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Hand Foot Mouth Disease
Asked by J.J. from San Luis Obispo
on January 9, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
I just took my 19 month old daughter to the pediatrician this morning to try to figure out what this rash was that was breaking out on the palms of her han...
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- Hello J.! Make sure you contact your OBGYN and let him/her know your child has HFMD. Pregnant women need to be extra careful when exposed to this condition. No need ...
- YES!!! You must keep her away from other children. Although rare in adults, they can get it to so don't share drinks/food, etc.. Your Dr. didn't mention how contagio...
- my daughter had hand foot mouth at like 14 months old. it can be horribly painful. i took her to the er and they said that she had 5ths disease but i was like no that ...
Hand Foot Mouth Disease
Asked by T.C. from Minneapolis
on June 24, 2008
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I took my 10 month old son to the doctor yesterday thinking he had an ear infection because he had a fever all weekend, and normally when he has a fever he has an ear ...
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- T., HFM dz is viral and there is not much to do about it. However, ibuprofen may be more helpful to relieve discomfort. The dose of Ibuprofen depends on the weight ...
- My 14mo old had HFM about a month ago. He was pretty miserable and wouldn't eat or drink much. Yogurt and other cool, smooth foods were best. We also introduced him to...
- my son also had this. at first the urgent care Dr thought he had strep. the culture came back normal, so after a miserable weekend, his pediatritian diagnosed him wit...
Hand, Mouth & Foot Disease
Asked by J.J. from Dallas
on June 13, 2011
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ick. i picked up my son today, 2.5 yrs old, from daycare & there was a posting that another kid had hand, foot, mouth disease. i never even heard of it until today! ...
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- My son had. Uhhhh, it sucked. But my son is pretty dramatic when hes sick. He was miserable.
- If he gets it, definitely see if he can get an Rx for the Magic Swizzle Mouthwash if his mouth hurts. Otherwise, Tylenol or Motrin for fever & discomfort. For my s...
- My kids had it last month. It really wasn't that big of a deal. Very manageable and an only slightly annoying rash. My kids did have the beginning signs (although...
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Asked by J.V. from Austin
on February 29, 2008
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I took my son into see the doctor yesterday b/c he had blisters on his hands and mouth. Turns out he has hand, foot and mouth desease, and the doctor said he most like...
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- Hi J. - HFM is very common... your doctor should have told you that. Most kids do get it and often the parents don't even realize it. My son had it and it is beli...
- While it's possible that your child got it from daycare, it's not necessarily the only place. I have 4 children, 3 of which have had HFM, and none of them have ever s...
- My son had it about a year ago. It started on the palms of his hands. In the beggining i thought he was coming down with chicken pocks or somehting. He then got 2 blis...
Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease
Asked by A.B. from Columbia
on September 24, 2006
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My 5 month old daughter was diagnosed with Hand, Foot, Mouth this morning. Has anyone else dealt with this? Any information would be great. She's absolutely miserab...
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- Make sure she gets plenty of fluids. My little boy had it when he was 2 and ended up going into the hospital for two days because of dehydration from diaherra and vom...
- A., the blisters should last no more than ten days at the most. Usually, the blisters in the mouth and on the bottoms of the feet are the most uncomfortable. As far ...
- Both of my daughters have had it. It is a very painful virus that will go away on its own...just don't feed her anything with acid in it...like tomatoes, lemons, etc....
Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease
Asked by N.S. from Detroit
on July 16, 2010
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My 1yr old, and 3yr old just came down with Hand, foot, and mouth disease. Any tips or home remedies? We've been to the doctor because my 1 yr old wasn't taking any ...
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- Just Ibuprofin and lots of TLC from you. When my youngest got this at around 1 it was so horrible-and seemed to last forever! He stopped binky and bottle b/c of it. ...
- My son recently had this. Our ped rec's Motrin round-the-clock. Thankfully, the sores in his mouth were not severe so eating/drinking wasn't a problem. The worst pa...
- My son had at about the same age. Our doctor suggested a little mylanta. It helped coat the throat. You would have to check the dosage. It really worked.
Hand Foot Mouth Disease
Asked by T.D. from Tampa
on January 10, 2008
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Hi all- My son was exposed to hand foot mouth last week by a little girl that he was playing with and has ended up getting it. I took him to the DR on Tues and they ...
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- my son had that at about the same age as your child is now. It was very hard and frustrating time. My doctor suggested using a mixture of benadryl and mylanta (1/2 and...
- T., This hand foot and mouth is so miserable for the little people. We got through it with motrin and Popsicles. Hope he feels better soon. K. J
- My husband had this, but luckily my son did not get it. Him not eating much is to be expected and he can recover from that just fine. Him not drinking is a big probl...
Foot and Mouth Disease
Asked by S.J. from Dallas
on March 23, 2008
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My twins have gotten Foot and Mouth Disease. It is blisters on the feet and hands. I hadn't heard of it until now. The doctor said we will just get over it in a few...
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- Luckily my day care has never gotten a rash of it but it went thru summer camp of a friend last year. lots of bendaryl and tylenol. Also, be very careful not to get it...
- S., I have 2 kids and have worked in MMO for years - always kept immaculately clean house - the virus you're referring to sounds worse than it is - except that the kid...
- My son had the blisters in his mouth when he had this at around 8 months. The doctor told us to give him a mixture of Maalox and Benadryl and that helped tremendously....
How Common Is Hand Foot Mouth?
Asked by J.F. from Dallas
on November 16, 2008
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My oldest child had hand, foot, mouth disease when he was 19mo (he's 4 now) and again when he was 27 months. I had never heard of it until he had it and then thought ...
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- I don't know how common it is either but it is nothing new. My son, now 23, had it when he was just a few months old. As I remember he was uncomfortable but it passed...
- Well, I am not 100% certain that this is the same thing, BUT, my daughter had one of the coxsackie viruses which is the family of viruses that foot and mouth comes fro...
- When I was 2 years old, the Mother's Day Out I was going to sent home a note that it was going around, and I got it. My mom says it didn't bother me much at all, but ...
Hand Foot Mouth
Asked by M.K. from Sacramento
on April 1, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
My son (21 months) has been spiking a temp and developed a rash all over and sores in his mouth. He's miserable. So, I took him to the doctor today and h...
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- Hi M., Both my daughter had it last summer. The older one, 3 at the time had it the worst, high temp, sores all in her mouth and down her throat. She was so miserable...
- Hi M., My son had it exactly one year ago. Asides from your doctors advise, I used Aveeno soothing bath and some Aveeno cream to make him feel comfortable. Make sur...
- Hi M. - unfortunately the dr is right. There is no treatment for that. It is painful though so if you could give some pain killer would be helpful. Otherwise, it is...
