Strep Infections: Infant
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Strep Throat
Asked by B.K. from Lancaster
on April 27, 2009
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My daughter has been diagnosed with strep throat 3 months in a row. Within about a week of finishing the antibiotics, she gets it again. He tonsils are always enlarge...
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- My daughter was the same way about 2 years ago. The pediatrician was not recommending that we get them removed yet, and put her on VERY strong antibiotics. We went t...
- do you finish all the antibiotics completely? or just when she feels a bit better you stop? well i assume she's taking amoxicillin as i've battled with chronic strep a...
- My daughter had her tonsils and adnoids removed when she was 2. It was the best move health wise that i think I ever made for her. She has only been really sick mayb...
Strep Throat
Asked by D.S. from Wheeling
on September 23, 2009
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My 6 yr old was sent home from school friday with a fever. She never acted like she had a sore throat, or any symptoms of strep throat. She goes to her dads every week...
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- This is so possible. The fever is the body's way of trying to fight the illness on it's own. Typically it will take 3 or 4 days of antibiotic therapy for a person to "...
- She could caught a virus as well. The antibiotic could not be working on the strep bacteria. There are probably other reasons also. Just follow the doctors advice. ...
- She may need a stronger antibiotic. I had a friend whose son had the same problem and he went through several different antibiotics before the strep finally went away...
Strep Throat
Asked by A.S. from San Diego
on February 3, 2010
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Two questions here....Our 6 yr old missed school and had a dr's appointment mid morning. They determined she had strep throat with a culture on the spot. Is a swab tes...
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- I do not think the 24 hours included a visit with daddy but here are some things to think about. What is the relationship with her mom? Does she resist visitation with...
- Hi. We have had a LOT of experience with strep throat. Usually, the Dr. will say no school or interaction with friends/classmates for 24-48 hours. I find it hard to...
- Karen is correct - the issue is being contagious and possibly infecting other people, but it doesn't mean you have to be quarantined at home. They usually just don't ...
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...
Questions About Strep Throat
Asked by A.C. from Fort Walton Beach
on November 6, 2006
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My daughter, age 3, was diagnosed last week with strep throat. I actually took her to the doctor because she was vomiting and when he looked in her throat her tonsils...
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- As was told to you in a previous post, strep throat does not usually last more then a week and that is with taking antibiotics, usually shorter with the shot cause tha...
- Hi! Your situation doesn't sound quite right. Usually strep has a fever (often a high, persistent one). While I agree with the other posts that the vomiting could b...
- Hi, I have 4 children and they've all had it (except for baby, 2mo). It usually doesn't last more than a week. After about 3 to 5 days from the initial day they w...
Strep Throat
Asked by A.D. from Lakeland
on March 11, 2008
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My sister had a baby this weekend so my mother-in-law kept our little ones until Saturday afternoon She apparently started feeling bad Saturday night. My father-in-la...
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- Hi A., Few clues your babies can have strep throat,high fever,if they throw up for no reason or they are gaging a lot.,sometimes cold -like symptoms too. I hope th...
- A., As far as I know about strep, once they are exposed, they are exposed. It usually starts with a fever. My daughter had a fever for two days and a headach. Th...
- hi, i thought i might be able to give u some advise, u should not have 2 worry about strep as long as they did not share any drinks food.
Strep Throat and Pregnancy
Asked by A.M. from Albuquerque
on March 8, 2011
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My toddler tested positive for Strep Throat yesterday. I am going in to be tested today because I have started to show the same symptoms. My concern is that I may be...
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- Well I was really sick at the end of my pregnancy, had fever, congested, I am pretty sure it was the flu. I just had to take sudafed and keep moving. I was so worrie...
- Sometimes you need to have antibiotics while pregnant. Illness happens. Just make sure your OB is aware of ALL medications you are taking. I took antibiotics for str...
- I was 6 weeks pregnant when I was diagnosed with strep. I had a round of Amoxil and was fine. I was worried because it was so early on, but everything was fine. You...
Strep, Strep, strep...ugh
Asked by B.R. from Madison
on February 16, 2012
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My husband and I have had strep maybe twice in our lifetime (at least thats what the parents say) I don't ever remember having it so if I did I was young. In the past ...
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- One thing my doctor said when I was getting repeated strep infections.... I asked him about buying a new toothbrush.. when do you buy it? He said don't bother buying...
- Do you have a dog? When I was little, our dog was a strep carrier (he had it but it didn't affect him) and it took almost a year of the whole family just passing it b...
- I know you're in a different state, but our pedi said strep has been bad this year. They've hardly seen any flu, but strep just keeps making the rounds. My family has ...
Maybe Strep Throat??....
Asked by B.K. from Sacramento
on February 2, 2008
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****Please read my update in the so what happened section.****
My throat has been hurting me so bad. I can hardly swallow and I have white spots on my tonsils. Als...
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- how are you taking antibiotics if you have not gone to the doctor. It is really important to treat strep with the right antibiotics because the long term complications...
- DO not mess around with strep untreated it can go to your heart. I have a friend that had congestive heart failure at 26 and lost 1/2 his heart mussle because he coul...
- Good morning, I need to let you know if you do have strep you need medication, for the duration of @ least 10 days. My husband @ the age 30 had renal failure, the do...
Strep Throat Help...
Asked by A.H. from Toledo
on February 9, 2008
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My kids and I have been battling strep throat for 2 weeks. We were all were on antibiotics and we took everydose that the dr. prescribed as directed. Two days after ...
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- our dr says to get new toothbrushes after about ten days (or most of the duration of) on the antibiotics. The germ can live on the toothbrush and become antibiotic res...
- Be very careful about giving honey! Children under 1 should not have it at all.
- Hi A., A friend of ours had strep and got some MonaVie from me. Even though he is over his strep, he said he wants to get some more because he felt so much better...
