioti...
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- Make sure she gets "pro-biotics" in her when taking anti-biotics. Get the one in the health food store. She needs her good bacteria that gets destroyed by the antibiot...
- Hi C., My nine year old had strep 8 times last year. We were pulling our hair out trying to figure out how she kept getting strep. We finally tested the whole fami...
- Hi, C.! This may sound odd, but it has been a lifesaver for us. At the first indication of sore throat, put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide into each ear (give it a...
I Dont Know How to Get Along with My 9 Year Old Daughter.
Asked by C.A. from Hickory
on January 31, 2010
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My 9 year old daughter argues with everything I say. I don't care what I ask her to do she has some kind of remark or argument. It starts from the time she wakes up ...
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- Here is an interesting link: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Child-Behavior/7-year-old-daughter-has-major-rages-tantrums/show/278204 its about a different aged girl a...
- Remember you are the parent and she is the child! Get along! This didn't just start you have a big job to provide her with limits now. I agree with Barb A you and y...
- you have answered your own question here. you hubby and you dont agree, SHE KNOWS THIS trust me lol. try to find a therapist in your area that deals with children and ...
6 Year Old Daughter with Chronic Ear Eczema
Asked by A.S. from San Francisco
on March 3, 2008
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Hi- My nearly 6 year old daughter has had chronic eczema behind her ear since she was 3 years old. We have tried many approaches to heal it: homeopathy (myself through...
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- Has anyone raised the possibility that this could be a fungal infection rather than eczema? Fungal infections can look remarkably similar, and can be reluctant to cle...
- Hello A., Are you familiar with Arbonne's products? They are botanically based, dermatologist & pediatrician tested. We have a baby line that works very well for ...
- Hi A., My brother had severe eczema for years as a kid (he's 34 this year and eczema free). It was caused by a milk allergy. My parents tried every version of milk av...
7 Year Old Constipated
Asked by T.D. from Lawton
on September 21, 2008
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My 7 year old is having a problem going to the bathroom and I don't really know how to help her. She was okay 2 days ago and I think she may have gotten a little dehyd...
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- Mirolax is an over the counter powder that helps loosen stools. It's not a laxative, as my doctor said it should be something that everyone should use daily. It's a w...
- My daughter is 4 years old and occasionally gets constipated. I used to just feed her more fiber, cut out all dairy, and load her up on water, fruits and raisins to t...
- When my son became very constipated, his pediatrician told me to purchase some Miralax - it is an over the counter product now. It is not a laxative but it really help...
6 Year Old Still Wetting the Bed
Asked by N. from Orlando
on March 1, 2010
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any ideas on how to stop my 6 year old from wetting the bed would be great. i have tried limiting his drinks and waking him to pee prior to me going to bed, but still ...
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- I'm sure that it's frustrating for both you and your son! I remember having those vivid dreams that I was sitting on a toilet and wetting the bed until I was abou...
- I also remember having very vivid dreams that I WAS in the bathroom on the toilet... and the wetness in my clothes would wake me up after it was already too late! (Gl...
- My daughter is 12. We took her to the Dr., as well as consulted a psychologist, when she was younger. All this did was make her more self conscious. She feard going...
8 Year Old DD Is Overweight- Help Please
Asked by J.H. from Bismarck
on August 30, 2009
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I am a mother of two and my almost 8 year old is overweight. I am and have always been naturally skinny (I'm one of those that most people hate-can eat anything and st...
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- I hear you! My 8 year old has been overweight for years now. She is always asking for food, and saying that she is hungry. It kills me, but many times I just tell her ...
- Is your family eating fresh organic food? You will fill fuller when you eat food that is grown in rich soil and that wasn't grown with pesticides and herbicides, etc. ...
- PLEASE don't make weight an issue for her!!! It will come on her own soon enough. If dad is overweight and she is too, my bet is it's genetic. I'm overweight and my ...
Headache in Almost 6 Year Old
Asked by M.Q. from Dallas
on March 14, 2012
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Okay, so my daughter, who will be 6 in May, came home 2 weeks ago from school and complained of a bad headache and just wanted to lay down and asked if she could take ...
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- sounds like a classic migraine to me. I have had them since I was 5 and my 9 year old has had them since 5 as well. I would speak your Dr. just to be sure, but when ...
- It sounds like a migraine to me. But I would get her looked at. I don't want to scare you, because I was the panicked mother just last week who raced my 6 year old son...
- Get her to her doctor just so he can rule out anything seriioius, but it sounds like a migraine. My daughter started getting migraines at age 10 and we finally discove...
