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Birth Control While Also Taking Antibiotics!
Read all 25 responses: "hello moms, I have currently been taking an antibiotic called augmentin. And I also have been taking my normal birth control; ...
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- YES!!! My dr and pharmacist both recommend using another form of BC for an entire MONTH after ANY antibiotic, including augmentin.
- antibiotics most of the time do weaken birth control it would be a good idea for him to wear protection until you are off the antibiotics
- G., Birth Control and Antibiotics most definitely will counteract each other. If not looking to get pregnant you should seek alternative methods. I have personally...
Sick Kids
I don't want to give them antibiotics for every little thing and i know if i take them to the dr he will prescribe it irregardless, but i also hate to see ...
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- Most dr's know better than to prescribe antibiotics for anything but an infection. I would take them to their dr.
- Kristi, They should probably be swabbed for strep. If it's negative the dr. will NOT prescribe antibiotics and if he does, you need a new pediatrician! If it's not ...
- I was also going to tell you that the pediatrician usually swabs their throat. If it is not strep they won't put them on an antibiotic. Strep usually comes with a fe...
Can Taking Antibiotics Harm Newborn While Nursing?
Read all 5 responses: "I recently gave birth to my newborn son about 3 1/2 weeks ago and last week I was given antibiotics for a possible UTI (uriniary ...
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- Thomas W. Hale does LOTS of research on medications and breastfeeding. His book "Medications and Mothers' Milk" is probably at your peditricians office. I took atibiot...
- S., I took antibiotics while nursing. I felt a lot better and My baby had no ill effects. He did not even seem to notice. I paniced too. Then I weighed the risk...
- Hi S., My name is P. and I gave birth almost 5 years ago to my son Seth and whenever anyone takes antibiotics child/paren you should take acidophilis I think that i...
Best Way to Dispose of Extra Antibiotics
Read all 16 responses: "I gave the kids as much pink medicine as they were supposed to have, but I still have some left over. Does anyone know the best way ...
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- I read you should mix it with coffee grounds and seal it in a plastic bag.
- Any leftover medicines can be returned to any pharmacy. They should have containers for medical waste and will properly dispose of it.
- Hi A., The most environmentally safe way to dispose of any medicines is to mix the antibiotic in with some used coffee grounds or something equally nasty, in a ziploc...
Ear Infection Possible with No Prior Cold?
Some ear infections can clear up on their own without antibiotics - others can get out of hand very quickly. Your baby will be more susceptible to ear ...
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- Personally, I would pass on the antibiotics, especially considering that the doctor said he "might" be on the verge of an ear infection. It's possible then that you c...
- My son was breast fed for the first 7 months and during that time had a double ear infection and a single one. He never rubbed his ears or pulled at them (more of a si...
- okay....to answer some of your questions...no you don't have to have a cold first to get an ear infection....they just happen and it happens more commonly when it deal...
Ear Infection/ Hoarse Throat
My doctor was good about antibiotics. If my son's ear didn't look really bad, I would just bring him back in 5-7 days, if it still looked bad we would do ...
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- Hi T., I have a 22 month old son and he has had several ear infections. Everytime we have had one, the symptons never got worse. But the cold may be traveling down t...
- First of all, how old is your son? I am a nurse so I think I can help you. Everyone can get a cold and there is nothing you can do about it. In children however, th...
- the mucus from his nose may be traveling down to his chest, causing the nasty cough. smell his breath. with the sore throat, fever he may be getting strep. if he has b...
Vomiting with Strep
I'm not sure if it is the antibiotic that is now causing the vomiting or if it is still strep but ... I once had strep for over a month despite antibiotics. ...
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- Hi B. , Augementin is very rough on the tummy! Make sure she eats before taking it, I would even give her some milk with it. She most likely is not allergic to it. My ...
- Check out this site that I found about antibiotics, yeast infections, and how to get your child back on track www.yeastinfectionadvisor.com I hope this helps :}
- I too had a problem with Augmentin when I was a child and later as an adult. Vomiting and major stomach upset where associated. It was so bad when I was little that th...
Advice on Vesicoureteral Reflux and Daily Antibiotic
Read all 13 responses: "My 11 month old son was diagnosed recently with vesicoureteral reflux (VCR). He has a rather minor case with stage one on the right ...
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- While I don't have any current experience with this, I thought I would post as I myself had surgery for VUR when I was 3 years old. Mine showed up as I started to pot...
- Hi Meredith- My daughter, who is now 14 months, was diagnosed with VUR when she was just 2 weeks old. Stage 3-4 on the left side. After recovering from her initial ...
- My 9 monhth old daughter was diagnosed with VCR when she was 4 months old. She has been on a daily preventative dose of antibiotics since then. At first I was very n...
Antibiotics from Mexico
Read all 12 responses: "Has anyone had experience with antibiotics from Mexico? Are they safe? Just want some feedback."
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- Hi S., I have taken the amoxillin and it seems fine. Infact my family has taken it for about 13 years. I now get mine out of Canada cause it is cheaper. and they seem ...
- I once got penicillin in Mexico, It worked fine...
- Personally, I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Are you talking about buying branded drugs or generics? I recently watched a 60 minutes programme on counterfei...
UTI And Antibiotics?
I am still breastfeeding my baby and reluctant to keep taking soooo many antibiotics...hence the two infections I have had, and she has just gotten over an ...
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- Hi, K.. I had chronic UTIs and UTI symptoms for years. The doctor I was seeing at the time would do a culture and find no bacteria. Therefore, he ruled out UTI and ...
- Hi K.! I have had three this year and if I have another, I will have to see an urinologist. I have had no luck getting rid of them on my own; I have tried cranberry ...
- hi K. i seem to get symptoms of uti very often and like you have never had one in my life until giving birth. i have had to take many antibiotics when it was really ba...
